the_rayway
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So I started this today and probably made sooo many mistakes. But it was so exciting! Plus, it involved standing and sitting - which are the two activities I am currently able to do
Recipe for 1 Gallon Batch
- 3.2oz Roasted GF Oats
- 1Lb 6.6oz Sorghum Extract
- 35mL Molasses
- .2oz Northern Brewer Hops
- 2 Pieces Star Anise
- 2 Split & scraped Vanilla Beans
- 5 Roasted Walnut halves, broken up
- .8oz Coco Powder
- 2oz White Sugar
- 1.5fl oz Dark Candi Sugar Syrup
- 3mL Coffee Grounds
- .2oz Hallertau Hops
- 1/2 packet Nottingham GF Ale Yeast
1) I brought a 1/2 gallon on water to 150-180F and tossed in the oats for 30 mins. Kept the temps within that range.
2) Since the author of the recipe I based this off of didn't mention sparging, I added the sorghum and molasses and brought to a boil. Started timer.
3) Add Norther Brewer at 45min
4) Anise and vanilla beans at 30Min
5) Walnuts and coco at 15Min
6) Sugar, Candi, Coffee & Hallartau hops at 5 mins
7) Sparged with warmed water a couple of times. The stuff was thick like I was making Haystack Cookies!!
8) Cool wort
9) Rehydrate yeast
10) Throw everything into a one gallon jug, shake like crazy, then pop 2 cups of the mixture into a mason jar beside to give some head room.
OG 1.048
So I'm not sure if I totally screwed up by not sparging just the oats after soaking. I wonder if he just assumed a person would know to do that?
I lost 2/3 of my volume while I was doing the 60 min boil. I had to take it off the burner a minute or two early because I wasn't sure it would make it!
While I do not have high hopes for this beer, there are a couple of things I will be looking for:
a) that it's well-carbonated - I HATE flat beer
b) that it kind of tastes like chocolate
c) that maybe it will be a bit sweet
Don't know if I'm wishing into the wind, but I feel this is a great start to some experimenting!
Raelene
Recipe for 1 Gallon Batch
- 3.2oz Roasted GF Oats
- 1Lb 6.6oz Sorghum Extract
- 35mL Molasses
- .2oz Northern Brewer Hops
- 2 Pieces Star Anise
- 2 Split & scraped Vanilla Beans
- 5 Roasted Walnut halves, broken up
- .8oz Coco Powder
- 2oz White Sugar
- 1.5fl oz Dark Candi Sugar Syrup
- 3mL Coffee Grounds
- .2oz Hallertau Hops
- 1/2 packet Nottingham GF Ale Yeast
1) I brought a 1/2 gallon on water to 150-180F and tossed in the oats for 30 mins. Kept the temps within that range.
2) Since the author of the recipe I based this off of didn't mention sparging, I added the sorghum and molasses and brought to a boil. Started timer.
3) Add Norther Brewer at 45min
4) Anise and vanilla beans at 30Min
5) Walnuts and coco at 15Min
6) Sugar, Candi, Coffee & Hallartau hops at 5 mins
7) Sparged with warmed water a couple of times. The stuff was thick like I was making Haystack Cookies!!
8) Cool wort
9) Rehydrate yeast
10) Throw everything into a one gallon jug, shake like crazy, then pop 2 cups of the mixture into a mason jar beside to give some head room.
OG 1.048
So I'm not sure if I totally screwed up by not sparging just the oats after soaking. I wonder if he just assumed a person would know to do that?
I lost 2/3 of my volume while I was doing the 60 min boil. I had to take it off the burner a minute or two early because I wasn't sure it would make it!
While I do not have high hopes for this beer, there are a couple of things I will be looking for:
a) that it's well-carbonated - I HATE flat beer
b) that it kind of tastes like chocolate
c) that maybe it will be a bit sweet
Don't know if I'm wishing into the wind, but I feel this is a great start to some experimenting!
Raelene