Soooo I ordered a kit fir the first time

[FreeM80s]

And i don't like it. It was an oatmeal stout. I am not impressed. IMO it tastes watered down. Or could it be I just make by beers too malt heavy. Thoughts?

 

[kuphish]

Whose kit? Care to post the recipe? It's hard to respond without some more information.

 

[FreeM80s]

I can't remember the name but I can probably guess the recipe:
1# black patent or roasted barley
1# oats
1 3.3# can light LME
1oz UNKNOWN hops
also some unknown amount of malto-dextrose. maybe like .25-.5#

 

[frazier]

Is that for 5 gallons?? No wonder it tastes watered down!

 

[TipsyDragon]

I can't remember the name but I can probably guess the recipe:
1# black patent or roasted barley
1# oats
1 3.3# can light LME
1oz UNKNOWN hops
also some unknown amount of malto-dextrose. maybe like .25-.5#

are you sure? if that was for a standard 5 gallon batch it would have a pitifully low OG. i would think that it would come with at least 2 cans of LME. maybe slow Steve was on the packing line that day.

how long did you let it sit in the primary? how long did you let it sit in the bottles?

 

[kuphish]

Is that for 5 gallons?? No wonder it tastes watered down!

Yea, 3.3 pounds of LME for 5 gallons yields an OG of around 1.030. Are you sure you didn't have any other fermentables? Did you take any gravity readings?

 

[FreeM80s]

yea 5 gallon. og was 1.043. it might have been like 1.5# of black malt and oats but it only had one can of extract.

 

[FreeM80s]

update: filled up a 2 liter bottle full and freeze concentrated this stuff. pretty good

 

[Sedge]

Good save.

My first batch was a Northern Brewer kit for Breakfast Stout that I too felt was watery. I don't blame the kit though, it was my first batch after all.