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  1. advogold

    Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Nothing Fancy Chocolate Milk Stout

    Haha it's pretty sweet alright it's hella good sweet my lactose bag was big but when I added oak chips it became exquisite
  2. advogold

    Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Nothing Fancy Chocolate Milk Stout

    I agree its pretty damn good I wonder if the lactose I added was two lbs or one I just asked for 1lb but think they may have mixed up after I bought some for my second batch that I'm making into Christmas beer.
  3. advogold

    Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Nothing Fancy Chocolate Milk Stout

    Mine finished at 1.030 as well and I used pac man. I didn't sweat it but it seems to be in the 6-7% abv range so maybe my reading was off do to a temperature.
  4. advogold

    Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Nothing Fancy Chocolate Milk Stout

    I went ahead and added 1.5 oz oak chips to keg just to give it added complexity. It's very good my gf doesn't drink beer but she said she could drink this one. Chics n Choc go figure haha
  5. advogold

    Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Nothing Fancy Chocolate Milk Stout

    sorry I just used nibs
  6. advogold

    Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Nothing Fancy Chocolate Milk Stout

    Got mine kegged gonna pull a pint soon as I get home from work
  7. advogold

    Chocolate Cherry Imperial Stout

    JT I was thinking of adding some pureed figs to a Christmas stout and oak chips to secondary. Not sure how to puree the dried figs from bulk section of grocery store. Thanks for any help.
  8. advogold

    Autumn Seasonal Beer Samhain Pumpkin Ale

    Looks exquisite!
  9. advogold

    Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Nothing Fancy Chocolate Milk Stout

    pulled gallon of my nothing fancy so I could bottle it and I have to say I added about a qtr oz of french oak chips and it is hella good wow it's amazing at bottling time. I can't wait to get it in my keg however that will not be oaked. Definitely good regardless!
  10. advogold

    Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Nothing Fancy Chocolate Milk Stout

    Haha! I said screw bags. I got a bucket to seal grains airtight and easier to pour into mash. Especially stirring in grains and holding bags with one arm don't want my 20# grains missing the mark
  11. advogold

    Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Nothing Fancy Chocolate Milk Stout

    How much special B did you use? I used same amount of special B as crystal it was replacing.
  12. advogold

    Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Nothing Fancy Chocolate Milk Stout

    What about some special B. I just racked a gallon of my nothing fancy stout onto some oak chips. The rest will be kegged. I got a white house porter too so I may keg it and let my stout age a bit longer.
  13. advogold

    Baltic Porter Recipe

    What's your recipe look like? I really want to do a Baltic Porter but I'm just trying to learn as much about the style as I can. If anyone has tried any Northwest craft brewed Baltic Porters I'd be interested in learning the names so I can keep my eyes peeled for some. I've seen Alaskan but I...
  14. advogold

    Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Nothing Fancy Chocolate Milk Stout

    I got mine at natural grocers and they carry at rosouers
  15. advogold

    Chocolate Cherry Imperial Stout

    Gosh this looks so good
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