Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Double Chocolate Oatmeal Snout

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Okay catman....I'm finally gonna brew a beer that your recipe inspired...today!
This is the biggest beer I have ever tried...should be interesting.
In my mind, the chocolate, caramels and citrus should compliment each other nicely.

Single infusion mash @ 155*...
15 lbs 3.1 oz 2-row (Rahr) (1.8 SRM)
2 lbs 2.7 oz Barley, Flaked (Briess) (1.7 SRM)
1 lbs 1.4 oz Chocolate Rye (Weyermann) (245.0 SRM)
4.6 oz Black Barley (Briess) (500.0 SRM)
6.00 oz Cocoa powder (Boil 10.0 mins)
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins)
1 lbs Candi Syrup, D-45 (45.0 SRM) @ flame out
1 lbs Candi Syrup, D-90 (90.0 SRM) @ flame out
2.64 oz Mandarina Bavaria - Steep/Whirlpool 30.0 min @ 180*
0.99 oz Azacca - Steep/Whirlpool 30.0 min @ 180*
1.0 pkg San Diego Super Yeast (White Labs #WLP090)
4.00 Items Vanilla beans (Secondary 7.0 days)
1.00 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Secondary 7.0 days)

Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color....
Est Original Gravity: 1.106 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.024 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 11.0 %
Bitterness: 30.0 IBUs
Est Color: 36.2 SRM
 
Pumped about this beer! After 12 days the gravity was right at 1.020, which with an OG of 1.072 puts it at 6.8% ABV. It tastes awesome! Bitterness was a tad harsh in the aftertaste, but up front is amazing. I'm sure when I add the vanilla bean, it'll smooth out.
 
Mashed this at 156-158 with US-05 finished at 10.20 which is right where I wanted down from 10.63

I added 4oz dutch cocoa powder at 1 min which I had slowly stirred into a simmering saucer pan of water until it was a nice chocolate syrup. This was I had zero clumping issued and all the cocoa mixed perfectly with the wort.

Now I just added 4 oz of cacao nibs and a chopped up vanilla bean that I have been soaking in vodka for 3 days. Added in a muslin bag and let it suspend in the primary ala dry hopping.

Pretty pumped, think this is gonna be good! Nice and sweet to give a base for the chocolate and vanilla
 
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