Pluto035
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone,
I recently tried my hand at making my first stout, a Guinness draught clone kit. After being in the bottle for almost two months they still seem to be more bitter than a typical pint of Guinness. The hops tend to overpower the roasted flavor more than I would have liked. Is the extra bitterness just inherent in this recipe or more likely something I am doing/not doing?
Thanks!
Here is the recipe.
1lb Black Roasted Barley
1/2lb Pale Ale Malt
10oz Flaked Barley
5lb Amber LME
2.5oz Kent Goldings (Bittering)
White Labs Irish Ale 004
I used 2.5 gallons of distilled water for the steeping/boil and held the water at around 150-160 for 30 minutes.
Primary for two weeks around 65-70 degrees, no secondary.
I recently tried my hand at making my first stout, a Guinness draught clone kit. After being in the bottle for almost two months they still seem to be more bitter than a typical pint of Guinness. The hops tend to overpower the roasted flavor more than I would have liked. Is the extra bitterness just inherent in this recipe or more likely something I am doing/not doing?
Thanks!
Here is the recipe.
1lb Black Roasted Barley
1/2lb Pale Ale Malt
10oz Flaked Barley
5lb Amber LME
2.5oz Kent Goldings (Bittering)
White Labs Irish Ale 004
I used 2.5 gallons of distilled water for the steeping/boil and held the water at around 150-160 for 30 minutes.
Primary for two weeks around 65-70 degrees, no secondary.