poguemahone87
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So, after making 1 kit beer (which tasted disgusting - I still have 30 pints left) and 2 Malt extract brews (much nicer, drinking as we speak!) I decided to get myself some AG equipment and start brewing from scratch. Today was my first attempt, and at the moment, it was rather succesful! I had a random variation of grains, and wanted to make a stout, but unfortunately I didn't have any roasted barley, which al the recipes required, so I have made some form of stout with random ingredients, which I hope will turn out ok, despite therebeing no barely to aid head retention.
My recipe was:
4200g Maris Otter,
308g Oat flakes,
308g Dark Crystal
308g Chocolate Malt,
100g Light Crystal (left overs)
200g Wheat Malt (random choice I had in cupboard)
500g Dextrose to up the OG.
Thanks go to Vossy1 for the starter recipe that I have modified (got majority of measurements from the Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout recipe)
Mashed for 90 Minutes, boiled for 60 minutes with 60g East Kent Goldings and 20g Fuggles (left overs from Malt extract brews). Boiled for 1 hour. It is currently sitting outside in a cold water bath until its cool enough to go into the fermentaion vessel and have the yeast pitched.
Current name for the beer is "Sweaty Scrotum Stout", inspired by the state I was in after the boil!! :lol:
Anyway, some photos to make the post interesting! Didn't get any whilst making the brew, was too bust/manic! Here are some once the Wort is cooling:
OG reading. Nice and high! :drunk:
Nice dark colour to it.
Wort cooling in water bath. Got an immersion cooler on order with BigYin; can't wait, will make next AG brew much easier/quicker! Anyone after a cooler should definately get in touch with the guy, great bloke!
The mess I made of the hob. Missus wasn't happy! Really need to get a gas stove to use in the garage.
Cat didn't seem to be bothered by any of the heat or noise though!
Although he did like the smell of the beer that is kegged!
My brew space! rather messy i must admit
A quick shot of my last extract beer, based off recipe in C. Papazian's Joys of Home Brewing 3rd Ed. "Palace Bitter". Tastes rather nice!
Anyway, off to get my wort into the fermenter and hopefully pitch the yeast in a while. Was great fun brewing AG, felt much more involved than I did with the extract brews, and hopefully it will taste amazing too. Will update thread once I get the first taste in a month or so! :drink:
My recipe was:
4200g Maris Otter,
308g Oat flakes,
308g Dark Crystal
308g Chocolate Malt,
100g Light Crystal (left overs)
200g Wheat Malt (random choice I had in cupboard)
500g Dextrose to up the OG.
Thanks go to Vossy1 for the starter recipe that I have modified (got majority of measurements from the Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout recipe)
Mashed for 90 Minutes, boiled for 60 minutes with 60g East Kent Goldings and 20g Fuggles (left overs from Malt extract brews). Boiled for 1 hour. It is currently sitting outside in a cold water bath until its cool enough to go into the fermentaion vessel and have the yeast pitched.
Current name for the beer is "Sweaty Scrotum Stout", inspired by the state I was in after the boil!! :lol:
Anyway, some photos to make the post interesting! Didn't get any whilst making the brew, was too bust/manic! Here are some once the Wort is cooling:
OG reading. Nice and high! :drunk:
Nice dark colour to it.
Wort cooling in water bath. Got an immersion cooler on order with BigYin; can't wait, will make next AG brew much easier/quicker! Anyone after a cooler should definately get in touch with the guy, great bloke!
The mess I made of the hob. Missus wasn't happy! Really need to get a gas stove to use in the garage.
Cat didn't seem to be bothered by any of the heat or noise though!
Although he did like the smell of the beer that is kegged!
My brew space! rather messy i must admit
A quick shot of my last extract beer, based off recipe in C. Papazian's Joys of Home Brewing 3rd Ed. "Palace Bitter". Tastes rather nice!
Anyway, off to get my wort into the fermenter and hopefully pitch the yeast in a while. Was great fun brewing AG, felt much more involved than I did with the extract brews, and hopefully it will taste amazing too. Will update thread once I get the first taste in a month or so! :drink:
