Jim's Beer Kit

Hi Guys,

Im doing a 'Milkshake IPA' and wondering about adding the fruit. I intend to add it about three days into fermentation. Question is... Pulp and boil or steep in vodka then pulp? Or any other method?

TIA

Hi guys, Just a quick question. My all grain milk stout has finished at 1020 from 1068. I dont mind it so gonna crack on and keg it. i used 500g of lactose, a bit too much? Would you add/do anything to fight the sweetness? like a dry hop or additional flavour? Actually the more i drink the sample th...

Just another try at this... Does anyone have any idea about tonka beans. I have 50g ot them, 100g cocoa nibs and 150g toasted coconut. Thinking about throwing it all in the fermenter after a week and racking off after another week. (Milk stout). Any thoughts? TIA

Hi guys.

Loving tonka beans in milk stouts but wondering how you would incorporate the ingredient into the brew. Mash? Boil? Ferment?.... And quantity? Anyone dabbled?

Thanks

Hi guys.
Ive got a stout recipe that i like. I wondered if anyone had any advice on adding cocoa powder to a 23L brewlength at around 4.5%. Ive read that people add at last ten mins. Anyone with ant experience of adding it, the outcome, any dos and donts.
Thanks

67/68 degrees, 1.047, 16/18 degrees and so4...

Three consecutive readings of 1.020 so i guess thats where its finished due to lactose? Bloody tasty though

My first brew for a long time. Hit 23L and very close on OG 3.8kg pale 270g chocolate malt 250g roasted barley 200g dark crystal 150g oats 120g special B 80g black malt 200g lactose 40g EKG (60) 20g EKG (10) 100g cocao nibs (60) 23L @ 1.046 (i got 1.047) s04 - fermented at 16-18 degrees in my office...

ty orlando. 100g of nibs for all of my my 60 minute boil?

Thanks Bungle. I think ive convinced myself to dump 100g of nibs into the hopbasket for a 20 minute stand and see what i get that way.
Any other thoughts on the brew anyone. Brewing saturday. Dropped the lactose and addind some oats, swapped specB and roasted barley quant around as advised.

Thanks again Orlando. Given me something to think about there. I really appreciate it

Orlando, thanks for taking the time to reply. Im trying to hold a little sweetness, thats why i added the lactose. It is more of a milk stout with chocolate than a chocolate stout i suppose. Duly noted on the specialB and roast barley. Any thoughts on using nibs? I think i read about making a vodka ...

Hi guys. Returning to brewing after years (had two kids) and want to make a choc stout. Ive got an idea what i want in it but could anyone give me any help with quantities of the grainbill. Its as below but ny no means final: 23L Pale 3600 Special B 250 Choc Malt 240 Dark Crystal 200 Roasted Barley ...