
I’m experiencing the same problem with a Guinness clone in my fermenter right now. My last batch had an ashy taste so I backed off the roasted barley on this one... now it’s too light, bordering on brown. I’m thinking of cold steeping the 2 oz I left out, boiling that, then adding at kegging to get my color back where it needs to be. I’ll make that decision this weekend when it’s scheduled to be kegged.Black coffee while brewing an Irish Extra Stout. The color is going to be way off - although BrewGr had it much darker. Going to be an Irish Extra Dry Brown Ale.
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That's my second favourite Oktoberfestbier, just after the Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest Märzen, next year I will try to get hold of one of those barrels hahahaAfter brewing a Helles tonightView attachment 701736
It’s a bit frustrating. I looked back at a Milk Stout that I brewed last year and used the same % of roasted and % of black malt (vs. chocolate). Brewgr had it very dark (SRM = 41) but it is certainly a brown ale. And I hit my efficiency as well.I’m experiencing the same problem with a Guinness clone in my fermenter right now. My last batch had an ashy taste so I backed off the roasted barley on this one... now it’s too light, bordering on brown. I’m thinking of cold steeping the 2 oz I left out, boiling that, then adding at kegging to get my color back where it needs to be. I’ll make that decision this weekend when it’s scheduled to be kegged.