JBrady
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, I just bottled the stout I brewed about 11 days ago and like always we sample a half a glass or so just for the hell of it. The recipe was based on northern brewers breakfast stout which i converted to 2 gallons and then tinkered with it in brewsmith to get the alcohol up in the 5.5 percent range. When we sampled it tonight it was way way way sweeter than I expected and it wasn't very green tasting like I normally notice when sampling so young. This was my first time using lactose in a brew, is that why its so damn sweet tasting? Here is what the recipe looked like:
2 pounds 2 row
1 pound flaked oats
.75 pound roasted barley
1 ounce williamette- .5 for 60 minutes/.5 for 5 minutes
.5 pound lactose milksugar added in the last 10 minutes of the boil.
US-05 was the yeast I used
OG 1.057
FG 1.015
IBU-30.7
With 30.7 IBUs I expected to have more hop flavor, especially sampling so young but I couldn't hardly notice any at all. Why?
It is way sweeter than I wanted it to be, did I use too much lactose? Could the sweetness be overpowering the hop bitterness that I should have had? Will it lose some of that sharp sweetness with age in the bottles?
Also it seemed kind of light and watery, I understand without carbonation everything seems watery but to me it was a little much. I expected it to have a little bit stronger flavor. By looking at this recipe can you help me determine where I messed up?
Any other opinions on where I may have went wrong with the recipe are also welcome.
Its not like the beer is horrible, just not what was expected. After a few weeks they won't be that bad. Thanks for any info.
2 pounds 2 row
1 pound flaked oats
.75 pound roasted barley
1 ounce williamette- .5 for 60 minutes/.5 for 5 minutes
.5 pound lactose milksugar added in the last 10 minutes of the boil.
US-05 was the yeast I used
OG 1.057
FG 1.015
IBU-30.7
With 30.7 IBUs I expected to have more hop flavor, especially sampling so young but I couldn't hardly notice any at all. Why?
It is way sweeter than I wanted it to be, did I use too much lactose? Could the sweetness be overpowering the hop bitterness that I should have had? Will it lose some of that sharp sweetness with age in the bottles?
Also it seemed kind of light and watery, I understand without carbonation everything seems watery but to me it was a little much. I expected it to have a little bit stronger flavor. By looking at this recipe can you help me determine where I messed up?
Any other opinions on where I may have went wrong with the recipe are also welcome.
Its not like the beer is horrible, just not what was expected. After a few weeks they won't be that bad. Thanks for any info.