" Ditch's Stout " Master Class .....

[timbo41]

Never dared ask a question sensei..but serving it your way,has it ever vinegared ..not that it has much chance. Just curious

[Ditch]

Serving it your way,has it ever vinegared?

Never, mate. Never even noticed a drop off in quality, to be honest with ye.

'Amazing', isn't it? I fly in the face of all this entrenched, handed down bullshit about what Must be what. And Nothing F**king Happens!!!

But, then; Just Listen to the bleating of the sheeple out there; " My air lock hasn't bubbled in an hour! Is my beer f**ked?! "

No! You're f**ked; In the head! Because, no matter how many Professional, vast scale Brewers say they ferment in bloody great tubs, without even a Lid on? You'll still whine about a grape suckers piece of kit!

Drive ye f**king mad, don't they? Beholden to the last bit of nonsense they scanned over and stuck to, like shit to a blanket. Me? I've simply applied the teachings of Clem () to my beer making

[LeeH]

Well, its just getting better Ditch. A mature 7 month old batch made with spring water is the best stout I've ever had.

[WalesAles]

BEER PORN!
WA

[Ditch]

Lee; Seven months old and made with spring water?!?

If I was still living in Hull. I'd have crossed the Humber bridge by now. And would be treading, stoically, eastward!

[LeeH]

Lee; Seven months old and made with spring water?!?

If I was still living in Hull. I'd have crossed the Humber bridge by now. And would be treading, stoically, eastward!

I was just having a play to see how it matured!

I best get it drunk in double quick time.

[PaddyX21]

Jesus christ, Ian! They don't call that shit " Thumper " for nothing!

Love that stuff, does make I fart though, shrug

What is the Ale kit you are drinking Ditch?

[Ditch]

Paddy; I'm on Coopers 'Old Dark', mate. Though, to be honest with ye, I'm yet to taste it at its best as I'm only now regaining the right temperature on my heaters. So, I've had a few of them already which I've known to have had a rough and high fermentation. Not as I'd have liked it done.

Not sure the 'rules' of the stout could or should be arbitrarily applied to this one anyway. Weren't worked out for it and this stuff's quite a different animal.

[PaddyX21]

Paddy; I'm on Coopers 'Old Dark', mate....
...Not sure the 'rules' of the stout could or should be arbitrarily applied to this one anyway. Weren't worked out for it and this stuff's quite a different animal.

Yeah, sorry for drifting off-topic, was just curious

[Ditch]

Oh! Not at all, mate. I didn't mean it that way. I was just musing. I do seriously doubt though that this ale can be as good, as raw, as the stout

[timbo41]

Yeah baby..excuse glass!!

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[Ditch]

That looked so f**king good, Timbo, it was the final straw for me. I've just grabbed myself one!

[timbo41]

Sensei did the coopers dark back when I first started playing. In much the same way as the.infamous stout but added a tin of golden syrup as well as dme. Two weeks and bit raw, four and amongst it.not.got.the.roasted taste but lovely all same. As is my wont called it abbo ale..a la.bit in Croc Dundee where Nev.the aborigine bimbles.off.into the bush and steps in something wet!! Cut from TV version now..PC gits

[CJR]

After reading all these pages, I definitely think I'll need to sort out a brew of this.

[Ditch]

Timbo; I'm amongst the Dark as I type this. Bit too cold. Bit too young (F**king rich, coming from me, isn't it?!) But, no; It's still a cracking little pint. I'd drink this in a pub, where as I no longer even bother with Guinness. I drink lemonade, in town, now.

I like this stuff though. It's just not in the same league as the stout, to my tastes. But, I like it