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Just brewed a batch of this last week! Can't wait to try it out!
Does anyone know what the OG of this recipe is suppose to be from yoopers original post?
Did you look in the original post? Og: 1.052
In the android app it doesn't show the way it does on a PC
maybe this was covered, but can i sub BlackPatent for the Black barley? what are the flavor differences? thanks
I usually have it sit in the primary until it starts to clear, about 10 days or so. It takes a few weeks to really come together, but you could try a bottle after 3-4 weeks after bottling.
So while I'm thinking about it... ever consider modifying this recipe into the ahem ... Imperial Yooper Stout style of beer?! I would be so keen on such a recipe if it ever surfaced ( ;
Anyone that has used S04 for this seen the krausen drop in just 72 hours. Temp has been controlled at 64*f. Had a 1.5" krausen within 12 Hours and 60 hours later everything has died down. Brew day went as expected all numbers hit +.02. PH at 5.4. Haven't checked gravity, just thought that fermentation was very fast.
Just brewed this 3 weeks ago with S04. Krausen dropped the same way. Very fast ferment. Ferment temp was about the same as yours if I'm not mistaken. FG was 1.022
I plan on brewing this again on sunday for xmas 'presents' at the office. I want to add some things once primary is complete and have some questions:
The local coffee shop gave me some Sumatra coffee (whole beans). I plan to add the whole beans directly to secondary, I would think that this recipe would be a good recipe to add coffee beans to. Has anyone added coffee beans to Yooper's stout? If so, did you like it?
I was also considering adding a vanilla bean or two and maybe a cinnamon stick. The more I think about it, the more this sounds like I am making this beer too 'busy'...? Is there such a thing? If I hit the numbers on the head, this brew should be around 4.75%, is that okay with all of these additions?
I have brewed this once so far and its still conditioning in the bottle, but it doesn't seem half bad for someone who is a hack at brewing like me...
I plan on brewing this again on sunday for xmas 'presents' at the office. I want to add some things once primary is complete and have some questions:
The local coffee shop gave me some Sumatra coffee (whole beans). I plan to add the whole beans directly to secondary, I would think that this recipe would be a good recipe to add coffee beans to. Has anyone added coffee beans to Yooper's stout? If so, did you like it?
I was also considering adding a vanilla bean or two and maybe a cinnamon stick. The more I think about it, the more this sounds like I am making this beer too 'busy'...? Is there such a thing? If I hit the numbers on the head, this brew should be around 4.75%, is that okay with all of these additions?
I have brewed this once so far and its still conditioning in the bottle, but it doesn't seem half bad for someone who is a hack at brewing like me...
Anyone try adding vanilla beans to this? How many beans, how did it turn out?
Very good. Just a little concerned as I usually see fermentation last a little longer and is typically a little more vigorous. How long did you leave yours in primary? I'm planning on 21 days.
,I went for 2.0 and it is carbing up beautifully! It's carbing up so well... it had me a wee bit concerned during the first week so I moved everything to a cooler area for long term storage. I've been enjoying it as a green stout, wish I could let it mature LOL
I did a 2 week primary then transferred to a keg to condition a bit. 3 week primary shouldn't be a problem. If I didn't keg I would have left it in the primary longer. I don't like to transfer to secondaries unless absolutely necessary
Edit: After posting this, it occurred to me that my OG is lower than preboil. There must have been something wrong in my measurement.
Edit: After posting this, it occurred to me that my OG is lower than preboil. There must have been something wrong in my measurement.
I brewed this recipe on Sunday. All of my numbers were spot on (except for preboil gravity was 1.042 instead of 1.043) and my Temps and volumes were all correct. Somehow, though, I got and OG of 1.038 instead of the expected 1.052!
This does not seem possible since everything else was right. I got my sample after transferring to the fermentor by using my brewing spoon (sanitized) scoop a small amount and put it in a measuring cup, from which I pulled a sample for my refractometer.
I'm thinking maybe the fats/oils from the oats were on top and I got part of that. Not sure if that's really a thing though. Any ideas? I've never been this far off on an OG!
Edit: After posting this, it occurred to me that my OG is lower than preboil. There must have been something wrong in my measurement.
Yep, unless you had a leak in your chiller. What were your preboil and postboil volumes?
When using a refractometer I always take 3-5 separate readings and average them. The cheap refractometers we use are not incredible consistent. Also, you're using the Brix scale to read the samples, and then using a conversion tool to get the SG, yes? Brix to SG is not linear, and those monocular refractometers are not accurate on the SG side.
It can be quite a hassle, to the point where I only use mine now for pre-boil gravity readings and initial post boil reading. I always take a hydrometer sample for my final post boil gravity.
There would be no way of dropping gravity from .042 to .038 post boil. Something else happening there. Probably not mixed well in your sample.
This just finished fermenting for me, but the yeast seems to have under attenuated (60%). Am I in danger of bottle bombs, or is it just going to be extra sweet? It's been fermenting for roughly 3 and half weeks, so I was expecting it to be pretty well finished.
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