wilkos velvet stout

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lee1
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wilkos velvet stout

Post by lee1 » Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:22 pm

hi all been given a wilkos out of date velvet stout ,first of all i will change the yeast but has anyone any ideas to perk this kit up i am going to buy some lme
not sure light or dark will buy if there is any ideas thought of a dark american got shit loads of american hops , also thought about brewing with lager yeast to try and get a alt beer type not sure with this kit maybe a imperial stout any ideas are welcome [ cheers lee ] :)
soon be dead thank beer for that no pain where im going :-)
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chub1

Re: wilkos velvet stout

Post by chub1 » Thu Jul 14, 2016 7:28 pm

Take a look in the enhancing beer kits section
some info on there :D
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Re: wilkos velvet stout

Post by davew » Fri Jul 15, 2016 1:09 am

1kg of dme and a cup of sugar similar to ditch's stout


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Re: wilkos velvet stout

Post by WalesAles » Sun Jul 17, 2016 4:39 pm

Lee,
Don`t bother with hops, they never shine through the Stouty taste.
Put in 40 Vanilla Tea bags as a Dry Hop thingy.
Tasted mine last night, one week in the bottle and tasting BLM! :D

WA
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