This is my best beer yet. Balanced rounded flavour - the dryness of the roasted barley just counterbalanced by the sweetness of the chocolate malt. Good infusion of hops - tastes a bit like a black IPA but with a richer mouthfeel. A good beer to give to ale drinkers who claim they don't like stouts, as t has a refreshing hoppiness and lots of character.
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Vary aroma hop inclusion for more hoppy flavour.","ImageUrlRoot":null,"StyleId":"15B","StyleName":"Irish Stout","BatchSize":23,"BoilSize":24.6052,"BoilTime":100,"Efficiency":0.85,"DateCreated":"\/Date(1529165811113)\/","BrewSessionCount":0,"MostRecentBrewSession":null,"Og":1.048390159342826,"Fg":1.0106458350554217,"Srm":40.802340311065855,"Ibu":43.6067219726361,"BgGu":0.9011485509625824,"Abv":4.8690178330751568,"Calories":160,"AverageRating":5,"TastingNoteCount":2,"Fermentables":[{"Per":"74","Amt":"3.5","Ppg":"36","L":"2","Use":"Mash","Id":"288878","IngId":"126","Name":"Pale 2-Row - UK","CustomName":"","Rank":"1"},{"Per":"6","Amt":"0.3","Ppg":"32","L":"1","Use":"Mash","Id":"288879","IngId":"78","Name":"Flaked Barley - US","CustomName":"","Rank":"2"},{"Per":"11","Amt":"0.5","Ppg":"29","L":"488","Use":"Mash","Id":"288880","IngId":"579","Name":"Roasted Barley - UK","CustomName":"","Rank":"3"},{"Per":"4","Amt":"0.2","Ppg":"34","L":"413","Use":"Mash","Id":"288881","IngId":"507","Name":"Chocolate - UK","CustomName":"","Rank":"4"},{"Per":"4","Amt":"0.2","Ppg":"0","L":"0","Use":"Mash","Id":"288882","IngId":"116","Name":"Rice Hulls - US","CustomName":"","Rank":"5"}],"Hops":[{"Amt":"20","Type":"Leaf","Use":"Boil","Min":"100","Day":"0","AA":"8.4","Ibu":"18.4572778134068","Id":"310272","IngId":"23","Name":"Northern Brewer ","CustomName":"","Rank":"1"},{"Amt":"10","Type":"Leaf","Use":"Boil","Min":"100","Day":"0","AA":"15.1","Ibu":"16.5895770822882","Id":"310273","IngId":"300","Name":"Waimea","CustomName":"","Rank":"2"},{"Amt":"10","Type":"Leaf","Use":"Boil","Min":"10","Day":"0","AA":"5.9","Ibu":"2.17686274801519","Id":"310274","IngId":"4627","Name":"Sovereign","CustomName":"","Rank":"3"},{"Amt":"10","Type":"Leaf","Use":"Boil","Min":"10","Day":"0","AA":"5.8","Ibu":"2.13996676923527","Id":"310276","IngId":"11","Name":"Fuggles","CustomName":"","Rank":"5"},{"Amt":"10","Type":"Leaf","Use":"Boil","Min":"10","Day":"0","AA":"6.4","Ibu":"2.36134264191478","Id":"310277","IngId":"3667","Name":"Mandarina Bavaria","CustomName":"","Rank":"6"}],"Yeasts":[{"Atten":"0.78","Id":"80801","IngId":"3340","Name":"White Labs Cream Ale WLP080","CustomName":"","Rank":"1"}],"Others":[{"Amt":"3","Unit":"ml","Use":"Boil","Id":"56214","IngId":"14","Name":"Irish Moss","CustomName":"","Rank":"1"},{"Amt":"3","Unit":"ml","Use":"Boil","Id":"56215","IngId":"29","Name":"Yeast Nutrient","CustomName":"","Rank":"2"}],"MashSteps":[{"Heat":"Infusion","Temp":"62","Time":"40","Id":"40478","IngId":"9","Name":"Saccharification Rest","CustomName":"","Rank":"1"},{"Heat":"Infusion","Temp":"67","Time":"35","Id":"40479","IngId":"9","Name":"Saccharification Rest","CustomName":"","Rank":"2"}],"Steps":[{"Id":"92997","Rank":"1","Text":"15.65 L strike water into Grainfather - heat to 55?C"},{"Id":"92998","Rank":"2","Text":"Add fermentables with rice husks in stages, stir in gently"},{"Id":"92999","Rank":"3","Text":"For stout recipe, Add Calcium Chloride Flake - 8g, Calcium Sulphate - 4g, Sodium Chloride (Table Salt) - 4g"},{"Id":"93000","Rank":"4","Text":"Check pH of wort during mash stages - should be close to 5.3"},{"Id":"93001","Rank":"5","Text":"Mash stage 1 - saccharification rest - 62?C for 40 mins"},{"Id":"93002","Rank":"6","Text":"Mash stage 2 - saccharification rest - 67?C for 35 mins"},{"Id":"93041","Rank":"7","Text":"Take Liquid Yeast out of fridge and shake well - let it warm to room temp"},{"Id":"93003","Rank":"8","Text":"During mash period prepare 17.95 L sparge water at 75-77?C"},{"Id":"93004","Rank":"9","Text":"During mash period prepare bittering hops for adding to boil - 20g Northern Brewer, 10g Waimea"},{"Id":"93005","Rank":"10","Text":"At end of mash, lift out malted grains and sparge slowly with 17.95 L sparge water"},{"Id":"93006","Rank":"11","Text":"Add bittering hops and boil for 100 mins"},{"Id":"93007","Rank":"12","Text":"During boil prepare aroma hops 10g Sovereign, 10g EKG, 10g Fuggles and 10g Mandarina Bavaria"},{"Id":"93008","Rank":"13","Text":"Also prepare protofloc (Irish Moss) 1/4 teaspoon and Yeast Nutrient 1/2 teaspoon"},{"Id":"93009","Rank":"14","Text":"At 90 mins boil time add aroma hops and protofloc and yeast nutrient"},{"Id":"93010","Rank":"15","Text":"At end of boil 100mins, switch off boiler"},{"Id":"93013","Rank":"16","Text":"Hook up counterflow chiller and syphon wort into conical fermenter"},{"Id":"93014","Rank":"17","Text":"Use thermometer to gauge temp during transfer - ensure around 20-23?C"},{"Id":"93015","Rank":"18","Text":"Take hydrometer reading for OF value and store result"},{"Id":"93016","Rank":"19","Text":"Use aeration paddle to vigorously aerate wort in fermenter"},{"Id":"93017","Rank":"20","Text":"Add primed yeast mixture and stir in carefully"},{"Id":"93018","Rank":"21","Text":"(optional) add sterilised water to make up to 23L in fermenter if necessary. Include Coopers Brew Enhancer 1 - 250g to 1 L - if desired"},{"Id":"93019","Rank":"22","Text":"Primary fermentation at 22?C until primary fermentation stops or specific gravity is static for 24h"},{"Id":"93021","Rank":"23","Text":"Primary fermentation for 7 to 14 days"},{"Id":"93022","Rank":"24","Text":"Transfer to cask to condition for at least 2 weeks"},{"Id":"93023","Rank":"25","Text":"Transfer fro cask to mini kegs or bottles"}]}
