Toonahfish
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Hi guys, I bought some ground chocolate malt grains to make Cooper's stout with chocolate and vanilla, and I have about 300g of grains left over. What other sorts of beer can I use them for?
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Toonahfish
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Ok thanks. Do you know any specific recipes which use them, or which kits with which they would work particularly well?
Yes, any preferences? For stout you'll need roast barley and/or black malt as well.
I think if you are adapting kits it's a good idea to use a very bland, pale kit, like Coopers APA or Canadian Blonde, and then steep the grains that you need to get the beer style you want.
Blonde ale: no grain additions, but hops will improve it.
Pale Ale:
250g Crystal
Brown Ale:
250g Crystal
125g Choc
Porter:
250g Choc
250g Crystal
125g Black
Stout:
250g Crystal (optional)
250g Roast Barley or Black Malt or mix.
Mild: Milds are all over the place, but are lower gravity, usually, and hopped very lightly. Often just have crystal, sometimes chocolate, sometimes a little roast barley. There are beers that are difficult to put into a style, they overlap.
The above are just examples, there are all sorts of variations of course. It shows the basic differences between the styles though, and they work! And with hop additions you can add more flavour, and different yeasts will make a significant difference too. Try using US05 in any of them, for a clean American take on each style.
I think if you are adapting kits it's a good idea to use a very bland, pale kit, like Coopers APA or Canadian Blonde, and then steep the grains that you need to get the beer style you want.
Blonde ale: no grain additions, but hops will improve it.
Pale Ale:
250g Crystal
Brown Ale:
250g Crystal
125g Choc
Porter:
250g Choc
250g Crystal
125g Black
Stout:
250g Crystal (optional)
250g Roast Barley or Black Malt or mix.
Mild: Milds are all over the place, but are lower gravity, usually, and hopped very lightly. Often just have crystal, sometimes chocolate, sometimes a little roast barley. There are beers that are difficult to put into a style, they overlap.
The above are just examples, there are all sorts of variations of course. It shows the basic differences between the styles though, and they work! And with hop additions you can add more flavour, and different yeasts will make a significant difference too. Try using US05 in any of them, for a clean American take on each style.
MyQul
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As usual Clibit has given a nice comprehensive answer. However if you simply want to use the choccy up steep it and adding the steepings to a coopers english bitter will give you a porter. 300g might be enough but I seem to remember you might need as much as 500g? - I've never actually done this, just read about it btw
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Toonahfish
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Thanks guys. I have so many different option running through my head for all sorts of different things to brew, I'm going to have to make a list and tick them off one by one...:drunk::drunk:
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