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Brewing Discussions => All Grain Brewing => Topic started by: irish_goat on October 06, 2013, 12:49:08 PM

Title: Black North Stout - AG
Post by: irish_goat on October 06, 2013, 12:49:08 PM
Just mashed in with this, my first AG all by myself.  ;D

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 28.92 l
Post Boil Volume: 26.87 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l   
Bottling Volume: 21.49 l
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 40.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 40.2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 80.9 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
3.50 kg               Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM)         Grain         1        66.9 %       
0.50 kg               Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM)               Grain         2        9.6 %         
0.33 kg               Special B Malt (180.0 SRM)               Grain         3        6.3 %         
0.30 kg               Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM)               Grain         4        5.7 %         
0.29 kg               Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM)               Grain         5        5.6 %         
0.26 kg               Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)                    Grain         6        4.9 %         
0.05 kg               Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM)          Grain         7        1.0 %         
35.00 g               Cascade [7.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min         Hop           8        23.1 IBUs     
30.00 g               Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 30.0 Hop           9        12.0 IBUs     
1.00 Items            Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)        Fining        10       -             
20.00 g               Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 15.0 Hop           11       5.1 IBUs     
1.0 pkg               Safale American  (DCL/Fermentis #US-05)  Yeast         12       -             


On a side note, the Chateau Special B malt smells amazing. http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/chateau-special-b-special-b-250-ebc-500g-crushed-p-1995.html
Title: Re: Black North Stout - AG
Post by: Padraic on October 06, 2013, 02:20:09 PM
Sounds tasty! Best of luck with your first AG! No bother to you!

I must dust off my equipment....
Title: Re: Black North Stout - AG
Post by: delzep on October 06, 2013, 04:50:19 PM
Why the hop addition at 30 mins?
Title: Re: Black North Stout - AG
Post by: irish_goat on October 06, 2013, 09:01:27 PM
Call me irrational but I prefer to split hop additions, having one or two additions just doesn't look right to me.

1. I had the black malt there so thought I might as well use it up. Can't imagine it'll do much but it might add something very subtle.
2. Only yeast I had on me (cept for weizen) but regardless I've had a few lovely stouts made with it.
3. Choco malt was from whoever HBC uses. Never tried Bairds, will look out for it.
4. Wanted to get as clear wort as possible.
Title: Re: Black North Stout - AG
Post by: irish_goat on October 07, 2013, 12:40:07 PM
Quote from: Il Tubo on October 07, 2013, 12:26:54 PM4. Do you think it'll be noticeable though?

I think "floaty" bits can easily contribute to off flavours. Have noticed it in homebrews before, albeit, usually lighter ones.
Title: Re: Black North Stout - AG
Post by: Padraic on October 07, 2013, 01:37:20 PM
Quote from: irish_goat on October 07, 2013, 12:40:07 PM
Quote from: Il Tubo on October 07, 2013, 12:26:54 PM4. Do you think it'll be noticeable though?

I think "floaty" bits can easily contribute to off flavours. Have noticed it in homebrews before, albeit, usually lighter ones.

I'd use finings in a stout too, sure why not, I think a nice see through opaque is nice... I need to brew a stout!
Title: Re: Black North Stout - AG
Post by: DEMPSEY on October 07, 2013, 06:13:28 PM
IG your right about them floaty bits adding flavour. Anyone who does not think so should get some and taste it :).
Title: Re: Black North Stout - AG
Post by: delzep on October 07, 2013, 09:07:41 PM
Quote from: Il Tubo on October 07, 2013, 07:09:42 PM
Seriously lads, all this talk about floaters!

don't they come after the stout?
Title: Re: Black North Stout - AG
Post by: DEMPSEY on October 07, 2013, 11:06:48 PM
I am always reminded of the phrase,"you are what you eat" when I visit the loo the night after ;)
Title: Re: Black North Stout - AG
Post by: irish_goat on October 08, 2013, 09:53:06 AM
GTFO of my lovely stout thread!  :P

Currently bubbling away nicely with a lovely chocolaty malt smell coming off it anyway.  :)
Title: Re: Black North Stout - AG
Post by: thebeerbaron on October 13, 2013, 09:48:28 PM
sounds good man, love to hear how it turns out. did my first all grain last week, a stout mash kit from homebrewcompany and it smelt great when i was racking to secondary with a feck load of sediment(forgot to add a bag for the grain and did the same this week when ordering an american pale ale) hope it goes well for you
Title: Re: Black North Stout - AG
Post by: delzep on October 14, 2013, 10:39:50 AM
Bag for the grain?