Recent content by eskimoJoe

'Twas a good beer, top three (out of ten) that I have brewed. Could taste more chocolate-y, it was a little bitter. But it was fun making Black and Tans for the Super Bowl. Next time I'd like it dryer with more abv but all and all it's a decent beer.

I've read that stout fg's in the 1.02 range aren't unheard of....union as for the unfermentables, I did use a lot of dme, which might lead to a higher fg than if I had used higher levels of dextrose....in the 5-7 of the brews I've made my temperature range and 'protocol' have been the...

Holding steady at 1.022. I will bottle tomorrow if I find the same reading. This will equate to around 4.4% abv which is a little disappointing. On the bright side, I hope it's sweet and malty, which is what I look for in a chocolate stout.

One week later, gravity is at 1.022

Union: yeah I shouldn't have pitched that early. I was worried about potential infection waiting for the must to cool. I'll try specialty roasted malts when I get more experienced, in the past I've failed one too many times with partials lol! Grasshopper: yes , it did bubble up a little thru...

Turned out too light for my taste .

I just tried a Coopers Irish stout extract kit 'modified' with 4g of cocoa powder I made into a syrup. My syrup mixture was 1 part nestle 100%cocoa powder 1 part sugar 1 part water pinch of salt, boiled until reduced. I used 4 oz of cocoa powder to make the above mixture. The recipe is as...

Just kidding I heard the air lock bubble, looks like it needs some more time

Down to fg of 1.011 tonight. I will bottle tomorrow at 10 days In primary with an abv of ~ 3.8 %, probably around 4% with dextrose bottle prime.

Nice, let me know how the dme works with the cyser, that sounds interesting . I wonder it will make a head of foam?

This stuff has a pretty gross aroma, kind of like... Sweet skunkyness to it . Haven't been able to drink it on a regular basis. Not 100% failure, but something to build on for next time. next time I'll use fresh juice , without honey for something around 1.040 og. On a side note is pretty...

Update: brewed today to an og of around 1.030 using two lbs of Vienna and the extract kit, used dextrose to bring up to 1.040. 30 minute boil of fuggles for flavor. Hoping for an abv of 4%.

Thanks for the lightning quick reply ismedeiros88, you are correct about the inconsistency, I tuned the grain mill opening 'wide' for 1 lb. of Vienna and 'narrow' for the other lb. of vienna to get a good mix ( still leaning haha) and I think I'll use a paint straining bag for the grains. thanks...

I have ever used a grain masher before, I think I crushed them too fine if that's even possible.

Well it turns out my local brew shops don't have what I'm looking for.... Their orders haven't come in for a month or so ( they made excuses but I'll spare you the story) so I was I only able to come up with 2 lbs of gambrinus vienna malt . I'm too impatient to wait for pilsner malt, and their...