tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post487529136599473427..comments2024-02-23T15:34:32.816-05:00Comments on The Mad Fermentationist - Homebrewing Blog: Plain Breakfast Stout TastingThe Mad Fermentationist (Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-17674168268537342012010-05-12T13:58:29.266-04:002010-05-12T13:58:29.266-04:00I attempted to prime each individual bottle once a...I attempted to prime each individual bottle once and ended up way over shooting my carbonation target. I ended up opening all the bottles to relieve some of the pressure. I double checked my math and it really should not have been too much per bottle but it clearly was. I just do the simple syrup thing into the bottle bucket now (perhaps in the near future be kegging everything).Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03751984022793668039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-23164975189817899862010-05-11T11:33:35.111-04:002010-05-11T11:33:35.111-04:00I didnt' realize that without the coffee / cho...I didnt' realize that without the coffee / chocolate additions. Makes sense now.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373862712031162057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-46538425619737653022010-05-10T11:39:02.296-04:002010-05-10T11:39:02.296-04:00Great idea on the pipettes, I'll have to get s...Great idea on the pipettes, I'll have to get some of those the next time I'm doing a split batch like this. <br /><br />That is the recipe I based mine off of, but I made a couple malt/hop subs based on what I had on hand.The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-84601115933585051152010-05-10T11:33:45.484-04:002010-05-10T11:33:45.484-04:00That's a really tasty sounding recipe. Too ba...That's a really tasty sounding recipe. Too bad the carbonation is a little high.<br /><br />What I've taken to doing is to boil sugar water solution and store it in a sanitized vessel. I can then take 1 ml pipette (like this http://www.virtualvillage.com/pack-of-100-disposable-graduated-plastic-pipettes-1ml-001550-010.html?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=shcomp ) to dispense evenly into bottles. You can sanitize the pipette first.<br /><br />If you have a canning jar and a flame source (torch or alcohol lamp) you can even sterilize a canning jar, and have a steady supply of bottling solution that you can dispense sterilely.<br /><br />If you're interested, BYO replicator did a breakfast stout clone recipe, somewhat different than yours. Here it is.<br /><br />http://www.byo.com/stories/recipes/recipeindex/article/recipes/114-stout/1911-founders-brewing-company-breakfast-stout-cloneLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373862712031162057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-37805216629532147212010-05-10T11:31:33.108-04:002010-05-10T11:31:33.108-04:00My tastes and expectations certainly have changed ...My tastes and expectations certainly have changed over the years. I’ve also gotten pretty used to hitting my brewing target, I’m a much harsher critic of my homebrew than I am of commercial beer (I don’t know their intent).<br /><br />Interesting note on Special B. It’ll be interesting to see how this batch changes over time. I’m looking forward to cracking one of the other three tonight.The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-41879392658284108652010-05-09T21:08:46.665-04:002010-05-09T21:08:46.665-04:00Mike, to some extent, do you think your impression...Mike, to some extent, do you think your impression of what a great beer is has changed significantly over the years? ie. would you have been less down on this beer if you made/tasted this ~5 years ago (over carb issues aside)?<br /><br />also, I have made a number of RIS' with special B, and it seems like it takes ~9-12 months for those dark fruit flavors to emerge. its a very strange phenomenon, as they seem to be evident from the beginning in, say... a BSDA.JC Tetreaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719857026935630639noreply@blogger.com