Recent content by gapabral

My wort was extremely bitter and I was low on my gravity(1.086) so I added 1 lb dme and 1lb lactose and 1 pkg us-05 to the primary for a week. Took reading today. It was 1.023. Tasted phenomenal. Bitterness was gone and the coffee and chocolate notes were amazing. I used 5 oz of bittersweet...

I brewed this yesterday. First time ever making a stout. The flavor had a sweetness but was very bitter. Was not expecting that much bitterness. Is that normal for those that have brewed this before? Will the bitterness fade?

Has anyone brewed this and added vanilla to it? Thinking about bottling half and kegging half with some vanilla beans?

Joegbeer-thank you for your notes. I am going to brew this on Monday. Few questions if you do not mind. When you refer to brewing this recipe 4 times, are you referring the OP recipe? How many oak chips would you recommend starting with and for how long in the secondary? Do you add the...

Brewed OP recipe. Very good beer. Will definitely brew again. Thank you. Next time, I may consider dry hopping with some Citra in addition to the Cascade.