good4whatAlesU
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First tasting of my cold steeped stout today.
12Litre batch - I steeped 200gm Roast barley and 50gm Light chocolate malt in 2L water for 24 hours.
Strained through a chux wipe and added to boil with 10min to go. (the mash was 1kg Ale malt + 1kg Pilsner malt at 66 c).
It's a very smooth chocolate tasting beer, but I must admit it's a little lack lustre on the RB 'punch'. I have tried this same recipe full mash (all grains in) and it turns out a lot punchier, but a lot more astringent.
Perhaps it might be good to add 25% dark grains to the mash and steep the other 75%? To increase the punch.
Anyway, it's a nice beer and will be going down very quickly..
12Litre batch - I steeped 200gm Roast barley and 50gm Light chocolate malt in 2L water for 24 hours.
Strained through a chux wipe and added to boil with 10min to go. (the mash was 1kg Ale malt + 1kg Pilsner malt at 66 c).
It's a very smooth chocolate tasting beer, but I must admit it's a little lack lustre on the RB 'punch'. I have tried this same recipe full mash (all grains in) and it turns out a lot punchier, but a lot more astringent.
Perhaps it might be good to add 25% dark grains to the mash and steep the other 75%? To increase the punch.
Anyway, it's a nice beer and will be going down very quickly..