Had a small experiment turn amazing.
Did a small (1/2 gallon) batch of oatmeal sage beer, just to see how it would turn out.
Used:
1 lb oats, 1/2 of which I lightly roasted (not oat malt)
sage (didn't measure - just to taste)
cry havoc yeast
Started off really poorly. Wort was cloudy as can be, practically clumping up, and yeast wasn't doing anything. (probably because there was no malt, so little to no fermentable sugars)
After 3 days, I added 1/4 cup honey, and the results showed within a day. The yeast had taken off, and the beer had settled a lot. It was still cloudy, but the sediment had settled out, so it was a smooth cloudy.
Tried it today, after 2 weeks, and while it's nothing like a "normal" beer, it's still definitely a beer, and completely delicious. It also seems pretty strong, but I didn't take any gravity measurements, so that could be my imagination.
It's now on my list of recipes to make a full 5gal batch of.
Here's what I'll be using:
5 lb rolled oats, roasted
5 lb rolled oats, unroasted
1 lb 2-row malt (LHBS doesn't have oat malt)
sage (to taste - I'll update with actual amount)
Cry Havoc Yeast
1 cup honey, added to primary
This will probably be started in 2-3 weeks. Anyone see any major issues with the recipe, or can explain what the honey did?
Did a small (1/2 gallon) batch of oatmeal sage beer, just to see how it would turn out.
Used:
1 lb oats, 1/2 of which I lightly roasted (not oat malt)
sage (didn't measure - just to taste)
cry havoc yeast
Started off really poorly. Wort was cloudy as can be, practically clumping up, and yeast wasn't doing anything. (probably because there was no malt, so little to no fermentable sugars)
After 3 days, I added 1/4 cup honey, and the results showed within a day. The yeast had taken off, and the beer had settled a lot. It was still cloudy, but the sediment had settled out, so it was a smooth cloudy.
Tried it today, after 2 weeks, and while it's nothing like a "normal" beer, it's still definitely a beer, and completely delicious. It also seems pretty strong, but I didn't take any gravity measurements, so that could be my imagination.
It's now on my list of recipes to make a full 5gal batch of.
Here's what I'll be using:
5 lb rolled oats, roasted
5 lb rolled oats, unroasted
1 lb 2-row malt (LHBS doesn't have oat malt)
sage (to taste - I'll update with actual amount)
Cry Havoc Yeast
1 cup honey, added to primary
This will probably be started in 2-3 weeks. Anyone see any major issues with the recipe, or can explain what the honey did?