smilinggilroy
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First off, I am very new to brewing, and wish to do my very first brew of beer. Have a ginger beer going at the moment, (a kit brought home by wife from supermarket spruced up to the max for flavour and body).
I am a Guinness Draught fanatic (icy cold widget cans at home or a good on tap only) very, very rarely drink any other beer, and would like to knock out a brew that I will enjoy as much as the Guinness.
Reading though the forums, some say that this stuff is watery sh!t, but Sheaf and Guinness type stouts are a little too bitter and harsh for my liking. Would like to brew a style that is smooth, creamy, velvety, rich, and especially dry and full-bodied Oh, and blaaaack!
I know Guinness is charged with nitrogen so I am not going to get exactly the same result but would like to get as close to the taste as possible.
LHBS has this kit recipe:-
3kg X-TRACT BLACK, 1.5kg light liquid malt, 24g Goldings (dry hopped). Makes 18ltr.
Seen recipes with espresso coffee, liquorice, star anise and so on and on and.FFS.
Would like to use a kit as a base (being a newbie) and tweaking it up a bit, and would like to get it under way ASAP.
HELP!!......Please.
I am a Guinness Draught fanatic (icy cold widget cans at home or a good on tap only) very, very rarely drink any other beer, and would like to knock out a brew that I will enjoy as much as the Guinness.
Reading though the forums, some say that this stuff is watery sh!t, but Sheaf and Guinness type stouts are a little too bitter and harsh for my liking. Would like to brew a style that is smooth, creamy, velvety, rich, and especially dry and full-bodied Oh, and blaaaack!
I know Guinness is charged with nitrogen so I am not going to get exactly the same result but would like to get as close to the taste as possible.
LHBS has this kit recipe:-
3kg X-TRACT BLACK, 1.5kg light liquid malt, 24g Goldings (dry hopped). Makes 18ltr.
Seen recipes with espresso coffee, liquorice, star anise and so on and on and.FFS.
Would like to use a kit as a base (being a newbie) and tweaking it up a bit, and would like to get it under way ASAP.
HELP!!......Please.