1st Stout

[Horse Head Brewing]

Heyas
Good mate of mine only drinks stout so thought i would try make him 1 when my 3 fermenters are bottled.
Only using kits at the moment till i get used to brewing then going to save up to hopefully get into AG.

Muntons Export Stout
Brewcraft #30 Milk Stout Booster
Lactose 500g
Chocolate Grain Crushed 100g
Roast Barley Crushed 100g
Dry Corn Syrup 250g
Goldings Hops 10g
Safale yeast

Dont know what the OG and FG are going be but should this be a smooth creamy stout.

[bullfrog]

I'm going to have a stab and say that the milk booster jobbie already has lactose in it. Adding another 500g would be well too much, in my experience.

Just FYI, lactose won't give it the smooth creamy mouthfeel that it looks like you're chasing; it'll just make it sweeter (and a bit sour, again from my experience.)

As you're using extract, you're already likely to get a sweeter brew with a bit of a heavier mouthfeel than otherwise, anyway.

[emnpaul]

G'day Horse Head.

Have you checked out Oliver and Geoff's Homebrew catalogue at all?

Geoff like's a good stout and thought this one was above reproach so I clipped it from the catalogue for you.

GEOFF

88 Munton's Export Stout

Started 29.04.00 Bottled 14.05.00



1 can Munton's Export Stout
500g dark liquid malt
500g light liquid malt
500g glucose
200g dried corn syrup
15g Fuggles hops
Yeast starter from 3 stubbies Cooper's Sparkling Ale

BREWING NOTES Mixture boiled 30 minutes.

TASTING NOTES 26.01.01: “What a stout! Improvement just not possible.” True.

[Horse Head Brewing]

Thnx for that Emnpaul
It looks good and easy to make will give that one a shot when i bottle these three fermenters in a couple of days.

[Horse Head Brewing]

Heyas
Ok going to put this Stout down next week hopefully.
Thanks to Emnpaul for the old thread and especially though thanks to Geoff, especially if this is as good as its said to be.

1 can Munton's Export Stout
500g dark liquid malt
500g light liquid malt
500g glucose
200g dried corn syrup
15g Fuggles hops
Yeast starter from 3 stubbies Cooper's Sparkling Ale

What i would like to get some help with though is what kind of yeast is the best to use (dont have time to do the Drs starter at this point in time, due to time and space in fridge), was thinking of just using an 04 and hops do i dry hop it or steep it. Going to go with 250g dried corn Syrup as well (just easier getting it at that weight )
Ty for help if u can.
21 or 23l and temp.
Ty if you can help.

[db]

I'm probably not the best person to be commenting on kit beers, but for my thinking I would:
1. Steep the hops. I think a little bitterness (which may only be negligible) will not go astray in balancing out the extra sweetness the from the additional fermentables.
2. Use S04, Windsor, Nottingham, or even US05. Much easier than culturing yeast up

[bullfrog]

Changing the yeast will change the beer, but I reckon it'd still be a cracker with S04, if you have it.

And as db said, I'd be steeping the hops.

[Horse Head Brewing]

No probs thanks for that guys.