Poor Mans Choc Cherry Stout - Wednesday, December 28, 2016
1 Gallon 4 lbs. 2 row .81 lbs. Toasted Wheat Flakes .47 lbs. corn sugar .44 lbs. Choc malt .25 lbs. Carafa Special III 6 grams Magnum - 13.2% AA - 60 min. Well water Maribrew 514 - BB 2014 - Will use lots - 20 grams hydrated in 200 ml 35C water. .25 tsp. Amyalse Enzyme .25 tsp. Whirlfloc .05 tsp. yeast nutrient qts/lb. 1.55 cherry extract in bottling bucket vanilla bean in primary @ 7 - 10 days. O.G. - 1.060 F.G. - 1.020 % - 5.28 - Must of been a higher OG, got a buzz from this awful beer. SRM - 45 BU - 30 Brewed this back to back. Poured into the fermenters like thick black oil, yummy. I did lose about 25% from each carboy via the blow off hose. I assume I need to buy a 3 gallon carboy and use these as growlers. Finished in 2 days though. That doesn't mean a thing. I have had batches that went like crazy, finished early and had a FG of 20 or even higher. ...