7 days later and the hydro is reading 1.010 giving a nice sweet chocolatey 5.25% stout. Quite a bit off the planned ABV but over the 5% mark so I'm happy :)
So, finally got around to brewing my very first own recipe beer and it didn't turn out too bad. Here's what I tried:
Title: Chocolate Biscuit Stout
Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: American Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 23 liters
Boil Gravity...
Drinking a couple of my own: Czech Pilsner & Lime Wheat
Really my first proper drinkable brews and really chuffed to have made something I like/can drink :)
8 days after fermentation and there is still a very nice limey smell coming from the FV - tastes quite fruity too!
Can anyone advise me as to whether I should add the dextrose at the same time as transferring to 2nd FV?
Cheers guys! Additional oats and glucan rest it is then, shall be buying ingredients this weekend and brewing next week if all goes well.
Just to check though, why the 10% MO with the oats? What does that do?
I've never used it either, just read the flavour profile and thought it might work well with the others.
So, up the oats to around 300g and add 30g of MO and mash prior to a full mash with everything else involved? How long would you recommend to mash these and at what temp? Am I right in...