Brooklyn (RIS) Stout (1st Tasting update 04/04/10))

[leedsbrew]

Getting this on the go this morning. 15L (hope the tun is big enough!)

Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
UK Pale Ale Malt 5.283 kg 83.4 % 8.0 In Mash/Steeped
UK Wheat Malt 0.374 kg 5.9 % 0.4 In Mash/Steeped
UK Chocolate Malt 0.354 kg 5.6 % 80.5 In Mash/Steeped
UK Roasted Barley 0.166 kg 2.6 % 53.9 In Mash/Steeped
UK Flaked Wheat 0.085 kg 1.3 % 0.1 In Mash/Steeped
UK Black Malt 0.071 kg 1.1 % 19.3 In Mash/Steeped

Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
UK Golding 5.5 % 57 g 36.3 Loose Whole Hops 90 Min From End
UK Golding 5.5 % 13 g 3.8 Loose Whole Hops 15 Min From End
US Cascade 6.0 % 13 g 4.1 Loose Whole Hops 15 Min From End
US Willamette 4.5 % 11 g 1.1 Loose Whole Hops 5 Min From End
US Cascade 6.0 % 11 g 1.5 Loose Whole Hops 5 Min From End


Yeast
White Labs WLP007-Dry English Ale

Getting the sparge water up to temp now, and weighing out the ingredients
The plan is to mature it for drinking next new year!

[WishboneBrewery]

It is clever how dark malty ales and Stouts improve over time, my Otter dark Stout brewed back in September has really come into its own now that I only have 2 bottles left!!!!

I'm not sure I have the patience for a YEAR!! Hope its a good one

[leedsbrew]

No worries about mash tun size, plenty of room left. I could have done a full 20L brew oh well I've never done a 10%ABV brew before so it's all a learning curve . I did drop the grist/liqueur ratio from 2.5L/kg to 2 so that will have helped. Just about to start sparging after a 90 min mash!

[leedsbrew]

Here's the filth!


The grist

Starter of WLP007

FWH About 25g of EKG

21L bang on

Bi short on the PBG 1.063 @ 20 deg C

hops

Boil

Starter with 0.5L of cooled wort added to really get things going

Run off

This was this morning 12-13 hours in

[WishboneBrewery]

I just don't understand why you put hops in dirty engine oil!!

Looking very good

[leedsbrew]

LOL thanks matey. The efficiency was well low on this one, 67.7%, so it's only gonna be 8.1 not the 10.1ABV I was after but I recon it's gonna be a winner anyway

[6470zzy]

LOL thanks matey. The efficiency was well low on this one, 67.7%, so it's only gonna be 8.1 not the 10.1ABV I was after but I recon it's gonna be a winner anyway

It looks like a good one, I am sure that 8.1 abv will be more than fine. I am wondering if you ever put spray malt into your brews when you find yourself not hitting your gravity?

Cheers

[leedsbrew]

thanks 6470zzy,

I haven't put any spray malt in a brew before when not hitting the gravity, to get this up to 10.1% would need a fair whack of DME and I'm not too keen on the taste of extract. I'm willing to be persuaded though if you've had some success with it?

[corby brewer]

This is sort of off topic, but i use a BURCO tea urn as my boiler and i was wondering what size tap you replaced the original one with.
Cheers CorbyBrewer

[leedsbrew]

This is sort of off topic, but i use a BURCO tea urn as my boiler and i was wondering what size tap you replaced the original one with.
Cheers CorbyBrewer

Hi, it is a 15mm tap bought from a guy on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Home-Brew-Boiler- ... 540wt_1167

I figured I could get all the parts separately, drill out the tank connector olive etc, but it would have probably cost about the same and been a ball ache as I have limited access to tools. I ordered it on a Tuesday night and it arrived Thursday morning.

[simple one]

Looks fantastic.

[leedsbrew]

Well i've just taken a sample off to test the SG and it's down too 1.030 already 62% attenuation in just under 3 days Looks like a choose the right yeast for the job. Obviously I had a taste . Bloody hell this is gonna be good stuff It's young don't get me wrong but the hops and malt are about perfect with each other I recon. Even at 7.1%ABV you get a bit of heat from the alcohol.




Gonna have to go down to Coopers in Guiseley and get a bottle of the proper stuff to remind my self of the taste. Even if this is nowhere near it's gonna be a good one!

How I'm gonna keep this for a year I have no idea LOL

[garwatts]

Looks fantastic.

Snap - Looks good enough to drink

[WishboneBrewery]

Love the focus on the knives and forks, it leads into the microwave and cupboards really well

[leedsbrew]

You gotta love the iphone! nikon battery was dead what ya gonna do!?