Point! College buddies from Milwaukee turned me on to it. It seems to have a flavor similar to Goldstar beer from Israel. Wish I knew which ingredient produced that flavor. Maybe not the finest beers made, but worth copying for a trip down memory lane.
Posting homebrew in the “what are you drinking now thread” is appropriate and it’s also appropriate here. That’s said, this thread is only for hb where as in “what are you drinking” it can be anything
Is the radio actually on?
Just to solidify my brew. Your 5 gallon post boil batch. What efficiency is this? 70%? So I can scale up to my 7.25g batch final. Ordering grain tomorrow for a brew day 2 weeks out!!!lol! It's all true - who doesn't like chocolate? Especially with the nitro pour it does attract attention and when folks taste it it's game ovah
Anyway, I've posted the recipe a few times but can never seem to find it when asked again, so here's another posting.
I brew ten gallons to the kegs but this is a five gallon version.
16 lb 2 row pale malt
1 lb flaked barley
1 lb chocolate malt
1/4 lb black barley malt
1/4 lb black patent malt (could combine both black malts into either one really)
1/4 lb roasted barley (got to have some roast!)
1/2 lb crystal/caramel malt 40-60L
1/2 lb caramalt
1/4 lb Gambrinus Honey Malt
2 oz Chinook pellets, 60 minutes
2 oz Cascade pellets, 15-20 minutes
2 lb honey, end of boil (TURN OFF THE BURNER BEFORE STIRRING IN!)
1/2 lb low fat cocoa powder, end of boil
Fermentis S04, 2 packs
1/2 lb cacao nibs and a pair of scraped, chopped and smushed vanilla beans, soaked in dark rum for a week, then add the whole thing at secondary
1 oz pure chocolate extract, add at kegging
I have been mashing this at 148°F to get the FG down in the mid-upper 20s.
Serve on nitro if possible! If so only carbonate to ~1.2 volumes to avoid a foamy chocolate mess.
Cheers!
This one is interesting. I can see how hibiscus would be a good flavoring to go with beer and raspberry. Gives me nightmares, unfortunately.Sipping on my raspberry hibiscus wheat waiting for the merriment to crank up
Here's to hope for a Happy 2024!
Cheers!
hey!. i brewed his single hop Nectoran 8.6% it was good. went fast. Everybody made me brew it again so its in the unitank now about to dry hop tomorrow LOL
I tried hibiscus tea for some reason or other. It was supposed to be healthy. Started having nightmares right away, and they stopped when I quit.
Gorgeous! I’m a big fan of dark lagers. Just brewed a Czech Dark Lager this morning, already worried about my patients lagering it!
Thanks! Czech dark lager is such a great style. Looking forward to seeing your finished beer!
For what it's worth I have PTSD and nightly, violent nightmares that unfortunately I physicalize. For years I was getting 2-3 hours sleep, common among those with this (who the hell wants to go to sleep?).
Beautiful and a perfect pour it seems to me this time of year. Just bottled one up myself a few days ago, conditioning now. From what I can tell in the photo's background, an equally beautiful place to sip it in.
