
Negril Root Beer
Foreign Extra Stout • All Grain • 5.5 gal
by Al Boyce Sitting in a thatch hut bar in Jamaica, one of the locals told me that to drink Guiness warm was good for my "root"....
February 6, 2003 am 10:29am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 12.5 lbs
English 2-row Pale
English 2-row Pale
All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.
- 3 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- 0.5 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- .5 lbs
Midwest Wheat Malt
Midwest Wheat Malt
Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.
- .25 lbs
British Dark Crystal
British Dark Crystal
Sweet caramel flavor, mouthfeel. For porters, stouts, old ales and any dark ale.
- .25 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- 1 lbs
Barley Flaked
Barley Flaked
Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.
- 2.5 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1.5 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1 tsp
Gypsum to mash - (omitted from calculations)
Gypsum to mash
- 1 tsp
Phosphoric Acid to sparge - (omitted from calculations)
Phosphoric Acid to sparge
- 1 gal
Irish Moss to boil - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss to boil
-
White Labs WLP023 Burton Ale
White Labs WLP023 Burton Ale
From the famous brewing town of Burton upon Trent, England, this yeast is packed with character. It provides delicious subtle fruity flavors like apple, clover honey and pear. Great for all English styles, IPA's, bitters, and pales. Excellent in porters a
Style (BJCP)
Category: 13 - Stout
Subcategory: D - Foreign Extra Stout
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.072 | 1.056 - 1.075 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.017 | 1.010 - 1.018 | ![]() |
Color: | 37.1 SRM | 30 - 40 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 7.2% ABV | 5.5% - 8% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 63.2 IBU | 30 - 70 | ![]() |
Discussion
Feb 9, 2003 - BREW DAY!
2003-02-10 8:36am
It was cold as [insert colloquialism here], and I had a leaking valve on my hot liquor tun and a stuck sparge as well. Even so, the OG came out right on - 1074. After 2 30 sec. blasts of O2 I pitched the starter, and by this morning it was already gurgling away.