3 gal water
2 1/2 oz bullion hops
10 lb dark malt extract
1 lb black patent malt
2 lb crystal malt
1/2 lb barley, flaked
1/4 lb barley, roasted
1 tsp ascorbic acid
1/2 licorice stick (see note below)
1/2 tsp citric acid
1 tsp irish moss
1 1/2 oz golding hops
2 tsp yeast nutrient
3/4 oz ale yeast (3 standard packages)
A Recipe for
Double Stout
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Combine water and Bullion hops. Boil for 20 minutes.
Add dark malt extract. Boil for 20 minutes.
Add black patent malt through Irish moss. Boil for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and add Golding hops. Steep for 5 minutes.
Cool and add yeast nutrient and ale yeast. When fermentation has
stopped, add priming sugar and bottle.
NOTES:
* Double stout beer -- I would not recommend making this as your
first beer, but if you are into brewing and like a strong stout, then
give this one a try. Don't be in a hurry to drink it, though, it
really benefits from a long aging. I got the original recipe from
Peter Lester in rec.food.drink, and formatted it for my local
brewfriends. Then I thought that the net at large might enjoy it,
too, so here it is with some additional notes from my experience at
making it. Yield: Makes about 2 cases.
* Lester's initial specific gravity was 1.086 and his final specific
gravity was 1.020 (alcohol about 8 percent). His fermentation time
was 11 days (a slow batch).
My batch fermented in about a week (house temperature ranging between
60 and 68). It was barely drinkable after 6 weeks, but delicious
after 3 months. As far as I can tell, it's still getting better (a
year later), so try not to drink it all up right away.
* Ingredient note: I didn't know what a licorice stick was, until I
asked the clerk at my brewstore. The one he gave me was about 1/3
inch in diameter and about 3 inches long. It was dark black, and not
sweet to the taste at all. It seems to be a standard brewing
ingredient. Sorry I can't be more specific about it.
: Difficulty: For experienced beer brewers only.
: Time: 1 hour preparation, 2 weeks fermenting, 6 months aging.
: Precision: measure the ingredients.
: Spencer W. Thomas
: University of Utah, Computer Science Department, Salt Lake City,
Utah, USA
: thomas@cs.utah.edu
: Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust
Serves: 2
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