Homebrewers: Finally made some beer!!! It's been ~6 months

**Teufel Hunden** · 24th March 12, 09:35 PM

Made an oatmeal chocolate stout. :yum:

Pitched the yeast about 5 minutes before this pic. That little barrel next to it is an old rum recipe that didn't turn out very well. I'm leaving it in there for about a year to see if it ever gets any better.

Fairly simple recipe: Pale malt, flaked barley, oats, carapils, chocolate malt, and roasted barley. Then 60 minutes of East Kent Goldings. I had to use pellet hops for this one :grumble: Finished up with White Labs Irish Ale Yeast.

I've made this one before, and it was well received. But, I didn't use any oats, and it felt a bit too watery for my liking. This round I made the mistake of using 1/4 of a pound too much roasted barley... we'll see how it turns out. :xfings:

I also tried something new. In a throw back to my old liquid intercooler days, I put some dry ice in some methanol, and ran that super cooled mixture through my wort chiller. I had some methanol left over from some earlier in the year, so I figured, why the hell not? :rotfl: I don't think it'll end up being worth the effort, but you never know. Did save me some time though, not that I was in a rush to begin with.

Next week: Honey ale. My most successful beer to date. :headbang:

**Redhawk** · 26th March 12, 03:07 PM

Is that a 6 gallon Carboy?

**tulloch** · 26th March 12, 03:35 PM

I'll be right over. Should I bring my own mug? That looks soooo good!

**Teufel Hunden** · 26th March 12, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by Redhawk

Is that a 6 gallon Carboy?

Yep, 6.5 to be exact.

**Redhawk** · 26th March 12, 04:22 PM

looks good! I'd be happy to help you test em.. I'll trade you some homemade Kahlua!

**Teufel Hunden** · 26th March 12, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by Redhawk

looks good! I'd be happy to help you test em.. I'll trade you some homemade Kahlua!

I'd definitely be up for that. I've got a couple other beers coming up in a few weeks as well.

Here we are a couple days later:

Lookin perty good in there.

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**MadMouser** · 30th March 12, 01:26 PM

Sounds tasty! You thought about barrel aging a beer some time?

You're a man of many talents!

I've just bottled a barleywine and have the makings of a peat smoked porter waiting for me to have some free time to brew it.

**Piper** · 30th March 12, 02:49 PM

I'm getting ready to bottle a chocolate stout either tomorrow or Sunday, depending on available time. One difference is that I actually put in 8 oz. of Hersheys unsweetened cocoa powder. Last time I did a chocolate stout, I used Hershey's dark chocolate syrup. Came out just fine, but I decided to try something different this time. The cocoa powder will stay behind with the sediment, I expect, but the flavor should be there.
Next project is a smoked ale. I have the ingredients, just waiting for the time.