JJIVin
Member
Northern brewer was having a sale on extract kits some months back, so I bought three. I intended to get three different kinds, but accidentally got two "bourbon barrel porter" kits. I wasn't terribly happy with the first, it wasn't bad but was almost oppressively oaky.
I'm gonna brew soon and want to use the second kit as a base for something else. I'd like to experiment with adding additional flavors or sources of sugar. The hops that came with the recipe are a bit old at this point, so I'll buy some fresh ones, I'm flexible what kinds I get. I haven't bought yeast, but would like to just use a basic ale yeast I can get locally without having to drive to a shmancy brew store an hour away. Otherwise I have
A grain blend (1lb english chocolate malt, .5lb english dark crystal, .5lb english black malt)
2lbs wheat dried malt extract,
6.3lbs dark malt extract syrup
Thanks for any suggestions!
I'm gonna brew soon and want to use the second kit as a base for something else. I'd like to experiment with adding additional flavors or sources of sugar. The hops that came with the recipe are a bit old at this point, so I'll buy some fresh ones, I'm flexible what kinds I get. I haven't bought yeast, but would like to just use a basic ale yeast I can get locally without having to drive to a shmancy brew store an hour away. Otherwise I have
A grain blend (1lb english chocolate malt, .5lb english dark crystal, .5lb english black malt)
2lbs wheat dried malt extract,
6.3lbs dark malt extract syrup
Thanks for any suggestions!