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[HVB]

I SO know that! And I really don't think the beer will suck with different hops! It will just be a different beer than mine.

Even with the recipe and all the same ingredients as yours his will still end up a different beer. We all know a recipe is a small portion of the finial product.

[positiveContact]

Even with the recipe and all the same ingredients as yours his will still end up a different beer. We all know a recipe is a small portion of the finial product.

 

diff water.  probably diff mash pH.  diff mash thickness.  diff boil rate.  diff ferm temp and profile.  the list goes on!

[positiveContact]

following the recipe pretty closely now.  I will be using nugget in place of magnum.  otherwise everything is per the recipe.  I even got the castle belgian chocolate malt.

[denny]

following the recipe pretty closely now.  I will be using nugget in place of magnum.  otherwise everything is per the recipe.  I even got the castle belgian chocolate malt.

 

Good on ya!   That chocolate malt made a huge difference in the flavor.

[positiveContact]

Good on ya!   That chocolate malt made a huge difference in the flavor.

 

I was wondering about that.  am I going to want to throw out the 2-3lbs of likely breiss chocolate malt I have in the grain closet after I try this stuff?

Edited by Evil_Morty, 03 April 2016 - 12:13 PM.

[denny]

I was wondering about that.  am I going to want to throw out the 2-3lbs of likely breiss chocolate malt I have in the grain closet after I try this stuff?

 

Use whichever is appropriate.  Sometimes you want a more aggressive edge, so use the Briess.  Sometimes you want it softer, use the Castle.

[positiveContact]

ended up at 1.073.  whoops!

[positiveContact]

gravity is at 1.020 right now.  the sample looks like still fermenting wort to me though.  it developed a thick head when I put it into the hydrometer sample thingy and it's super cloudy right now.  so I've kicked the temp controller up one last time to 70F and gave the fermentor a bit of a jostle to push things along.  if I can get around 1.014 I think that would be about right.  hopefully I didn't overpitch and end up with something underattenuated here.

[positiveContact]

I will say the castle chocolate malt seems really smooth.  like so freakin' smooth.  I'm curious if anyone has built a chocolate stout recipe around it.

Edited by Evil_Morty, 10 April 2016 - 05:35 PM.

[neddles]

I will say the castle chocolate malt seems really smooth. like so freakin' smooth. I'm curious if anyone has built a chocolate stout recipe around it.

Most mortals can't get it without heroic efforts so my guess is no. Good to know though, it sounds nice.

[positiveContact]

Most mortals can't get it without heroic efforts so my guess is no. Good to know though, it sounds nice.

 

place I went sells it for $2/lb.  pretty reasonable.

[neddles]

place I went sells it for $2/lb.  pretty reasonable.

It's not the price it's the availability. Very few online retailers sell it and none that I frequent or are anywhere near me.

[positiveContact]

It's not the price it's the availability. Very few online retailers sell it and none that I frequent or are anywhere near me.

 

oh, I figured you'd at least be able to easily get it online.  the place I bought it from locally does ship if that's one of your only options.

[neddles]

oh, I figured you'd at least be able to easily get it online.  the place I bought it from locally does ship if that's one of your only options.

That place was one of the few I found online that sell it. 

[positiveContact]

That place was one of the few I found online that sell it. 

 

I think it's destiny!  what he doesn't seem to sell is 1450 although I'm sure he would order it if I asked him to.

[positiveContact]

not sure what typical FG is.  right now I'm at 1.016.  I might get another point or two out of the yeast or maybe nothing more.  tough to tell.

[MyaCullen]

not sure what typical FG is. right now I'm at 1.016. I might get another point or two out of the yeast or maybe nothing more. tough to tell.

1.015 from 1.063 with 1450 seems right

[positiveContact]

1.015 from 1.063 with 1450 seems right

 

I actually started at 1.073

[HVB]

1.073-1.016

 

I would be happy with that!

[neddles]

I actually started at 1.073

Imperialized! I think Id be happy with it at 1.015.