Coppers Aust. Stout - K & Bits

[AaronJ]

A bit after the fact, but thought Id post a Kitnbits Stout I did yesterday. This is my 3rd brew.

I researched all the K&Bits recipes that I could find on the web and in books and kind of melded them together to come up with this:

1.7kg Coppers Aust. Stout
1kg Dark DME
500g Light DME
200g Dry Corn Syrup
150g Lactose
15ml Licorice Extract
Goldings plug @ 60min
Fuggles plug @ 30min
American Ale yeast - it was either USJ6 or US56 (I couldnt quite decipher the writing but it is supposed to result in a dryer beer than S04 I used on my last brew)

Boiled for 1 hour

Filled to 18.5 liters.

OG was 1.060

Temps where I brew is 20-22C

Now, there was one little mishap (lesson learnt)!

While bring the wort up to boiling I walked away for 30 seconds. Of course it was those 30 seconds that it chose to go from nothing to full boil and overflow onto the stove. What a bloody mess!!!

I guestmate I lost about 10% of the wort but figure it will be OK given I went heavy on the malt sugars and have reduce the overall brew volume.

Sound OK?

Aaron.

 

[Jovial_Monk]

Hmmm with 1.5Kg dried extract, 200g Dried Tapioca Syrup, and 150g lactose that stout will not be a dry beer.

We have all had a boil over, and can sympathise

Jovial Monk

 

[AaronJ]

Thanks for the sympathy Jovial.

2 hours from start to finish for the brew and then another 2+ to COMPLETELY disassemble the stovetop and clean it! I cannot believe hpw that wort just gravitated towards all of the hard'to'reach spots!

Not too worried if it does not result in a dry beer. It was just a note that apparently this yeas does result in drier beers. Plus I wanted to try another ale yeast after trying the S04.

Do you think I was a bit heavy handed with the sugars?

AJ

 

[bindi]

Hi,
I did somthing close to that a year ago [before I found partials and AG] a year later it is tasting great, let it mature and enjoy.
Some of my K@ks a year later are drinkable and not bad.