dps
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i am looking for a stout kit for my next brew.
i have not got the kit for a ag brew.
so will have to be a one or two can kit
i have not got the kit for a ag brew.
so will have to be a one or two can kit
looking for a stout kit
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Essex_Lad
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dps said:
Hi,
Muntons do a very good two tin kit in the Gold range, the Coopers is a one tin and also gets very good reviews.
Should be kicking off the Muntons myself on sunday.
Keep us posted with what you end up brewing :thumb:
The Goatreich
Landlord.
I did the Thomas Cooper's Irish Stout kit a while back with 400g brewing sugar and 400g dark spray malt and it came out very well. The malt gave it a strong chocolate/liquorice/porter kind of taste.
In hindsight I should've probably gone for 500g of each in order to beef it up a little, I only got 3.7% ABV, but it was nevertheless very nice.
A word of advice though would be to make sure you get all the malt stirred in properly. I hadn't used malt before, and as such didn't stir it all well enough at the beginning and had to get advice from others on here.
In hindsight I should've probably gone for 500g of each in order to beef it up a little, I only got 3.7% ABV, but it was nevertheless very nice.
A word of advice though would be to make sure you get all the malt stirred in properly. I hadn't used malt before, and as such didn't stir it all well enough at the beginning and had to get advice from others on here.
dps
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i am thinking of this one from sponsor at the top of page.
http://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk/ind ... cts_id=527
http://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk/ind ... cts_id=527
Essex_Lad
Regular.
Next single tin of stout I end up doing will be 500g Extra dark malt, 400g of brown sugar and around 150g of black treacle.
Also looking at adding a Rauchmalz Bavarian smoked malt grain soup, but I need to look into this first. I want to add a Smokey taste.
Also looking at adding a Rauchmalz Bavarian smoked malt grain soup, but I need to look into this first. I want to add a Smokey taste.
Essex_Lad
Regular.
The Goatreich
Landlord.
That sounds amazing! Out of interest, would you prime with the treacle, or just bung it all in at the start?
dps
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Essex_Lad
Regular.
The Goatreich said:
Think it will go in from the start, priming maybe abit OTT on the taste buds :party:
priming with black treacle is fine. in fact i done it with a little advice a forum member and it turned out very very nice.
2oz black treacle to 23 ltr if batch priming. oh and its not overpowering at all :thumb:
2oz black treacle to 23 ltr if batch priming. oh and its not overpowering at all :thumb:
abeyptfc
Landlord.
coopers brewmaster irish stout with 1 kg dark spraymalt, its awesome man. i put it in the cornie and its brilliant, even my dad who doesnt like homebrew likes the stout. i think priming with treacle in bottles would be nice aswell, i would have liked a touch more chocolate flavour in it, maybe id consider adding some cocoa powder next time
dps
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would cocoa powder work .not heard of any think like that.but then i'm new to home brewing
artyb
Landlord.
edme stout cheap as chips from wilcos,
brewed short to 4 gallons, use a dark brown sugar
a great brew... :party:
brewed short to 4 gallons, use a dark brown sugar
a great brew... :party:
corby_brewer
Landlord.
artyb said:
Only stout kit i ever did. For the price is good. I added coffee to mine.
Essex_Lad
Regular.
mickthetrick said:
Thanks for the heads up
