Youngs Double Choc Stout

[I like beer]

hi guys and any girls out there ,am a newby to posting here been lurking 4 a while, don't know if anyone's tried a Youngs Double Choc Stout yet but am keen 2 clone; maybe try cascade chocolate mahogany porter kit with 1kg ddme/topshelfe choclate cream extact(for spirits)/500gms choc malt steeped for 20 mins. Any help apreciated

 

[Trent]

If you are after the stout taste, I would be looking at roast barley to steep, and using some chocolate essence at bottling.
All the best
Trent

 

[GMK]

OK - so you are a kits& bits brewer.

Dont know your location - as you hav enot filled it in - but some of us BBC guys have made a double choc.

Best version is:
Morgans Dockside stout
Bill at Brewmaker (SA) does a big balck stout kit (very similar to Grumpys) that u need to do a 10 min boil.
Add 125gms of Dark Choc buds prior to the boil.
Follow instructions.
Use a good yeast - I use Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale Yeast - and rack to secondary after 10 days Primary.
Add choc essence in secondary and refrigerate for upto 14 days.
Bottle or keg as per normal.

If you are in SA - come up and try mine - currently in primary at the moment.

 

[Keith the Beer Guy]

Mr Beer,

If you want to try using some grain, Trent's suggestion of Roast Barley and Chocolate is heading in the right direction.

The Youngs has a rich creamy chocolate flavour, steeping ~200-400g of pale chocolate malt will produce a similar flavour. Use the grain with a decent stout kit plus a kilo of dried malt extract and it will make for an excellent drop. Or a decent old kit, same amount of malt and 75-100g roast barley (+pale choc). All will be very tasty.

I'm sure I've read they actually use chocolate as per GMK's suggestion. The choc buds sound like a bit of fun anyway.

The irish ale yeast is an excellent choice. If your using dried yeast go for Muntons Gold.

Happy Brewing,

Keith

 

[brettprevans]

hi guys and any girls out there ,am a newby to posting here been lurking 4 a while, don't know if anyone's tried a Youngs Double Choc Stout yet but am keen 2 clone; maybe try cascade chocolate mahogany porter kit with 1kg ddme/topshelfe choclate cream extact(for spirits)/500gms choc malt steeped for 20 mins. Any help apreciated

I like your thinking about using the spirit extracts. You could probably use some of the whiskey flavours in a scottish ale or stout.

grain will of course give good flavours. I like all of the above suggestions, so just try one and let us know how is turns out

 

[I like beer]

sorry about not getting back earlyer, been busy will brew tommorow, will probably go with stout kit +dark malt ,hops &chocbuds in primary &add essence after a taste at racking