Dark Ale / Stout Toucan

[kjparker]

Hmm, starting to get a really strong alcohol smell in the fridge now... (and in the room) Might have over done it on the sugars.....

 

[Brewman_]

Wow, you guys must be bitterness Junkies. Your bitterness will be up over 90 IBU's and that is in the realm of Ruissian Imperial Stout, RIS, in fact higher, not Guinness, it probably has a bitterness less than half of your brews. But fi that does it for you great.

Here's the vitals for RIS.
Vital Statistics:
OG:1.075 1.115
IBUs:50 90
FG:1.018 1.030
SRM:30 40
ABV:8 12%

Fear.

 

[earle]

Wow, you guys must be bitterness Junkies. Your bitterness will be up over 90 IBU's and that is in the realm of Ruissian Imperial Stout, RIS, in fact higher, not Guinness, it probably has a bitterness less than half of your brews. But fi that does it for you great.

Here's the vitals for RIS.
Vital Statistics:
OG:1.075 1.115
IBUs:50 90
FG:1.018 1.030
SRM:30 40
ABV:8 12%

Fear.

It all comes down to the balance of your brew. You can have a very high calculated IBU but if you have enough malt (leaving residual sugars), the perceived bitterness will be not nearly as high.

 

[kjparker]

It all comes down to the balance of your brew. You can have a very high calculated IBU but if you have enough malt (leaving residual sugars), the perceived bitterness will be not nearly as high.

Yes, Mine doesnt tast hugely bitter anymore at all. Got a warmth to it though... And an "alcohol" type aroma to it...

 

[Brewman_]

It all comes down to the balance of your brew. You can have a very high calculated IBU but if you have enough malt (leaving residual sugars), the perceived bitterness will be not nearly as high.

Jenny, I might not be a smart man but I know what loveBitterness is.

 

[earle]

[/size]Jenny, I might not be a smart man but I know what loveBitterness is.

Not quite sure what that means but you made a comment about high IBU (calculated) and not everyone understands balance.

 

[kjparker]

ok, I put this one in the bottle today, it ended up at around 1.010 from 1.070. How do I calc what the alcohol level is on that one?

It has quite a hit of bitterness, which I reckon a few months in the bottle will mellow. Ended up with 52 1/2 litre bottles of the stuff. so hoping it does mellow with age!

 

[going down a hill]

From what the linked site says it comes in as 7.88%. Happy days.

http://webspace.webring.com/people/ms/sirl...Calculator.html

 

[kjparker]

and in the glass.....

Still a bit young, but quite tasty!

 

[Ivan Other One]

A beaut looking creamy/white head for a stout there Clueless, Well done mate. :icon_cheers:

 

[kjparker]

A beaut looking creamy/white head for a stout there Clueless, Well done mate. :icon_cheers:

Yep, very happy with it so far!

Reckon it will only get better!