Black North Stout - AG

[irish_goat]

Just mashed in with this, my first AG all by myself. 

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

[Padraic]

Sounds tasty! Best of luck with your first AG! No bother to you!

I must dust off my equipment....

[delzep]

Why the hop addition at 30 mins?

[irish_goat]

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.

[irish_goat]

4. 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.

[Padraic]

4. 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!

[DEMPSEY]

IG your right about them floaty bits adding flavour. Anyone who does not think so should get some and taste it .

[delzep]

Seriously lads, all this talk about floaters!

don't they come after the stout?

[DEMPSEY]

I am always reminded of the phrase,"you are what you eat" when I visit the loo the night after

[irish_goat]

GTFO of my lovely stout thread! 

Currently bubbling away nicely with a lovely chocolaty malt smell coming off it anyway. 

[thebeerbaron]

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

[delzep]

Bag for the grain?