PantherCity
Well-Known Member
So I just kegged up a beer I made ~2 months ago. I had a taste and I used WAY TOO MUCH blackstrap molasses. That's all I get in the aroma and taste. It retained the same flavors it has when not fermented and would be a unique and nice flavor if used in moderation. It is not like me to be so heavy-handed with something like this. It almost tastes like I'm swigging out of the bottle. It has a good bit more residual sweetness than I expected. The Blackstrap is not as fermentable as I thought it would be, and it prevented the beer from drying out. I was thinking it would behave like honey or Candi syrup but is is much less fermentable. It only had 1/2 Lb. of crystal and normally Wlp007 attenuates really well for me. I really just winged-it on the recipe after picking up a 15oz bottle of "Plantation" brand blackstrap molasses. This was my first time brewing with Calypso hops and I cant find them in there at all. I don't know what to do with this beer. I might just stash the keg away for 4-6 months and revisit it then.
If you want to try using this ingredient I would start with 2 to 4 oz for a 5 gallon batch.
OG =1.066
FG = 1.017
~66 IBU
Mash @ 154F
WLP007 2L starter on stir-plate
Fermented @ 66F
6.5% ABV
73% AA
10# Maris Otter
1# Victory
.5# Special B
.5# Chocolate malt
1# Blackstrap Molasses @ 10min
1oz Magnum @ 60
1oz Calypso @ 20
1oz Calypso @ 10
1oz Calypso @ 5
1oz Calypso @ 1
You've been warned,
Chase
If you want to try using this ingredient I would start with 2 to 4 oz for a 5 gallon batch.
OG =1.066
FG = 1.017
~66 IBU
Mash @ 154F
WLP007 2L starter on stir-plate
Fermented @ 66F
6.5% ABV
73% AA
10# Maris Otter
1# Victory
.5# Special B
.5# Chocolate malt
1# Blackstrap Molasses @ 10min
1oz Magnum @ 60
1oz Calypso @ 20
1oz Calypso @ 10
1oz Calypso @ 5
1oz Calypso @ 1
You've been warned,
Chase