beer Begin! : May TD: Golden Stout
- Thread starter wheebz
- Start date
Def get one 
... a metal one, too, not the plastic version ...
... a metal one, too, not the plastic version ...http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00V334SME/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1464224845&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=carbonator+cap&dpPl=1&dpID=41yiibBnAbL&ref=plSrch
Is this what you guys speak of?
Do I need a special bottle?
Is this what you guys speak of?
Do I need a special bottle?
Yup, uber one, too, cause you can growler/bottle fill with it ...
If I failed to BeerGun, I was going to do my BD entry using it =)
If I failed to BeerGun, I was going to do my BD entry using it =)
I use soda one's because they're pressure-rated ...
I do wear eye protection when I do it, too, and hold it in an oven mitt ...
Gotta protect the money makers ...
Gotta protect the money makers ...
Looking good everyone! Been busy trying to get the gardens in between all the rain we have been getting lately. The cacao nib/vanilla bean mixture has been in for 7 days now so it is coffee time!
2.0 oz coffee beans in sanitized bowl
In the carboy. Will taste after 2 days and if good, will bottle
2.0 oz coffee beans in sanitized bowl
In the carboy. Will taste after 2 days and if good, will bottle
It has been almost 2 full days since I added the coffee beans. I just tasted a sample to see how 'coffeed up' it was and I was impressed. I could taste vanilla, chocolate, and coffee notes. Nothing overpowering but all there. I am excited for this one. Will be bottling in a couple of hours.
Well, here is my final post for this BD as Wheebz stated in the opening page with all my pictures again. This will come in 2 posts because THP will not let me post all in one thread. Here we go...
Teaser...
Yeast starter going strong
Vanilla Bean
Vanilla Bean chopped up and gutted
Cacao Nibs measured out
Cacao Nibs and Vanilla Bean soaking in vodka to cover
Mashing in
Temp a bit off but within range
Vorlaufing
Wort in kettle
Wort boiling away
Hot Break achieved
Adding hops
Irish Moss
Wort chillin
Aerating and into fermentation bucket
Once wort cooled to room temperature, gravity checked it at 1.066
Pitching Yeast
Fermentation begins...
Teaser...
Yeast starter going strong
Vanilla Bean
Vanilla Bean chopped up and gutted
Cacao Nibs measured out
Cacao Nibs and Vanilla Bean soaking in vodka to cover
Mashing in
Temp a bit off but within range
Vorlaufing
Wort in kettle
Wort boiling away
Hot Break achieved
Adding hops
Irish Moss
Wort chillin
Aerating and into fermentation bucket
Once wort cooled to room temperature, gravity checked it at 1.066
Pitching Yeast
Fermentation begins...
Very active fermentation coming up thru airlock
Final Gravity clocking in at 1.009
Racked into secondary
Cacao Nib/Vanilla Bean mixture
Mixture dumped in secondary
After cacao/vanilla mixture has been in secondary for 7 days, coffee beans weighed out in sanitized bowl
Coffee beans added to secondary
After 2 days of 'dry coffeeing', tastes great and now bottled
Nice!
:CHEERS:
:CHEERS:
MAKE STOUT GREAT AGAIN
2 gallon brew
72oz Maris Otter
12oz Flaked Oats
10oz Flaked Barley
8oz Caramel Mat 10l
1oz East Kent Goldings @ 60 mins
8oz Bakers white chocolate @ 60 mins
1 vanilla bean @ 15 mins
whirfloc tablet @ 15 mins
2 cinnamon sticks @ 10 mins
us-05
60 minutes @ 152f
60 minute boil
10 days @ 68f
3 days cold crash
OG 1.064
FG 1.016
ABV 6.3%
Attenuation 73.8%
I tried another one today and it has gotten a bit better, but still not good. Only sending this so I can find out why it sucks. My guess is the bakers chocolate, but lets see what Mr Awesome has to say.
2 gallon brew
72oz Maris Otter
12oz Flaked Oats
10oz Flaked Barley
8oz Caramel Mat 10l
1oz East Kent Goldings @ 60 mins
8oz Bakers white chocolate @ 60 mins
1 vanilla bean @ 15 mins
whirfloc tablet @ 15 mins
2 cinnamon sticks @ 10 mins
us-05
60 minutes @ 152f
60 minute boil
10 days @ 68f
3 days cold crash
OG 1.064
FG 1.016
ABV 6.3%
Attenuation 73.8%
I tried another one today and it has gotten a bit better, but still not good. Only sending this so I can find out why it sucks. My guess is the bakers chocolate, but lets see what Mr Awesome has to say.