Recent content by phobosd

Thanks for the help all. I'm going to just let it roll. I tried posting pictures but they appear to still be under moderation. I'm going to be racking it tonight with some vanilla beans. Wish me luck!

Here's the recipe: http://i.imgur.com/kss5H.jpg You'll notice that we used the no-sparge technique. first time doing it but i'm not sure how we could have messed it up -- it's a pretty easy technique to handle :P also, here's what it looked like yesterday...

Here's what it looks like at first glance it looks like a stout, but notice how "clear" it is along the top there. i just think it lacks some mouthfeel. still think i should just leave it alone? :confused:

We recently brewed an oatmeal stout which ended up not being very dark at all -- in fact, it's a dark brownish color. We tried a different mash method by adding in the chocolate and dark grains in with 30 minutes left in the mash, which is probably the culprit, but we also boiled way down from 6...