Hoppy Stout critique

[mr_pinball]

I remember the plug being warm and the washing machine and tumble dryer were all running at the same time, plus I distinctly remember getting a slight shock from the same socket last year. Either way I'll have to get someone to have a look, I'm useless with electronics!

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[Leann ull]

There is your answer I can't run tumble drier in shed with 2 elements and a Herms pot at the same time

[DEMPSEY]

At least not if you want the street lights to dim while your doing it

[mr_pinball]

Ah well, you live and learn.  However, so far so good with the beer. It started to ferment within a few hours and went from 1.060 on Sunday to 1.010 on Tuesday afternoon and I expect it to go a little further (not much hopefully)!  Lovely roastiness coming through with a nice fruity hoppy-ness. So, fingers crossed ready for Christmas!

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[mr_pinball]

Here was the final recipe:

5 gallon: American Stout

3kg - Maris Otter
2kg - 2-row
1kg - Munich
0.75kg - Crystal 30L
0.5kg - Flaked barley
0.3kg - Roasted Barley
0.3kg - Chocolate

Mashed for 60 mins @ 63C (5 gallons)
Batched Sparged at 72C (4 gallon)

Boiled for: bugger if I know!

Estimate hop schedule

11g - Warrior - 60mins
20g - Centinnial - 20mins
10g - Amarillo - 20mins
18g - Simcoe - 20mins
15g - Centinnial - flame out
10g - Amarillo - flame out

Chilled to about 26C and then used US04

OG - 1.061 (adjusted)
Estimate FG - 1.015 (but mine is lower)


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[mr_pinball]

Opened a few of these on Saturday, went down a treat! Lovely roasted flavours, but not too bitter.  Definite coffee/chocolate after taste and a subtle hop aroma and flavour that blends quite well. Only down side is that it doesn't have much of a head on it, but sure, win some lose some. Not bad for a beer brewed with a power cut half way through the boil!

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[darren996]

Are you getting any orange citrus notes in this. I find if I use enough simcoe at 20 minutes I get a nice level of orange. I am interested because I have a chocolate orange stout in the planning stage and am planning a big simcoe addition at 20 minutes boil

[mr_pinball]

I didn't notice, but then I was a few bottles to the good before tasting it. I'll be sure to look out for it the next time and let you know. However, my hops were quite old, so I may be missing that maximum flavour impact.

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[darren996]

[mr_pinball]

Having sampled a fair few bottles, I can't notice any definite orange flavours. The overriding flavours are coffee and chocolate. A little bit of citrus and pine from the hops but no real orange notes to speak off. Then again, the hops were old and I was expecting a bigger hop flavour overall, so it may just be that.

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[darren996]

Cheers, thanks for the update