I added heavy cream to my wort!

[DoneHam]

Holy cow.

I just read through this whole thread. What a ride. For the first 2/3 of it, I admired Jake's giant balls. Then I quickly started hating him. You can't just leave us hanging, man!!

Subscribing to see how this turns out.

 

[bcgpete]

Subscribing to see how this turns out.

Every ******* time I get an email from this thread, my hopes go up a bit, just to be let down. I just can't get myself to unsubscribe just in case....

 

[DrummerBoySeth]

PLEASE, EVERYONE, JUST LET THIS TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE DIE QUIETLY! No need to continue beating the proverbial dead horse.

 

[spearko520]

can anyone follow the exact steps of this in a recreation? We can assume similar results and get some resolution on this.

 

[moscoeb]

How funny that an epically useless thread brings up an epically useless tv show...........

Should Steven King's Gunslinger series be mentioned? Guess I just did.

F**K LOST.

At least the gunslinger series was finished! Kinda, sorta, not well, ok! Crap that last book sucked!

 

[bigbeergeek]

I can't be the only one who sent jakester a message demanding follow-through...

 

[Ryush806]

I can't be the only one who sent jakester a message demanding follow-through...

Good idea! Everyone overload him with messages!

 

[Bierliebhaber]

PLEASE, EVERYONE, JUST LET THIS TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE DIE QUIETLY! No need to continue beating the proverbial dead horse.

But I thought that's how they make kumis?

 

[Hang Glider]

I can't be the only one who sent jakester a message demanding follow-through...

you aren't.
I hit him about 10 days ago, asking him to check in

 

[Keyes88]

Screw it, I'm doing this. I'm down to make a 2.5 gallon batch of this on Sunday or Monday. So far we know he used a half gallon of heavy cream that boiled for 45 min. He also had a base recipe of 7lbs light malt extract, used cascade hops and light roasted barley. Plus he mentions 8 lbs of bananas foster...did he just mean bananas? I saw he wanted to add brown sugar...maybe some cinnamon?

Anyone want to help me on this?

 

[BrewByLos]

Screw it, I'm doing this. I'm down to make a 2.5 gallon batch of this on Sunday or Monday. So far we know he used a half gallon of heavy cream that boiled for 45 min. He also had a base recipe of 7lbs light malt extract, used cascade hops and light roasted barley. Plus he mentions 8 lbs of bananas foster...did he just mean bananas? I saw he wanted to add brown sugar...maybe some cinnamon?

Anyone want to help me on this?

I added a few pounds more sliced bananas to a cheese cloth and dropped it in the primary, along with a pound of lactose and a packet of champagne yeast in case the ale yeast is not able to raise the alcohol content to the desired 12-13%. To get everything jiving again, I added some more molasses and spices when I boiled up the lactose.

Good on you! Thanks.I would make sure you are supervised while trying this... fugue state hangover style is what I imagine after sipping this...

He mentioned 20 oz dried banana and 2 lbs of dark brown sugar after primary. He also said "some spices"

 

[Keyes88]

What spices do you think other then cinnamon? Bananas Foster has brown sugar, cinnamon and rum for other flavors. Should I add some rum to this at some point?

 

[Ryush806]

I think it just has cinnamon for spice. I'd suggest some Myers Dark Rum. In college my roommate liked to cook with that and it always added a nice flavor.

 

[BrewByLos]

What spices do you think other then cinnamon? Bananas Foster has brown sugar, cinnamon and rum for other flavors. Should I add some rum to this at some point?

He said cinnamon and spice at one point... not sure what else was added.
I would add rum. With all the other additions what could it hurt? :rockin: Good luck.

 

[emjay]

Somebody should check the Lynchburg, VA local obituaries starting with the day he disappeared for a guy who died drinking his own cheese beer.

 

[kaconga]

Molasses or Brown sugar will give the rum notes when fermented. I use allspice and nutmeg in my bananas foster. Not sure about the amount of bananas he was putting in though. He also seemed to imply he was going for an ice cream like flavor. Best of luck to the intrepid soul who duplicates this.

 

[bigbeergeek]

Yes!

 

[petie]

If this guy has dissappeared I'm calling bulls*** on this whole thing.

 

[DoneHam]

Molasses or Brown sugar will give the rum notes when fermented. I use allspice and nutmeg in my bananas foster. Not sure about the amount of bananas he was putting in though. He also seemed to imply he was going for an ice cream like flavor. Best of luck to the intrepid soul who duplicates this.

I think you guys are thinking about this like brewers. You gotta think like a noob. It sounded to me like he had some bananas foster laying around (I think he said 8 lbs?) and he dumped it into his wort with cream.

So heres what I would do if I were you:

1) Find a good bananas foster recipe (Heres one) and make it as directed.

2) Slap it in your wort with some cream and do all that other crazy sh!t he did.

 

[Keyes88]

Let's clean this up:


Heavy Cream Fosters

OG: 1.084
Type: Extract
FG: 1.021
ABV: 8.25 %
Calories: 274
IBU's: 44.16
Boil Size: 3.22 Gal
Color: 7.0 SRM
Batch Size: 2.50 Gal
Preboil OG: 1.078
Boil Time: 60 minutes

Grains & Adjuncts
5.00 lbs 90.91 % Light DME 60 mins 1.046
0.50 lbs 9.09 % Brown Sugar, Light 60 mins 1.046

Hops
1.50 ozs 44.16 Cascade 60 mins

Yeasts
2.00 pkg Safale US-05

Additions
0.50 tsp Cinnamon Powder 15 mins
1.50 tsp Vanilla 15 mind
3.00 each Bananas 15 mins (more?)
1/2 Gallon Heavy Cream added @ 45min

 

[DoneHam]

Let's clean this up:


Heavy Cream Fosters

OG: 1.084
Type: Extract
FG: 1.021
ABV: 8.25 %
Calories: 274
IBU's: 44.16
Boil Size: 3.22 Gal
Color: 7.0 SRM
Batch Size: 2.50 Gal
Preboil OG: 1.078
Boil Time: 60 minutes

Grains & Adjuncts
5.00 lbs 90.91 % Light DME 60 mins 1.046
0.50 lbs 9.09 % Brown Sugar, Light 60 mins 1.046

Hops
1.50 ozs 44.16 Cascade 60 mins

Yeasts
2.00 pkg Safale US-05

Additions
0.50 tsp Cinnamon Powder 15 mins
1.50 tsp Vanilla 15 mind
3.00 each Bananas 15 mins (more?)
1/2 Gallon Heavy Cream added @ 45min

Damn you! I was right in the middle of doing this. I have some changes though. This is what I got using exactly what he said as he went along.

Grains & Adjuncts
7.00 lbs 87 % Light DME 60 mins 1.046
1.00 lbs 13 % Lightly roasted Barley* 60 mins 1.046

Hops
1.00 ozs Cascade** 60 mins

Yeasts
1.00 pkg Safale US-05***
1.00 pkg Champagne Yeast - Added after 10 days in primary

Additions
8.00 lbs Bananas foster**** 45 mins
1/2 Gallon Heavy Cream added @ 45min

Primary
20 oz Dried Bananas 4 days
2 lbs Brown Sugar, Dark 4 days
Unknown Spices***** 4 days
3 lbs Bananas (in a cheese cloth) 10 days
1 lbs Lactose 10 days
Unknown Spices***** 10 days

Transfer to secondary after 14 days - as far as i can tell , he didn't do anything to it in secondary

Bottle after 21 days - he bottled with 40% more priming sugar (40% more than what? I don't know). Not recommended.

* He doesn't give anything more specific than "lightly roasted barley". This is probably steeped. I suspect he may have roasted his own because one of the only posts he has on this site that isn't this thread is helping someone who was trying to roast barley in their toaster oven.

** He doesn't specify an amount of cascade. I don't think it matters that much. You aren't going to be tasting hops.

*** He didn't specify type of yeast. Its anyone's guess, but US-05 is pretty popular among us new brewers...

**** It sounded to me like he had pre-made bananas foster beforehand. Just make 8 lbs of banana foster and put it in.

***** He only ever said "spices". Anyones guess. I suspect cinnamon was a main one.

Good luck to whoever makes this monster.

 

[kaconga]

Keep in mind he was shooting for 12-13% abv. He would just keep adding things till it got there I imagine.

 

[jonnyp1980]

Damn you! I was right in the middle of doing this. I have some changes though. This is what I got using exactly what he said as he went along.

Grains & Adjuncts
7.00 lbs 87 % Light DME 60 mins 1.046
1.00 lbs 13 % Lightly roasted Barley* 60 mins 1.046

Hops
1.00 ozs Cascade** 60 mins

Yeasts
1.00 pkg Safale US-05***
1.00 pkg Champagne Yeast - Added after 10 days in primary

Additions
8.00 lbs Bananas foster**** 45 mins
1/2 Gallon Heavy Cream added @ 45min

Primary
20 oz Dried Bananas 4 days
2 lbs Brown Sugar, Dark 4 days
Unknown Spices***** 4 days
3 lbs Bananas (in a cheese cloth) 10 days
1 lbs Lactose 10 days
Unknown Spices***** 10 days

Transfer to secondary after 14 days - as far as i can tell , he didn't do anything to it in secondary

Bottle after 21 days - he bottled with 40% more priming sugar (40% more than what? I don't know). Not recommended.

* He doesn't give anything more specific than "lightly roasted barley". This is probably steeped. I suspect he may have roasted his own because one of the only posts he has on this site that isn't this thread is helping someone who was trying to roast barley in their toaster oven.

** He doesn't specify an amount of cascade. I don't think it matters that much. You aren't going to be tasting hops.

*** He didn't specify type of yeast. Its anyone's guess, but US-05 is pretty popular among us new brewers...

**** It sounded to me like he had pre-made bananas foster beforehand. Just make 8 lbs of banana foster and put it in.

***** He only ever said "spices". Anyones guess. I suspect cinnamon was a main one.

Good luck to whoever makes this monster.

If I remember without looking back he added more bananas in secondary and I don't think they were dry. Looked like mush pig feed lol

 

[Obliviousbrew]

The OP its not replying... This doesn´t look very good... hey please are you alive?

 

[Coff]

This sounds very gross...

 

[bottlebomber]

It doesn't get fun till the NEXT guy who makes it drops off the forum.

 

[Obliviousbrew]

I ve just found a picture of the OP. Something terrible happend to him...

 

[kaconga]

Additions
8.00 lbs Bananas foster**** 45 mins

Bottle after 21 days - he bottled with 40% more priming sugar (40% more than what? I don't know). Not recommended.


***** He only ever said "spices". Anyones guess. I suspect cinnamon was a main one.

Good luck to whoever makes this monster.

The 40% was 40% more than the standar 1 oz of corn sugar per gallon. I think the bananas foster addition might be messy but it sounds like a good idea although I would leave the bananas out at that point and just add the saucy stuff. Spices should be allspice and nutmeg as well as cinnamon. Alton Brown on the food network has a wonderful recipe and he calls for these spices.

 

[DoneHam]

I would leave the bananas out at that point and just add the saucy stuff

Thats a good point actually. I remember during the second time I read through this (I lead a very sad life) him saying that the bananas in the boil did not impart much flavor.

I was basically just trying to format his insanity into a nice readable recipe.

Alton Brown on the food network has a wonderful recipe and he calls for these spices.

I. Love. Alton Brown.

 

[DrummerBoySeth]

If this guy has dissappeared I'm calling bulls*** on this whole thing.

The original poster has been gone for at least 2 weeks now. Why do we keep this stupid thread alive? Unless someone else makes this beer and lives to tell about it, I second the motion for calling BS and shutting this insanity off.