Cornerstone Ale

[Cheapo]

My 4th batch was friggin amazing! Very dark, rich, malty, and strong!

I decided to call it Cornerstone Ale, because it's exactly what I wanted to make when I decided to brew. So it's made from 2 cans of coopers draught plus some DME. My big question is, does anyone know what sort of hop profile is in the cooper draught cans?

 

[Cheapo]

Welllllll, we're almost to the end of this batch of cornerstone ale, and I want to make it again. I'm thinking I may add some oatmeal to give it a bit frothier, more head. Anyone have experience with this? I'm also going to use my harvested notty yeast and see what I get

 

[daksin]

Oats need to be mashed with a base malt in order to get anything out of them but starch haze. Plus they don't do much for head, but they do lend a creamy mouthfeel. If you're going to do a mini-mash, some flaked wheat or wheat malt would work better for head retention.

 

[two_one_seven]

Another option would be carapils........not as sexy as flaked wheat or oats and so on but it will do the job.

 

[Cheapo]

Ok I'll keep that in mind. Thanks

Can't seem to get a brew day going here, wedding planning and stuff is needing doing with the big day 2 weeks away!

 

[Cheapo]

Brewing up the first half of my double batch (damn small kettle lol) and drinking one of the same stuff I'm making! Awesome feeling