First try of the this Chocolate Milkshake Stout last night! It had 2 weeks in primary, 2 in secondary, and then its spent a month in the fridge.
The plan is to try at 3 months, 6 months and one year as well.
It pours...a lovely solid black with a nice tight head at the lower portion and larger...
Thanks @Session - read this reply after brew day yesterday but planning to re-brew this several times with small tweaks to get a real understanding so will take both suggestions into consideration!
Successful brew day, it's now bubbling away like a good'n in the cupboard!
Afternoon!
After only ever brewing stouts, I thought it would be interesting to have a crack at something pale. Got a bit of time on my hands, so thinking to start with the below recipe and then tweak and build. Any feedback on initial recipe would be great!
ALSO...speedy delivery from Malt...
Nice! Was really happy with version 1 but tweaked a few bits to see what effect it has. Haha, yep I went pretty big, perhaps too big... :)
Look forward to hearing how yours goes mate!
Afternoon,
So my Chocolate Milkshake Stout V2 (my second all grain brew) is safely tucked away in the cupboard bubbling away - have made a few tweaks and looking forward to tasting the results.
Thought I’d pop my recipe on here and see if anyone had any feedback, thoughts etc. Very new to...
Ooo interesting ok - I've been reading a little about water pH but only touched the surface. Read an interesting blog on Neon Raptors website yesterday and their Pushmi/Pullyu beers which got me thinking, although fully understood about 60% of it
https://www.neonraptorbrewingco.com/ourblog
This is my exact fear @Hengoedbrewer! Considering I’ll be fermenting for 3 weeks, and then leaving in the bottle for a good couple of months before drinking, it’d be gutting to find a low body beer at the end!
Thanks for this @Sadfield - no massive astringency issues just experimenting with as many ways as possible to firstly, learn and secondly, try to get the beer as creamy and smooth as possible! A lot there for me to research/think about!!
Thanks for this @foxy! Going to look at cold steeping. When you mention the steep liquor, could I then use all of those liquid to sparge?
Again thanks for the comment!