Edme Irish stout

[rollin danny]

Just finished the last of my Edme stout. It really improved with age.I bottled it on Christmas eve using 1 kg extra dark malt extract.Lovely pint ,black as a gorillas gouhlies in fact if you put a stong light behind it ,it would not penetrate it.The head was a huge' thick and creamy caramel colour.Definetly recomend it to try.£9.99 from wilko and its a 1.8 kilo kit which is a bit more than the Coopers kit [which is also lovely] at 1.7 kilo.Malt was £6.50 and water £2.00 .I also used saf-04 just to be safe and it finished at 1.014. Great ale for less than 50p a pint

[marko]

i have recently done the same kit, at the 24pint ratio without any extras, will be interesting seeing how it turns out, would be interesting doing a taste test

[rollin danny]

Should be able to stand a spoon up in that

[BetterThanTheRealThing]

I also like the EDME stout. The price is right and even with 1k of beer enhancer (also from wilkos) it works out pretty cheap. I like to keg my beers but I have done some of the EDME in bottles and they have turned out a nice pint - I actually just bottled 40 pints on Saturday.
Last time I made it it was drinkable after about three weeks. I also added 200g of brown muscovado sugar to my last brew and still only hit the OG of 1.040. It did ferment down to 1.010 though. I also prime using the muscovado with about half a teaspoon.
I should try and get hold of a Coopers Stout for comparison but there is no where to get one locally and I don't want to pay internet delivery charges. Judging by the number of posts on the forum the Coopers is the popular choice.

[brewin_bear]

I just popped an EDME Irish Stout in the FV yesterday. Made with 1kg enhancer (from wilkos) + 200g brewing sugar made to 20l gave an OG of 1.045 (which is what I was aiming for). So if it goes to 1.010 will be about 4.5%. Went off really well last night and is now calming down.

[Hoodlum]

just about to give this stout a go - using roughly a kilo of MDME and up to 20 litres in length

[cwrw gwent]

This is a lovely stout but I think the name is somewhat misleading. None of the usual suspects - Guinness, Murphys and Beamish - have anything like the body and depth of flavour of this brew. On a related issue, if ever you go to West Wales, try Felinfoel Stout from Llanelli. Highly recommended.

[rollin danny]

If your ever in the supermarket bottled beer section look out for Marstons oyster stout its much better than that Irish stuff.After all we did brew it first. Pause for abuse

[FlourPower]

i have recently done the same kit, at the 24pint ratio without any extras, will be interesting seeing how it turns out, would be interesting doing a taste test

Have tried this kit in 3 differing forms. The best was the shortest suggested as a Barley Wine ending up at incredibly dizzy-making! The stout (made to 32 pint) I found very burnt. To 40 pint it was okay I guess but I prefer the Muntons Conn Imp Stout. Can't recommend the Barley Wine version of this enough though. As long as you drink through the head. Don't be tempted to taste it.

[cwrw gwent]

Hi Flourpower, is that the Muntons Connoisseurs Range Export Stout? I've a tin of it right in front of me now to be brewed in a month or so. Only made it once but was very impressed. It has a lighter body than the Edme Stout but still a great pint. Shame I've left it too late for St Patrick's Day.

Rollin Danny - on the commercial front, try Dorothy Goodbodys Stout from the Wye Valley Brewery in Hereford. It's a magnificent bottled-conditioned real ale. Haven't seen Marstons Oyster Stout for years. I used to really rate that.

[craigjoneswales]

Unleashed my first bottle of this Edme irish stout last night (made to 35 pints using beer kit enhancer ) and primed with muscavado sugar.

its only been bottled for a week.

Absolutely gorgeous. have to pour it quick to get the guinness type head but what a gorgeous pint.

if Ditch's stout tastes half as good then im in for a treat with my next brew.

[rollin danny]

Hi Flourpower, is that the Muntons Connoisseurs Range Export Stout? I've a tin of it right in front of me now to be brewed in a month or so. Only made it once but was very impressed. It has a lighter body than the Edme Stout but still a great pint. Shame I've left it too late for St Patrick's Day.

Rollin Danny - on the commercial front, try Dorothy Goodbodys Stout from the Wye Valley Brewery in Hereford. It's a magnificent bottled-conditioned real ale. Haven't seen Marstons Oyster Stout for years. I used to really rate that.

I dont know if youve got a Netto store near you but I was in my local a couple of weeks ago and they had Marstons oyster stout in for £1.05 a bottle. Anyway I resisted the temptation to buy some.After all why would I when I can make my own for less than 50p per pint.