becky's birthday beer
American Stout • Extract • 3 gal
chocolate covered cherry stout
January 1, 2008 pm 11:24pm
Ingredients (Extract, 3 gal)
- 1 lbs
American Black Patent
American Black Patent
Provides color and sharp flavor in stouts and porters.
- 3 lbs
Dry Dark Extract
Dry Dark Extract
Used predominantly in the production of dark beers such as milds, browns, porters, and stouts.
- 1 lbs
Invert Sugar
Invert Sugar
Increases alcohol. Use in some Belgian or English ales. Made from sucrose & is 5-10% less fermentable than sucrose. Does not contain dextrins.
- .5 lbs
Light Brown Sugar
Light Brown Sugar
Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.
- 1 lbs
Lactose
Lactose
Adds sweetness and body. Use in sweet or milk stouts.
- .5 oz
Willamette - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- .5 oz
Willamette - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- 12 oz
grenadine - (omitted from calculations)
grenadine
- 6 oz
flavor extract - (omitted from calculations)
flavor extract
-
White Labs WLP013 London Ale
White Labs WLP013 London Ale
Dry, malty ale yeast. Provides a complex, oakey ester character to your beer. Hop bitterness comes through well. This yeast is well suited for classic British pale ales, bitters, and stouts. Does not flocculate as much as WLP002 and WLP005.
Notes
added grenadine 3 minutes left in boil (grenadine calculated as invert sugar) added 2 oz each of chocolate, vanilla and cherry extract at bottling
Style (BJCP)
Category: 13 - Stout
Subcategory: E - American Stout
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.087 | 1.050 - 1.075 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.021 | 1.010 - 1.022 | |
| Color: | 37.3 SRM | 30 - 40 | |
| Alcohol: | 8.8% ABV | 5% - 7% | |
| Bitterness: | 16.5 IBU | 35 - 75 |
Discussion
cherry and chocolate extract added
2008-01-31 9:17pm
a good stout. sweet. cannot really taste the chocolate. needs more cherry flavoring or less roasted malts.
