Dark Ale Request

[kabooby]

I recently made the following

1 x Can cooper dark ale
1 x TCB Stout mix (600g Dark malt, 400g Maltodextrin)
150g of chocolate grain steeped for 20 min
12g of willamette (tea bag style) added for 10 min then into the fermenter
Dumped onto yeast cake of previous brew that used 15g Brew cellar premium ale yeast
Fermented at 20 deg

Tasted it before fermenataion and had balanced espresso and choc flavours.

Tried it the other day after being in the bottle for 3 weeks and was not that impressed. I think the willamette flavours are to strong and have made the beer a bit hoppy for my taste.
I had not used willamette or chocolate grain before so I am assuming it is the willamette.
The flavours should settle down with a bit more storage anyway.

The best dark ale I have made was just

1 x Beermakers old
1kg Dark liquid malt

I had a bottle a few weeks ago after 9 months storage and it was beautiful. :chug:

Kabooby

 

[drsmurto]

Well i went with this in the end in a bid to clean out some stuff in the cupboard. Hope the hops survived 'accidentally' defrosting the fridge! :unsure:

'Prince of Darkness Ale'

1 tin Black Rock Mexican cerveza
1kg light DME
250g choc malt
50g black patent
250g light crystal malt
250g medium crystal malt
30g POR @ 30 min
20g Fuggles @ 20min
20g Fuggles @ flameout
S-04, 18degC.

2nd last kit i am doing, one more to go then its AG or nothing.

Cheers
DrSmurto

 

[brettprevans]

'Prince of Darkness Ale'

1 tin Black Rock Mexican cerveza
1kg light DME
250g choc malt
50g black patent
250g light crystal malt
250g medium crystal malt
30g POR @ 30 min
20g Fuggles @ 20min
20g Fuggles @ flameout
S-04, 18degC.

2nd last kit i am doing, one more to go then its AG or nothing.

Cheers
DrSmurto
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Hey Smurto. stupid question. can u explain the hops process for me. just so i am sure. is is boil POR for 30min. 20min into it add fuggles, then another 20g?

 

[Prawned]

This is the way i see it.. probably not right but oh well

30g POR @ 30 min ---------- 30 min start timer
20g Fuggles @ 20min -------- 10 mins in add fuggles
20g Fuggles @ flameout ------- heat off add fuggles

 

[brettprevans]

This is the way i see it.. probably not right but oh well

30g POR @ 30 min ---------- 30 min start timer
20g Fuggles @ 20min -------- 10 mins in add fuggles
20g Fuggles @ flameout ------- heat off add fuggles

thats what i thought so cool. thanks

 

[petesbrew]

I recently made the following

1 x Can cooper dark ale
1 x TCB Stout mix (600g Dark malt, 400g Maltodextrin)
150g of chocolate grain steeped for 20 min
12g of willamette (tea bag style) added for 10 min then into the fermenter
Dumped onto yeast cake of previous brew that used 15g Brew cellar premium ale yeast
Fermented at 20 deg

Tasted it before fermenataion and had balanced espresso and choc flavours.

Tried it the other day after being in the bottle for 3 weeks and was not that impressed. I think the willamette flavours are to strong and have made the beer a bit hoppy for my taste.
I had not used willamette or chocolate grain before so I am assuming it is the willamette.
The flavours should settle down with a bit more storage anyway.
Kabooby

I also tried Williamette in one recently, and found the same, it seems pretty full on with the strength