Simple recipe, turned out really nice as a dry snack of a beer. Body and head turned out pretty good for the small grain bill. Fermented very hot for S-04, which gave a slight funky yeast flavor at 1 week, but mellowed nicely. Change yeast based on preferences, but consider keeping it a little warmer than normal to add a little flavor back to a lower alcohol beer.
(I'm trying different dark grains, and dry stouts seem like an easy way to compare. I think the chocolate wheat turned out nice for a low alcohol beer -- might not be bitter enough for a 5% dry stout. edit: There is a slight sooty character to the chocolate wheat. Swapping ~4oz for roasted barley would probably mask it.)
Method: All Grain
Style: Dry Stout
OG: 1.030
FG: 1.008
ABV: 3.0%
IBU: 38.0
SRM: 29.3
Batch Size: 5.6 gallons
CO2: ~1.9vol
Grain:
Hops:
Notes: AA on this batch was a little high. 2 oz at 30m left a hint of flavor that was nice.
Mash:
Notes: DP of MO lot was 62L. Starch test appeared negative at 60m. Raised temp a bit after 60m to encourage gel & finish sac. Was surprised by pH=5.5, but went fine. Water is carbon filtered tap (NY Hudson Valley), no salt measurements available.
Fermentation:
Notes: Airlock was bubbling at 8 hours & almost completely stopped at 32 hours. Left in fermentor for total of 6 days for schedule reasons.
Packaging: Kegged and force carb'd to 1.9vol. Flavor mellowed/improved over ~2 weeks.
(I'm trying different dark grains, and dry stouts seem like an easy way to compare. I think the chocolate wheat turned out nice for a low alcohol beer -- might not be bitter enough for a 5% dry stout. edit: There is a slight sooty character to the chocolate wheat. Swapping ~4oz for roasted barley would probably mask it.)
Method: All Grain
Style: Dry Stout
OG: 1.030
FG: 1.008
ABV: 3.0%
IBU: 38.0
SRM: 29.3
Batch Size: 5.6 gallons
CO2: ~1.9vol
Grain:
Amount | Fermentable | PPG | °L | Bill % |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 lb | Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter | 38 | 3 | 66.7% |
1 lb | Weyermann - Chocolate Wheat | 34.8 | 415 | 16.7% |
1 lb | Flaked Barley | 32 | 2.2 | 16.7% |
Hops:
Amount | Variety | Type | AA | Use | Time | IBU | Bill % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 oz | Fuggles | Pellet | 6 | Boil | 30 min | 37.37 | 100% |
Mash:
Amount | Description | Type | Target Temp | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 gal | Amylase | Temperature | 148 °F | 90 min |
3 gal | 2nd Runnings | Sparge | 75 °F | 30 min |
Fermentation:
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Packaging: Kegged and force carb'd to 1.9vol. Flavor mellowed/improved over ~2 weeks.
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