AG#5 Guinness

[Steve]

My favourite session ale. Been waiting until I got a few brews under my belt to make sure I do a decent job of it. Had a fresh bulk grain order from Rob and on request he kindly milled them finer as I'm BIABing. I didn't quite expect such an increase in efficiency from the finer milling. I'm not chasing efficiency just trying to get consistency so I hit recipe targets. I can't remember where I got the recipe from online but I've adjusted it to show the results I got.

Guinness
Dry Stout

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 23.0
Total Grain (kg): 5.259
Total Hops (g): 30.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.060 (°P): 14.7
Final Gravity (FG): 1.017 (°P): 4.3
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.66 %
Colour (SRM): 33.0 (EBC): 65.0
Bitterness (IBU): 39.1 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 88
Boil Time (Minutes): 90

Grain Bill
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3.686 kg Maris Otter Malt (70.09%)
1.051 kg Flaked Barley (19.98%)
0.522 kg Roasted Barley (9.93%)

Hop Bill
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30.0 g Target Leaf (12% Alpha) @ 90 Minutes (Boil) (1.3 g/L)

Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66°C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 18°C with WLP004 - Irish Ale

Recipe Generated with BrewMate

Yep 88% eff. and 1.060, I was expecting to finally reach the target mid 70 range but ended up way past. Going to be halfway towards Foreign Extra stout, not the worst thing in the world :drink:.

 

[RobWalker]

Sweet! Let me know how you get on, I'm thinking of using the grain bill for a black ipa soon.

glad to hear you had a good brewday :thumb:

 

[graysalchemy]

I'm thinking of using the grain bill for a black ipa soon.

You mean a stout :evil: :evil:

 

[adomant]

My favourite session ale

over 5% - you are hard core :hat:

 

[graysalchemy]

My favourite session ale

over 5% - you are hard core :hat:

No I think he means the Guinness Pish of 4.1%

 

[Steve]

Yes I was talking about the real stuff at 4.1%. I know not everyone is keen on it but I drink it regularly due to the establishments that only offer the usual fosters/john smiths/carling and the only bottles are alcopops, wine and pants cider. Even had to settle for cans and activator multiple occasions (birthday party in pub function room for e.g.). I do have to say I didn't believe it but after sampling 40 pints (had to be sure I was tasting it right) while working in Dublin it does taste better over there. Although I do blame poor Guinness on a lack of other drinkers and the worst I've tasted was in a hotel in Al Ain, UAE where I ended up resorting to Stella.

6% is where I change classification from a session ale to a couple or four.

Sweet! Let me know how you get on, I'm thinking of using the grain bill for a black ipa soon.

glad to hear you had a good brewday :thumb:

Do you mean make Guinness but sub the Target hops for an IPA-esque hop bill?

The WLP004 has taken off nicely. I've got the FV in a water bath set to 17C so I expect the FV to be 17-19C. Planning on making the most of this yeast and AG#6 will be Aleman's famous oat stout.

 

[graysalchemy]

Do you mean make Guinness but sub the Target hops for an IPA-esque hop bill?

I hope so :lol: :lol:

Usually you have to cold steep the dark malts as well so as they are not as bitter.

Personally a pale ale with squid ink would have the same effect :lol: :lol:

 

[chrig]

I may make all my future pale ales black to avoid clarity issues. :lol:.

Anyhow, I'm very partial to several pints of Guinness when im out. I'll certainly be having a go at one when i can.

 

[abeyptfc]

aye Rob just make a hoppy ipa and squirt some black food colouring into it. : has anyone ever thought of trying that?could you not just do that instead of fcuking about with grains? food colouring must be safe to eat and drink surely?

 

[graysalchemy]

You could make it what ever colour you wanted then :lol: :lol:

I am sure Blumen Hestonthal love children from brewdog are working on it as we speak

Purple India Pale Ale anyone :whistle: :whistle:

 

[abeyptfc]

I might give this a bash, we all do a different coloured beer!

 

[RobWalker]

yeah, Guinness malt base with IPA hops. I'd imagine food colouring would sink over time but ill leave it to someone else to try it :lol: maybe theres another way to steep colour in? hmm...google...

 

[Steve]

This has turned out to be my favourite brew to date. Bags more flavour than real Guinness. It has clear coffee chocolate roasty notes which are fading slightly over time but overall a big hit. If I brew again I will probably up the roasted barley a bit for stronger roasty notes.

 

[PD]

full marks........ :thumb: :thumb:

 

[joe1002]

Looks ace :thumb:

I made Aleman's Effin Oatmeal Stout (different recipe to the one in the recipe section) the back end of last year. It was bloody fantastic, it was nearly all gone after only 2 weeks in the keg :whistle:

 

[makebeerbehappy]

That looks a real nice pint and 88% efficiency? Wow! nice going.