AltitudeJunkie
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OK, so I thought I'd just jump in at the deep end, and make my first ever brew an all grain treacle stout. Brave? Yes. Stupid? Yes, also.
I decided to just try a 1 gallon batch to see how I got on. I really enjoyed making it, but I tasted some of the wort on the way into the carboy and it was awful. How worried should I be? I'm expecting to age it for 6 months or so, but it's so dark I can't see a torch behind it with the lights off...
Is it going to taste like coal? What should I do different when I try my Irish Red on Saturday?
Recipe...
Panther Treacle Ale
500g Mild Malt
200g Chocolate Malt
200g Crystal Malt
Mashed in a gallon of water. 79oC strike temp, mashed for an hour starting at 68oC and ending at 65oC. Drain, batch sparge with about 2 litres.
Wort was at 1.035 at this stage.
10g Goldings 60 min
10g Goldings 30 min
10g Goldings 2 min
300g Black Treacle dissolved at the end!
Let it cool, and it was at about 1.085, so added about a litre of cold water it's about 1.046 now.
So yeah, it's now really REALLY dark, really black and stinky, and only tasted of treacle. Any chance this is going to be drinkable? Do I need to change my routine for next time?
Cheers!
AJ
I decided to just try a 1 gallon batch to see how I got on. I really enjoyed making it, but I tasted some of the wort on the way into the carboy and it was awful. How worried should I be? I'm expecting to age it for 6 months or so, but it's so dark I can't see a torch behind it with the lights off...
Is it going to taste like coal? What should I do different when I try my Irish Red on Saturday?
Recipe...
Panther Treacle Ale
500g Mild Malt
200g Chocolate Malt
200g Crystal Malt
Mashed in a gallon of water. 79oC strike temp, mashed for an hour starting at 68oC and ending at 65oC. Drain, batch sparge with about 2 litres.
Wort was at 1.035 at this stage.
10g Goldings 60 min
10g Goldings 30 min
10g Goldings 2 min
300g Black Treacle dissolved at the end!
Let it cool, and it was at about 1.085, so added about a litre of cold water it's about 1.046 now.
So yeah, it's now really REALLY dark, really black and stinky, and only tasted of treacle. Any chance this is going to be drinkable? Do I need to change my routine for next time?
Cheers!
AJ