What are you drinking tonight 2020.

[AMyd666]

Having a first try of my 8.3% chocolate bourbon Stout at 6 weeks. Not a lot of head, but the carbonation is spot on. Full, thick mouthfeel and sweet, with a nice bourbon hit and smells of chocolate. Very pleased. My intention is to leave until Xmas. Hope I can leave it alone!

 

[ChilledGecko]

First of the evening, a lovely little offering from @Aaron Rennie his Black IPA he was generous enough to send to me!

As we from Essex would say " Not too shabby, not too shabby at all!" Well done Aaron for a nice BIPA.

 

[AMyd666]

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Dare I say it.....?

SPICY LAGER!!

 

[Clint]

How very dare you! You'll be upsetting H going on like that...then he'll be all of a lather in his gazebo...

 

[ChilledGecko]

"So good I drunk it twice" to paraphrase the New York strap line
Cheers @Aaron Rennie

 

[samale]

This is really nice. Chocolate vanilla extra stout. Two days in a row at the beach who needs Spain

 

[samale]

Not a bad life

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Having a first try of my 8.3% chocolate bourbon Stout at 6 weeks. Not a lot of head, but the carbonation is spot on. Full, thick mouthfeel and sweet, with a nice bourbon hit and smells of chocolate. Very pleased. My intention is to leave until Xmas. Hope I can leave it alone!View attachment 31130

That sounds lovely, would you mind sharing your recipe?

 

[samale]

You know what time it is.

Saison

 

[AMyd666]

That sounds lovely, would you mind sharing your recipe?

Hey there. No problemo. Recipe quoted, the rest in my brew day thread, including my honey porter I made on Friday. I had to use DME to boost cos I've only got a 15 litre pan.

Hi All

AG#3 Coffee, Chocolate, Bourbon Imperial Stout. 10 litres.

2000g Pale Malt
200g Maris Otter
250g Munich Malt
200g Chocolate Malt *
200g Roasted Barley *
200g Crystal Malt *
1000g Wheat DME
250g Lactose
75g Dark Chocolate 95% Cocoa

Mashed the first three in 8 litres of water at 68°C for 90 minutes.
Steeped * in 2 litres of water at 40°C for 30 minutes and then drained the bag, but not squeezed. In this pot once cooled, I infused 50g of freshly ground dark roast coffee in a cotton bag for 30 minutes, again drained not squeezed.

I then placed the mash bag in a colander over the boil kettle and sparged with 4 litres of 78°C water for close to an hour, slowly pouring a jug at a time and stirring the mash bag every now and then (PITA!). Left colander and bag sat on another pot.

Brought the wort to a boil and added 50g EKG at 90 minutes. At boil end I added the steeped grains/coffee, the DME, the chocolate and lactose, giving all a good stir.

Chilled to 40°C and pitched 11g CML Kveik Voss. It's now wrapped in a yoga mat and pillows. I'm excited to see how the Kveik goes as this is my first time using it!

OG = 1.092.

I'll add 100g of Tennesee Bourbon Oak Chips (from Still Spirits) in a hop bag after fermentation and will taste test over a few days.

For sh*ts and giggles: I noticed I had about 1 litre of run off from the mash and approx 100ml steepings, so I combined them, added my trial jar contents from the first brew, then squeezed the utter sh*t out the mash bag to get 2 litres. Boiled this for 20 mins with a small handful of used hop mush, then topped up to 3 litres.
Pitched a wee amount of MJ M42 New World Strong Ale Yeast at 20°C. OG = 1.032.
See how this brown ale goes!

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Hey there. No problemo. Recipe quoted, the rest in my brew day thread, including my honey porter I made on Friday. I had to use DME to boost cos I've only got a 15 litre pan.

Cheers!

 

[AMyd666]

Cheers!

It's very much a dessert stout. Definitely not a session drink!

 

[marshbrewer]

Green tea with pomegranate for me. No homebrew ready, apart from my brown ale which you have to be in the mood for. My Belgian thingie won't be ready for a week absolute minimum. Need to get brewing.

 

[samale]

It's very much a dessert stout. Definitely not a session drink!

After seeing this I thought I would try this.

Salted caramel chocolate milk stout.
Not for me, it's got an artificial taste which I don't like. I have had a few like this with flavours I just don't seem to like. Other examples include peanut butter or pecan. Probably down to personal taste but my previous chocolate and vanilla stout would knock the socks of this.

 

[Ajhutch]

I knew the reputation of this beer but had never had one before. It’s definitely an acquired taste but it’s grown on me as it warmed a little.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

After seeing this I thought I would try this.
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Salted caramel chocolate milk stout.
Not for me, it's got an artificial taste which I don't like. I have had a few like this with flavours I just don't seem to like. Other examples include peanut butter or pecan. Probably down to personal taste but my previous chocolate and vanilla stout would knock the socks of this.

Heard similiar about this one, too artificial!

 

[Pavros]

Drinking a Northern Monk Fudge Sundaze. A cacao and coffee fudge sundae imperial stout. At 12%, it's a sipper.

I'll say now that stouts are not my drink of choice but this is deliciously decadent

 

[dad_of_jon]

in terms of snog marry avoid.....

Avoid - disappointing for magic rock
also had...
a quere de charrue oud bruin - snog
an evil twin - wake up and smell the gose - snog
Brewdog - Mr president - marry
and thornbridge - jamestown - avoid. The worst neipa i've had !!!

I'm not sure what's happened to thorn-bridge - I should have bought a 4 pack of life and death instead

 

[Clint]

Thornbridge...I had a couple of pints of their beer in York last year in a pub called The Market Cat..which I think is a Thornbridge pub...great pub,beer wasn't off but it wasn't anything special...

 

[Pavros]

I always find Thornbridge beers to be subtle so are best as a first drink of the night. Definitely can't taste them after a hoppy beer.

Having said that, Jamestown is awful