I have watched 100s of home brew vids over the last wee while and Gash must be the best there is. I have now been inspired to take my basic kits to the next level... CHEERS from Scotland
Gash you’re a total legend and the reason I now brew 50L all grain batches every other week. I do have to say although I’m watching this 6 years after the fact, time has not been kind to your hairline brother. From another member of the daddy-daughter brewing club, thanks for all the vids, keep it going. Cheers
Great video Gash. I've used this kit a couple of times. One was very similar to yours. Had cacao nibs, cocoa powder, pure choc extract, but I really liked your use of the vanilla pods. Spot on saying it will help balance the bitterness. I bet your beer ages extremely well. I've got a couple of bottles going on 6 months now and they get better all the time. Cheers man
Thanks mate, ummmm about two years ago I did a very similar one to this but no vanilla but added some chipotle smoked chilles to it, still have two bottles left, I will have to open them soon! :)
thanks for the video, matey. i've been sniffing around various chocolate stout recipes and yours has given me the push to get started. thanks heaps for taking the time to go through the whole process. gaz
That vile is slick. I always use jars, but that vile has so much less head space in it. I agree that too much vanilla is not good, too sweet. Awesome video Gash, cheers!
cheers mate! yeah its the vial the pods came in! actually both the two different brands I had came in vials. and agree I think I said the vanilla wasn't there for vanilla flavour but for a chocolate type sweetness, if that makes sense lol . Thanks Dan
Great video showing the process from start to finish. Informative and educational. I shall be following one of your other recipes soon - Coopers Australian Pale Ale with Amarillo and Cascade hops. Might give this one a try later in year for drinking in the next UK winter.
Thanks for the recipe, mate. Still kind of a noob, but definitely one of my best 2 or 3 brews. My only changes: I used S-04, cut the cacao down to 50g (already pretty chocolatey), added 100mg maltodextrin to give it some more body, and only added 1 pod to the boil and then 2 pods+vodka to fermenter... Fantastic stuff, now I just need the discipline not to drink it too quickly, as I have a feeling it will peak in 2-3 months time. Thanks for sharing, you channel is absolutely awesome!
Did this recipe with the only one change , i added 2 vanilla beans in the boil and none later and used cacao powder instead of cocoa powder. added Vanilla extract in the keg. I didn't really like it very first day before i kegged it as it was very bitter and more like expresso coffee, but 5 days in the keg and it has started to taste heaps better already. More flavours are coming out and is very easy to drink. i think with little more aging for few weeks, it will be a great beer. With recipe it turned out to be 4% ABV.
Cheers! I hope with the knowledge and experience i can see you have that you do an all grain brew! If you haven't all ready. You posses the experience and skills to go All Grain! And you wont look back once you do!!! The absolute knowlege of creating a craft bear all by yourself that you designed is a work of art! You understand cold crashing and clearing. Too be honest it doesn't matter about the recipe it will be good what ever you do. I use Beersmith 2.2 software to design my brews it a great tool. Good luck with all your future brews it takes me back to LME watching this video. Your kknowlege is too advanced for LME, DME its All Grain for You
Sounds gooood! As soon as I get moved in here, I'll have to give it a spin IF I can find some Cooper's here in Tennessee.. Haven't been around lately, but I'm back.....
GREAT JOB Mate, Aussie, Aussie, Aussie OIH OIH OIH!!!!! Ive just bought a KegLand Beer Keg, first time ever to Brew a Beer!!! FANTASTIC, THANKYOU!!!!!11 Happy Days
This video got me into home brewing, and yesterday I cracked open my forst bottle og my take on this (with some added liquorice syrup and espresso). Crikey what a brew! Thank you for sharing, and I'll try a pepper porter with wild pepper from Madagascar next.
well i finally made this and just kegged it today,i followed your recipe just as you made it,vanilla beans and also soaked two vanilla beans in Vodka, Cheers..will try it in seven days
Mate love ya vids, I have made kit brews a little while. Bit embarrassed I have done full mashes yet, but no-one can tell! Try this one out, I call it the black adder death stout : 1x Coopers basic stout kit 1x 1kg Coopers light malt powder 250gr lactose 500gr Belgium candi syrup Steeping cracked grains 200gr Choc malt, 100gr Chrystal malt, 100gr Roasted malt pride of Ringwood after the grains are steeped and all malts boil for 5mins I used cultured yeast from coopers sparkling ale I toped up the fermenter up to 20ltrs which I got from a local water filtering machine
Great video, Thank You. And yet another great recipe in my book :) Going to have a go at it as soon as one of my FV's is empty (3 are currently fermenting European Lager, Pale Ale, and a Mexican Cerveza) them three and this one should be enough for my fortieth I hope :)still have 3 months so plenty of time to brew and condition, and it would be a sure hit with my family and friends. Cheers.!
Amazing! will be trying this out in the next coming months, If you were to make this again, what would you do differently? Could the recipe benefit from some added lactose sweetness or coffee added?
Ripper video - can't wait to try this. I've only made fresh wort kits before. Quick question - Does the 19L of additional water you added need to be boiled first? Also, I've only got 1 packet of coopers yeast and an 11g packet of US-05 yeast. Will they be OK to add together? Cheers!
Awesome job! I wish I could get Coopers around here, but looks like the only way to get it here is to order online. Might have to look into it and see where I can order some.
Just recently brought a Cooper's stout kit. I must pimp it up like you did. , great viewing. It looked and sounded a great drop. PS sorry I'm late to the video lol
Wow! I really enjoyed this video, a Big thumbs up from me. I've been wanting to get creative with the Coopers Stout kit for sometime, and now thanks to you Gash & this great video I'm ready to experiment. One other thing, the way you presented the Chocolate Essence Bottle at the 01:09 mark had me cracking up, and I had to watch that on loop few times, lol. Cheers!
Hi mate nice job learning a lot Is it possible to cold steep coco powder and maybe coffee grinds to the keg ? After fermenting. Appreciate your thoughts cheers Peter
"Good job!" How cute! haha Thanks for the videos mate, this is a massive help for a home brew newbie like myself. Going to use your cold steeping technique for my next brew, a chocolate stout. Can I steep some oats together with my specialty grain?
Awesome video. Yeah with a few added extras you can make a tin go a long way. Morgan’s tins are a bit more expensive but they’re pretty convincing. Nice frenzal shirt btw
The only hops in this beer were for bitterness and that was done when the Coopers tin was made, in other words the Coopers beers are hopped (usually called "prehopped tins" already for bitterness, you only need to add more hops if you either want more bitterness or some fresh hop aroma, since this was a stout and I was concentrating on the chocolate and vanilla no extra hops were needed. Cheers!
looks like a really nice stout mate will have a go at it, but i don't know about putting two stout tins in thinking of trying just the one. great video :)
Fab video! Thanks for the tips. Can you sterilise the vanilla in Rum? I’m thinking I would prefer the flavour of rum to vodka if it were to come through in my stout....
I've just bottled my 6th 23L brew (which was a Beechworth Pale Ale clone - fingers crossed) and this video has inspired me to do my first Stout. It looks amazing and definitely the best Stout video on TH-cam. I'm wanting to do a smaller batch though i.e. 9 or 10L. Any recommendations as to how I could tweak this recipe with optimum results but for a smaller brew as I'm finding 23 litres is just way too much. Cheers heaps and keep up the killer work on your channel
G'day mate, Trouble with using a big can with a small batch is it will be way too bitter since its designed for a big batch, coopers do make smaller cans though they dont have a stout, but I guess you could start with a Dark ale base. Thanks for watching and cheers! store.coopers.com.au/brew-cans/craft-series.html
Thanks so much! I'll keep researching but will most likely bite the bullet and smash out this exact recipe as it's just too tempting! Cheers again mate
24:06 "I wanted it to be a drinking stout. I didn't want to only have one or two glasses, I want to have half a dozen." I like the way you think, friend. 😁
I need some advice. I pitched this and it has been sitting at about 21C for a week. It was bubbling away cheerfully on day two, but then at day three it was down at SG 1.018 and a few days later it's still at 1.018. Isn't that a bit high? Should I do something to it in the primary? Stir it up to see if it'll start back up, or should I transfer it to another fermenter with sugar and bottle it? Really could use an answer, so if you have the time I'd sure appreciate it :) Cheers
Great video thanks Gash . I brew mostly coopers extracts and am going to try this one ,I liked the cold steep idea I was thinking of doing similar to my pale but with crystal malt and dry malt ,what do you think cheers. john
I found this to be really nice, I'm not 100% sure if it's a little more balanced because of the Vanilla or another reason, could even be because of the raw cacao?? But I don't find this too bitter. Cheers mate!
Great video as always, always watch your work, some of the best on YT. Just a question do you ever use a CO2/N2 nitrogen gas mix for your stouts? Makes a huge difference. Cheers.
Hi, I'm new to all this but have just done my first 'kit' and really liked it, really fancy trying this.... Is everything I need in the recipe list? Thank you
Interesting video. Just wanting to understand your interpretation of the difference between dry and liquid malt extract? Is there a difference (apart from the obvious - water)? What is the advantages and disadvantages?
G'day. Liquid Malt is better and less refined but hasn't got the shelf life of Dry Extract. If I could get fresh liquid extract I would use that over dry extract everyday. You can still make great beer with dry though of course. Cheers!
G'day, Not sure what amount you brewed it at. If its 23 Litres you want about 135g of table sugar, or 150g of Dextrose. If you went to 19L you want about 112g of table sugar or 123g of Dextrose. If you are doing it by the bottle just the usual you would add. Cheers!
Deffo giving this a go, just ordering the ingredients as i type! One quick question, what sort of chocolate malt did you use? I can only find wheat chocolate malt, but I presume you used barley chocolate malt. Am I correct?
+manosox yes you would, less then normal about half, if you are going to decant it with CO2 (gas) but if you dont have a gas tank, how are you going to serve it? Cheers!
Hey Gash, love the idea of using vodka to sanitise additive flavours, something I never thought of. Do you think it work with Lambic ales as well? Reason I ask is when I find someone needs a little intro to stout I give a shot of blackcurrant cordial. I'm wondering if I use blackcurrant jam with vodka when I keg and leave it rack at room temp for a week for second ferment. Experiments with beers, be great to get your thoughts. Another is when I was young years and years ago, I use to put a shot of Kahlua to my stout if I had a big night out prior(hair of the dog). I am thinking instant coffee, vanilla with the vodka when kegging, Hmm. Brew hard, Mike
G'day Mike, hmm never thought about using jams, I would think that if you bought a new jar it would be just about sterile when first opened from the canning method, but I've used it on cacao nibs and coconut as well, worked well! Sout with kahlua mmm might have to try that. I guess you could heat the jam too if worried. Thanks for watching, Cheers mate!
Hey Gash, Thanks very much for your reply. Sorry to hear of your loss. Mate your knowledge of brewing is a credit to you and a inspiration to others. I have tried a light ale with blackberry jam ( Cottes 500g) I boiled it and strained before adding to first stage ferment. It works and taste fine with only a hint of blackberry, however I would up the anti maybe 2 jars and use the blackberry for stouts and maybe use raspberry for the ales. I fined that the jams which has gone through a heat process, makes the sugar more fermentable, ( with no cindery after-tones). I would like to try the jams for a primer use, the jam for sugar for second ferment bottle conditioning (I feel there may be fire works on of the liquid proportion). Hey, you can not lose if you haven't tried once. Try the Kahlua! Happy brewing, Mike
cheers for the reply gash slug. if it tastes like it smells its gunna be the bomb. im going to put it in long necks, what's your view on the coopers drops compared to just a tea spoon of sugar. i don't want it to gassy, Cheers again
+pig eh hmmm I like the coopers drops for ease of use. I don't think they over carb if your beer is completely fermented out before bottling, but if you are after a certain carb level you may need to use sugar, or just one carb drop per long neck, really depends what you want, maybe do a mixture, sugar in some, 2 drops in some and a single drop in some?? and see which method you like better? Cheers mate!
Hey mate. I'm making this brew at the moment after watching your vid. I'm not going to crash chill my beer and was just wondering how long after adding the vanilla vodka would you leave before bottling? I pitched my yeast at 24 degrees and it's day 3 now and looks like things are coming to an end on the fermentation front. Also after having the lid off to add the vodka should i add a bit of sugar to get some Co2 happening again? Cheers :)
G'day, if it's finished fermenting you don't need to actually leave it any set time. Depends how you are bottling I guess, if using a bottling bucket/fermenter the transfer/racking will make sure it's mixed in enough, if not just leave it a day, or give it a gentle stir with out stirring up the yeast cake. Cheers!
Gash Slugg Thanks for the advice mate. I'm pretty new to home brewing and really appreciate the advice. Really enjoyed your video and the way you explained everything. Can't wait to try the final product! Cheers:)
So I've finally got round to doing this recipe. I am going to add cherries in secondary but I wondering do you think coffee would go well in there too?
Gash, i made this the other day. It has been in the fermenter in the ferment fridge for 3 weeks. The OG was 1.050. For a week it has been stuck at 1.022. I used just one packet of the Coopers yeast. Should i throw a packet of SF-05 into it and see what happens or just keg it as is live with a mid strength stout? I’m probably leaning to the latter, but I’m just going to have to chew through 20l of stout. Most my mates are not big fans of darker beer. Thanks
hmmm being extract it shouldnt finish quite that high, but might taste nice with that much body.. You could pour off a cup or so into a jar and add some old yeast if you have any laying around, give it a good shake and put it some where warm for 24hrs and see if the reading drops, if that drops then you know it may be worth adding more yeast.. In the meantime can you maybe raise the temp up a bit? What temp have you been brewing at? Cheers!
thanks mate great vid my Mrs wants me to do a similar recipe. did you add priming sugar at some stage and can I use the vanilla on bottling day in the bottling bucket? as well as primary as I don't secondary (I just bottle and allow time for conditioning) again great easy vid mate
+oily tick I dont secondary either, once in a blue moon. Yeah sure with the vanilla and bottling bucket.I didnt add priming sugar because I forced carbed it in a keg, but bottling will be fine of course! Cheers!
+Gash Slugg thanks mate. the next batch im starting will bestout 1.7kg extract(might be a coopers or wilko's own(a branch in uk)1kg enhancer150g choc crushed malt150g crystal crushed malt25g of pellet hopscan I do the same with the crystal malt u do in ur vid with the choc malt?(including the keeping in fridge over night)can I boil them together in 1 muslin bag? (300g total)Will the hops be necessary?Also would you recommend boiling the wort with the enhancer in a large saucepan before putting in the fermenter? reason I ask is ive seen a guy doing a vid doing this (albeit his saucepan looks bit small)saying it helps with killing off bacteriasoz for the essay but just want this batch to be a bit fuller in flavour and body. Cheers!
+oily tick You can steep them them together and they can be in the same bag but don't boil them! Remove the grains before you boil. Hops wont be necessary as they may cover the subtle flavours you get from the vanilla, but its up to you. Coopers enhancer straight from the bag doesn't need boiling, most packaged stuff doesn't, if your shop packages it themselves I might consider boiling it. Cheers!
Great video, I like your fermenting container , I have been using five gallon plastic buckets with a bubbler . I notice you don't use a bubbler and your lid just lays on the bucket. A big hassle with the five gallon buckets is snapping the lid on and having to pry it open. Does your lid let your fermenter vent without having to use a bubbler? The only one I have been able to find that looks similar is from a Mr Beer kit, is that where yours came from?
G'day, yes it does let it vent without a bubbler. This was from a Coopers Kit, Coopers own MrBeer but not sure if they use the same equipment as I havent seen the MrBeer one. Cheers mate!
Sorry mate, I know nothing about that, I bought it in a starter brew kit, was 50% off because the included Coopers Can would of been going out of date. It also had 30 PET bottles, plastic hydrometer and a few other things. Cost me $50 but that was 1/2 price. www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_730573/coopers-diy-home-brewing-kit?istCompanyId=72e03290-5965-42f7-8bb8-9cb18ec759c2&istItemId=xlwmwqmmli&istBid=tztx&e_cid=ps:ds:GOOGLE:Beers&ds_keywords=ds_kw:PRODUCT+GROUP&gclid=CjwKCAiA9rjRBRAeEiwA2SV4ZSj0CKo_eIY04u9-5XgbDScSZZLzSowCSCtopBMHfKmzL2qQ64VocRoCAzoQAvD_BwE
This looks awesome, I think I'm gonna try it. Just a couple questions as someone who's fairly new to home brewing (just one batch from a kit under my belt). First, I noticed you didn't add sugar. Is all the sugar in the malt extract? And also, you mention the big chocolate flavour, but we all know that can mean different things to different people. Have you ever tried Samuel Smith's Organic Chocolate Stout? That's kind of my limit when it comes to chocolate-y flavour, and I was wondering how it compared to that.
g'day. yep all the sugars are in the extracts. i haven't tried the beer you mentioned but thiis beer has chocolate flavour but still tastes like beer it isnt overpowering or anything. hope that helps!
Great video! Il be trying this at the weekend! I was thinking of adding some lactose aswell, would you recommend it? If so how much would you say for a 23 litre brew? Cheers!
Hey Gash I'm going to make this tomorrow. What's the alcohol content in this? Would it hurt the mouthfeel if I added about 300g dextrose to bump it up a bit?
Great video indeed. And I have been watching it for a couple of times. And trying to copy your recipe in next week after getting all my ingredients. Just a simple question to ask, I don't have a second fermenating keg, but I want to bottle the beer after 1st fermentation, is it possible? Or do I need to put bit sugar in the bottle for bottling?(I did an coopers European lager couple of weeks ago, it needs a bit sugar for bottling, do't know if it is same with stout)Many thanks mate.
+Gash Slugg Thanks very much for replying mate, i did manage to find some information about the sugar, yes, i did put about 1.5 grams sugar/350ml. And i am trialing your Australian Pale Ale receip, and it has been in the ferment bucket for 4 days, and will bottle it after another 4 days. Hope it will be excellent. If it is not too much to ask, i am about to make a dark ale, back to here in Australia, we have this dark ale called "Carlton black", i really love it, and from other websites, people say it was very much similar to "Tooheys old". Not sure you have any videos for those kind of black ale? Sorry for asking too much. Best
+redbrickize I haven't brewed many Aussie style dark ales but I think a good place to start is with the coopers dark ale extract. I haven't bottled for a while but 1.5g per stubby sounds not much, although I guess if you are going for a true stout with low carb then it'll be alright!
Do you add in anything when you transfer it to the keg? I have done kits in the past which tell you to add sugar at the same time you transfer it to a keg? I'm not sure what to do as I've not tried to enhance a beer kit before using grain and malt extract.
I really liked your video by the way. Since Vanilla bean does cost alot, at least from where I'm from anyway, could you use vanilla extract (perhaps real as opposed to artifical type)? If so, how much would you use with your boil? Cheers!!!
G'day, Yes you could use a decent extract, but I think adding ito the boil you'll lose some of its goodness, and during the ferment you'll probably lose some more. It's very hard to judge how much to use, brands are different etc Its really up to you how you do it all will work, it's just my personal preference to be able t add it at the end so you have a better idea on what its all going to taste like, but go for it! Experiment! Cheers!
Gash Slugg yes that makes perfect sense. I don't have LME around me so I'll use DME. I have 500g Light DME and 500g Dark DME. Give 'er a whirl. This will be my 5th batch. New brewer.
Hey Gash, Great video..i have a question unrelated to this video. I am rather new to all grain brewing and although i have cracked my grain a bit finer than i should i seem to be having the same problems. Strong yeast smell, Funny tasting beer no matter what i make but the pale ales are the worst. First grains i used was a Marris otter and had great success. Then i bought a big bag of pale malt and this is where my issues have come from. Am i doing something wrong or could i have some issues with my grain itself? Thanks for your time mate. Jason
Ok start with the yeast, you say a strong yeast smell, so what yeast did you use and what temperature did you ferment at? It's possible there is something wrong with the grain, how is it stored, is it whole or cracked? Cheers!
Thanks for your reply, a range of yeast from the brew shop depending what i was trying to brew... Temp at low -mid 20s fermentation.. My grain is stored in a big barel. I recently bagged them up in 2.5kg lots. But i have had trouble since i began to used the pale malt. Stored whole. hope this helps..ima bout to give up and go back to the cans...better results than what i have been getting from the all grain. Gash Slugg
Jason The yeast smell thing still worries me, if you are using a good yeast you should be fermenting around 18-20c for ales (9-15c for lagers) some yeasts will start producing a lot of funny flavoured esters etc if brewed much higher then 22c , otherwise I need a full description of all your steps.
hi gash, im new to brewing. i put this recipe of yours down 3 days ago, it bubbled hard as for couple days now has slowed to near nothing, is there any reason for this?, it smells the goods though. cheers
+pig eh Sounds normal mate, if the fermenter is fairly warm you'll get a fast ferment, its not ideal but with out temperature controlled fermentation it will happen sometimes, it will will probably be just fine, leave it another 4 days at least then you can take a reading, see where its at, Cheers mate!
I've watched 100s of brewing vids in the past 2 days. This is my favorite of all of them.
egeo03 Thanks for watching mate. Cheers!
Didn’t see a bubbler? When it was in the fridge
Great vid will give it a go
This video is the reason why i just bought all the stuff too brew my first beer ever.
GREAT VIDEO 👍🍻
from Mtl Canada
Thanks for watching, Cheers mate!
I have watched 100s of home brew vids over the last wee while and Gash must be the best there is.
I have now been inspired to take my basic kits to the next level...
CHEERS from Scotland
Can't agree more mate, my first ever all grain was based on one of Gash's videos, Sierra Nevada pale ale clone and it was bloody fantastic.
Cheers. 👍🍺
Gash you’re a total legend and the reason I now brew 50L all grain batches every other week. I do have to say although I’m watching this 6 years after the fact, time has not been kind to your hairline brother. From another member of the daddy-daughter brewing club, thanks for all the vids, keep it going. Cheers
hahaha hey I can still grow it wear a hat doesnt cover lol Cheers Nath lol
Great video Gash. I've used this kit a couple of times. One was very similar to yours. Had cacao nibs, cocoa powder, pure choc extract, but I really liked your use of the vanilla pods. Spot on saying it will help balance the bitterness. I bet your beer ages extremely well. I've got a couple of bottles going on 6 months now and they get better all the time. Cheers man
Thanks mate, ummmm about two years ago I did a very similar one to this but no vanilla but added some chipotle smoked chilles to it, still have two bottles left, I will have to open them soon! :)
thanks for the video, matey. i've been sniffing around various chocolate stout recipes and yours has given me the push to get started. thanks heaps for taking the time to go through the whole process. gaz
Brilliant video. Kits can make a great pint and with a little extra effort can be something special. Well done.
Cheers Mate, thanks!
Great vid. Looking a doing a stout myself this weekend and couldn't decide between milk or choc and vanilla. You've made my mind up.
Cool thanks! Cheers mate!
That vile is slick. I always use jars, but that vile has so much less head space in it. I agree that too much vanilla is not good, too sweet. Awesome video Gash, cheers!
cheers mate! yeah its the vial the pods came in! actually both the two different brands I had came in vials. and agree I think I said the vanilla wasn't there for vanilla flavour but for a chocolate type sweetness, if that makes sense lol . Thanks Dan
Great video showing the process from start to finish.
Informative and educational. I shall be following one of your other recipes soon - Coopers Australian Pale Ale with Amarillo and Cascade hops. Might give this one a try later in year for drinking in the next UK winter.
Thanks for the recipe, mate. Still kind of a noob, but definitely one of my best 2 or 3 brews. My only changes: I used S-04, cut the cacao down to 50g (already pretty chocolatey), added 100mg maltodextrin to give it some more body, and only added 1 pod to the boil and then 2 pods+vodka to fermenter... Fantastic stuff, now I just need the discipline not to drink it too quickly, as I have a feeling it will peak in 2-3 months time. Thanks for sharing, you channel is absolutely awesome!
+Giuseppe Manuel Brescia Thats sounds great! Thanks for watching, Cheers mate!
Great video! Loved the cameo appearances by your daughter, reminds me of when my kids were toddlers 😊👍🏻🍺🍺
+Brian Thorpe Thanks for watching Brian, Cheers mate!
Did this recipe with the only one change , i added 2 vanilla beans in the boil and none later and used cacao powder instead of cocoa powder. added Vanilla extract in the keg. I didn't really like it very first day before i kegged it as it was very bitter and more like expresso coffee, but 5 days in the keg and it has started to taste heaps better already. More flavours are coming out and is very easy to drink. i think with little more aging for few weeks, it will be a great beer. With recipe it turned out to be 4% ABV.
Keep up the good work with these great videos mate!
chrispy1963 cheers mate!
Cheers! I hope with the knowledge and experience i can see you have that you do an all grain brew! If you haven't all ready. You posses the experience and skills to go All Grain! And you wont look back once you do!!! The absolute knowlege of creating a craft bear all by yourself that you designed is a work of art! You understand cold crashing and clearing. Too be honest it doesn't matter about the recipe it will be good what ever you do. I use Beersmith 2.2 software to design my brews it a great tool. Good luck with all your future brews it takes me back to LME watching this video. Your kknowlege is too advanced for LME, DME its All Grain for You
G'day! I've been all grain brewing for a long time! I just occasionally do an extract when time is tight! Cheers!
Sounds gooood! As soon as I get moved in here, I'll have to give it a spin IF I can find some Cooper's here in Tennessee.. Haven't been around lately, but I'm back.....
Any prehopped stout can should be good, Cheers!
Cheers Gash, your videos are great. I have just made this and cant wait to try it out. Smells amazing!
+AllianceOfCalgon Thanks mate! Hope it turns out nice for you! Cheers!
Just tasted my brew. Ansolutely superb. Had only done all extract before this. Really can taste the difference Cheers mate
Thats really good news, Cheers mate!
just made this and looking forward to trying it
I can't wait to start brewing, this was an amazing video. Thank you!!!
Oriza Cooper Thanks for watching! Cheers mate!
Awesome video mate thanks for the effort you went to, can't wait to make this myself. Cheers.
GREAT JOB Mate, Aussie, Aussie, Aussie OIH OIH OIH!!!!! Ive just bought a KegLand Beer Keg, first time ever to Brew a Beer!!! FANTASTIC, THANKYOU!!!!!11 Happy Days
good vid mate, nice to see the whole process and tasting, cheers
Cheers thanks!
I never brewed up a stout but have made dark heavy beers. I must try this one Cheers Gash
This looks a great recipe that I'm looking forward to brewing soon! Nice Frenzal Rhomb shirt, by the way. Cheers!
Cheers Jason, thanks for watching!
This video got me into home brewing, and yesterday I cracked open my forst bottle og my take on this (with some added liquorice syrup and espresso). Crikey what a brew! Thank you for sharing, and I'll try a pepper porter with wild pepper from Madagascar next.
Geir Røsset Thats great to hear! Thanks for watching and cheers mate!
Nice one, playing with Cocco Nibs and Vanilla beans this weekend! Cheers Mate!
Sounds good!
Subscribed, and definitely inspired me to get back into brewing! cheers man!
Cheers mate!
"Yeah.. Vodka" 😂
Great video mate and your little helper is gorgeous :-)
Jeeeze that looked good! Thanks for the video.
well i finally made this and just kegged it today,i followed your recipe just as you made it,vanilla beans and also soaked two vanilla beans in Vodka, Cheers..will try it in seven days
Hope it goes well mate! Probably good to age some, but thats up to you! Cheers!
@@HomeBrewNetwork good idea,but too late,already kegged,but i am doing it again
Good stuff hahah! Cheers!
Love this bloke! Grand Ridge Brewery, classic Mirboo North.
Great informative video mate. Awesome
Thanks 👍Cheers!
Hey m8 that cold steep ,can that be done with ant extract brew ,ie lager ,bitter ,ipa
Cheers man ( top vid 👍)
i loved this video it was outstanding and your daughter looks a lil younger then mine
Jenna is 2 and a half , thanks and Cheers!
my kid just turned 4
great video Gash I done this but made a few alterations like used 850 treackle and 650 dlm .end result great will be doing again . cheers
John Watson Thats great to hear John! I might even try that myself mate! Cheers!
Feeling inspired. Thanks for the video mate.
I have the perfect ag recipe to adapt for this.
good stuff! its why I was playing around in extract before I do it in all grain! Havent come up with a recipe yet though. Cheers mate!
Mate love ya vids,
I have made kit brews a little while. Bit embarrassed I have done full mashes yet, but no-one can tell!
Try this one out, I call it the black adder death stout :
1x Coopers basic stout kit
1x 1kg Coopers light malt powder
250gr lactose
500gr Belgium candi syrup
Steeping cracked grains 200gr Choc malt, 100gr Chrystal malt, 100gr Roasted malt
pride of Ringwood after the grains are steeped and all malts boil for 5mins
I used cultured yeast from coopers sparkling ale
I toped up the fermenter up to 20ltrs which I got from a local water filtering machine
That sounds blood great mate! Cheers!
That looks like a great recipe mate! I might give that a try, cheers and thanks for watching!
Great video! Good information! Thanks for posting it all! Cheers!
Thanks very much, Cheers!
Great video, Thank You.
And yet another great recipe in my book :)
Going to have a go at it as soon as one of my FV's is empty (3 are currently fermenting European Lager, Pale Ale, and a Mexican Cerveza) them three and this one should be enough for my fortieth I hope :)still have 3 months so plenty of time to brew and condition, and it would be a sure hit with my family and friends.
Cheers.!
Cheers Simon!
good stuff mate. looks nice. can we see some more videos on brewing!!
+brad white G'day mate! I have about 84 youtube videos on brewing! and still make more every few weeks! Cheers and thanks for watching!
Great video Gash might have to make this.
Cheers Steve, thanks mate, means a lot coming from you!!
Amazing! will be trying this out in the next coming months, If you were to make this again, what would you do differently? Could the recipe benefit from some added lactose sweetness or coffee added?
I dont like coffee in beers but if its your thing go for it! Lactose will help with the sweetness chocolate thing . Cheers!
Ripper video - can't wait to try this. I've only made fresh wort kits before.
Quick question - Does the 19L of additional water you added need to be boiled first? Also, I've only got 1 packet of coopers yeast and an 11g packet of US-05 yeast. Will they be OK to add together? Cheers!
Awesome job! I wish I could get Coopers around here, but looks like the only way to get it here is to order online. Might have to look into it and see where I can order some.
Any decent stout can should be ok! I have only used Coopers Stout though, but there are many different ones! Cheers!
I think I may need to revisit extract brewing. cheers
G'day, good to fill the lines when pressed with time! Stouts are usually pretty good too! Cheers mate!
Just recently brought a Cooper's stout kit. I must pimp it up like you did. , great viewing. It looked and sounded a great drop.
PS sorry I'm late to the video lol
Cheers RedDog! Always good to have a play with them
Wow! I really enjoyed this video, a Big thumbs up from me. I've been wanting to get creative with the Coopers Stout kit for sometime, and now thanks to you Gash & this great video I'm ready to experiment. One other thing, the way you presented the Chocolate Essence Bottle at the 01:09 mark had me cracking up, and I had to watch that on loop few times, lol. Cheers!
lol I wondered if anyone would notice that, I laughed a few times and nearly took it out hahaha. Cheers mate!
Gash learned that hand modelling skill from Delvene Delaney. Good vid mate, I wonder if a chocolate and liquorice combo might work?
I have added liquorice before! Not to a chocolate one though! Cheers Crank!
Hi mate nice job learning a lot
Is it possible to cold steep coco powder and maybe coffee grinds to the keg ? After fermenting. Appreciate your thoughts cheers Peter
You need to try and rid the sample of oxygen, so better to use vodka, or treat with Metabisulphite
Also m8 what is advantage of cold steep . If its not just stout which am assuming its not ,then it favours my requirements once again thanks
"Good job!"
How cute! haha
Thanks for the videos mate, this is a massive help for a home brew newbie like myself. Going to use your cold steeping technique for my next brew, a chocolate stout.
Can I steep some oats together with my specialty grain?
+Darkerthrone well you could try, its not going to hurt! Cheers mate!
Awesome video. Yeah with a few added extras you can make a tin go a long way. Morgan’s tins are a bit more expensive but they’re pretty convincing. Nice frenzal shirt btw
Thanks for watching, cheers mate!
Dry hop was the same as the other adds, 15g/10g, but that could easily be raised too 60g/40g or anywhere in between! Cheers!
Great video. Probably a dumb question, where are the hops involved in this process?
The only hops in this beer were for bitterness and that was done when the Coopers tin was made, in other words the Coopers beers are hopped (usually called "prehopped tins" already for bitterness, you only need to add more hops if you either want more bitterness or some fresh hop aroma, since this was a stout and I was concentrating on the chocolate and vanilla no extra hops were needed. Cheers!
looks like a really nice stout mate will have a go at it, but i don't know about putting two stout tins in thinking of trying just the one. great video :)
StillTotaly mad I only used one stout can, the other can is just Liquid Malt Extract (Dark). Cheers mate!
was just thinking if i want it to be like the one you have made i will have to do the same as you did :) and you are welcome mate :)
Looks real good Gash cheers
Cheers Opto! thanks for watching!
Great vid mate, my old woman is gonna do this one its the kind of beer she likes.
cool mate! Cheers!
I just pitched this brew today. Added about 150 grams of Licorice syrup and 4 cups of espresso. Dark it is. Can't wait to try it.
i know old post but do remember how it turned out?
That looks awesome..And the Vodka Vanilla tip is great to know.
Best vanilla essence you'll ever make! Cheers!
I love my stouts Cheers mate great Vids..
Thanks for watching mate!
No prob...Were are you located Im in SA getting back into brewing after a 5 year break.
I'm in Victoria
Fab video! Thanks for the tips. Can you sterilise the vanilla in Rum? I’m thinking I would prefer the flavour of rum to vodka if it were to come through in my stout....
yep for sure, no issues at all! Cheers!
I've just bottled my 6th 23L brew (which was a Beechworth Pale Ale clone - fingers crossed) and this video has inspired me to do my first Stout. It looks amazing and definitely the best Stout video on TH-cam. I'm wanting to do a smaller batch though i.e. 9 or 10L. Any recommendations as to how I could tweak this recipe with optimum results but for a smaller brew as I'm finding 23 litres is just way too much. Cheers heaps and keep up the killer work on your channel
G'day mate, Trouble with using a big can with a small batch is it will be way too bitter since its designed for a big batch, coopers do make smaller cans though they dont have a stout, but I guess you could start with a Dark ale base. Thanks for watching and cheers! store.coopers.com.au/brew-cans/craft-series.html
Thanks so much! I'll keep researching but will most likely bite the bullet and smash out this exact recipe as it's just too tempting! Cheers again mate
24:06
"I wanted it to be a drinking stout. I didn't want to only have one or two glasses, I want to have half a dozen."
I like the way you think, friend. 😁
I need some advice. I pitched this and it has been sitting at about 21C for a week. It was bubbling away cheerfully on day two, but then at day three it was down at SG 1.018 and a few days later it's still at 1.018. Isn't that a bit high? Should I do something to it in the primary? Stir it up to see if it'll start back up, or should I transfer it to another fermenter with sugar and bottle it? Really could use an answer, so if you have the time I'd sure appreciate it :) Cheers
I appreciate that this vid is 4 - 5 years old, but in hindsight is there any way you would modify this brew? How did it age? Cheers!
I guess if you wanted sweeter and more like milk chocolate you could some lactose maybe 200g or something! Cheers!
looks great... id love to try it
Cheers mate, thanks for watching!
Great video thanks Gash . I brew mostly coopers extracts and am going to try this one ,I liked the cold steep idea I was thinking of doing similar to my pale but with crystal malt and dry malt ,what do you think cheers.
john
Yep that would be fine mate! Cheers!
How you finding the bitterness from the cocoa powder, I used bakers powder and found 100g was to much, might try something else next time, cheers
I found this to be really nice, I'm not 100% sure if it's a little more balanced because of the Vanilla or another reason, could even be because of the raw cacao?? But I don't find this too bitter. Cheers mate!
This is probably a stupid question for a stout, but would you recommend this to somebody who isn't the biggest fan of coffee? Not too overpowering?
I dont like coffee in beers, theres no coffee in this, I guess you'd get small coffee type flavours from the dark malt, but not overpowering. Cheers!
great video buddy
Great video as always, always watch your work, some of the best on YT. Just a question do you ever use a CO2/N2 nitrogen gas mix for your stouts? Makes a huge difference. Cheers.
I don't use it, but only because I can't afford another gas bottle, I'd love to try it one day! Cheers mate!
Hi, I'm new to all this but have just done my first 'kit' and really liked it, really fancy trying this.... Is everything I need in the recipe list? Thank you
+Craig Gibson yep mate, it is. Cheers!
Interesting video. Just wanting to understand your interpretation of the difference between dry and liquid malt extract? Is there a difference (apart from the obvious - water)? What is the advantages and disadvantages?
G'day. Liquid Malt is better and less refined but hasn't got the shelf life of Dry Extract. If I could get fresh liquid extract I would use that over dry extract everyday. You can still make great beer with dry though of course. Cheers!
Cheers
Hey Gash, top video mate! How much priming sugar should I use to bottle up. Thanks!
G'day, Not sure what amount you brewed it at. If its 23 Litres you want about 135g of table sugar, or 150g of Dextrose. If you went to 19L you want about 112g of table sugar or 123g of Dextrose. If you are doing it by the bottle just the usual you would add. Cheers!
Deffo giving this a go, just ordering the ingredients as i type! One quick question, what sort of chocolate malt did you use? I can only find wheat chocolate malt, but I presume you used barley chocolate malt. Am I correct?
Yes I did use barley malt. Thats is strange you can't find chocolate malt. I guess you could try the wheat malt, I've never tried it. Cheers!
If I have a Keg without a machine with de gas tank, I still need to put the drops in, right? sorry for the noob question..
+manosox yes you would, less then normal about half, if you are going to decant it with CO2 (gas) but if you dont have a gas tank, how are you going to serve it? Cheers!
I was thinking using those 5 liter kegs you see in the stores. Those are the only ones beside bottles that fit in my frisge.
i just brewed this again today,second time..will bottle them and them set for two months i think.... Cheers
Hey Gash,
love the idea of using vodka to sanitise additive flavours, something I never thought of. Do you think it work with Lambic ales as well? Reason I ask is when I find someone needs a little intro to stout I give a shot of blackcurrant cordial. I'm wondering if I use blackcurrant jam with vodka when I keg and leave it rack at room temp for a week for second ferment. Experiments with beers, be great to get your thoughts. Another is when I was young years and years ago, I use to put a shot of Kahlua to my stout if I had a big night out prior(hair of the dog). I am thinking instant coffee, vanilla with the vodka when kegging, Hmm.
Brew hard, Mike
G'day Mike, hmm never thought about using jams, I would think that if you bought a new jar it would be just about sterile when first opened from the canning method, but I've used it on cacao nibs and coconut as well, worked well! Sout with kahlua mmm might have to try that. I guess you could heat the jam too if worried.
Thanks for watching, Cheers mate!
Hey Gash,
Thanks very much for your reply. Sorry to hear of your loss. Mate your knowledge of brewing is a credit to you and a inspiration to others. I have tried a light ale with blackberry jam ( Cottes 500g) I boiled it and strained before adding to first stage ferment. It works and taste fine with only a hint of blackberry, however I would up the anti maybe 2 jars and use the blackberry for stouts and maybe use raspberry for the ales. I fined that the jams which has gone through a heat process, makes the sugar more fermentable, ( with no cindery after-tones). I would like to try the jams for a primer use, the jam for sugar for second ferment bottle conditioning (I feel there may be fire works on of the liquid proportion).
Hey, you can not lose if you haven't tried once.
Try the Kahlua!
Happy brewing, Mike
cheers for the reply gash slug. if it tastes like it smells its gunna be the bomb. im going to put it in long necks, what's your view on the coopers drops compared to just a tea spoon of sugar. i don't want it to gassy,
Cheers again
+pig eh hmmm I like the coopers drops for ease of use. I don't think they over carb if your beer is completely fermented out before bottling, but if you are after a certain carb level you may need to use sugar, or just one carb drop per long neck, really depends what you want, maybe do a mixture, sugar in some, 2 drops in some and a single drop in some?? and see which method you like better? Cheers mate!
Hey mate. I'm making this brew at the moment after watching your vid. I'm not going to crash chill my beer and was just wondering how long after adding the vanilla vodka would you leave before bottling? I pitched my yeast at 24 degrees and it's day 3 now and looks like things are coming to an end on the fermentation front. Also after having the lid off to add the vodka should i add a bit of sugar to get some Co2 happening again? Cheers :)
G'day, if it's finished fermenting you don't need to actually leave it any set time. Depends how you are bottling I guess, if using a bottling bucket/fermenter the transfer/racking will make sure it's mixed in enough, if not just leave it a day, or give it a gentle stir with out stirring up the yeast cake. Cheers!
Gash Slugg Thanks for the advice mate. I'm pretty new to home brewing and really appreciate the advice. Really enjoyed your video and the way you explained everything. Can't wait to try the final product! Cheers:)
Great recipe! Just a question, how do you prime this? I'm new to brewing so I still use carbonation drops. How many drops should I use per bottle?
I used just the normal drops for carbonation, 2 for a big bottle (750ml), 1 for a small (375ml) Cheers!
So I've finally got round to doing this recipe.
I am going to add cherries in secondary but I wondering do you think coffee would go well in there too?
I dont think coffee goes well in any beer lol but if you like it go for it, it tends to take over though so go easy, Cheers mate!
Gash, i made this the other day. It has been in the fermenter in the ferment fridge for 3 weeks. The OG was 1.050. For a week it has been stuck at 1.022. I used just one packet of the Coopers yeast. Should i throw a packet of SF-05 into it and see what happens or just keg it as is live with a mid strength stout? I’m probably leaning to the latter, but I’m just going to have to chew through 20l of stout. Most my mates are not big fans of darker beer.
Thanks
hmmm being extract it shouldnt finish quite that high, but might taste nice with that much body.. You could pour off a cup or so into a jar and add some old yeast if you have any laying around, give it a good shake and put it some where warm for 24hrs and see if the reading drops, if that drops then you know it may be worth adding more yeast.. In the meantime can you maybe raise the temp up a bit? What temp have you been brewing at? Cheers!
thanks mate great vid my Mrs wants me to do a similar recipe. did you add priming sugar at some stage and can I use the vanilla on bottling day in the bottling bucket? as well as primary as I don't secondary (I just bottle and allow time for conditioning) again great easy vid mate
+oily tick I dont secondary either, once in a blue moon. Yeah sure with the vanilla and bottling bucket.I didnt add priming sugar because I forced carbed it in a keg, but bottling will be fine of course! Cheers!
+Gash Slugg thanks mate. the next batch im starting will bestout 1.7kg extract(might be a coopers or wilko's own(a branch in uk)1kg enhancer150g choc crushed malt150g crystal crushed malt25g of pellet hopscan I do the same with the crystal malt u do in ur vid with the choc malt?(including the keeping in fridge over night)can I boil them together in 1 muslin bag? (300g total)Will the hops be necessary?Also would you recommend boiling the wort with the enhancer in a large saucepan before putting in the fermenter? reason I ask is ive seen a guy doing a vid doing this (albeit his saucepan looks bit small)saying it helps with killing off bacteriasoz for the essay but just want this batch to be a bit fuller in flavour and body. Cheers!
+oily tick You can steep them them together and they can be in the same bag but don't boil them! Remove the grains before you boil. Hops wont be necessary as they may cover the subtle flavours you get from the vanilla, but its up to you. Coopers enhancer straight from the bag doesn't need boiling, most packaged stuff doesn't, if your shop packages it themselves I might consider boiling it. Cheers!
I would love to make this.
Give it a go! Cheers!
Great video, I like your fermenting container , I have been using five gallon plastic buckets with a bubbler . I notice you don't use a bubbler and your lid just lays on the bucket. A big hassle with the five gallon buckets is snapping the lid on and having to pry it open. Does your lid let your fermenter vent without having to use a bubbler? The only one I have been able to find that looks similar is from a Mr Beer kit, is that where yours came from?
G'day, yes it does let it vent without a bubbler. This was from a Coopers Kit, Coopers own MrBeer but not sure if they use the same equipment as I havent seen the MrBeer one. Cheers mate!
Gash Slugg wow what a price difference almost $50 in Australia from Coopers and$80 in the United States from mr. beer
Sorry mate, I know nothing about that, I bought it in a starter brew kit, was 50% off because the included Coopers Can would of been going out of date. It also had 30 PET bottles, plastic hydrometer and a few other things. Cost me $50 but that was 1/2 price. www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_730573/coopers-diy-home-brewing-kit?istCompanyId=72e03290-5965-42f7-8bb8-9cb18ec759c2&istItemId=xlwmwqmmli&istBid=tztx&e_cid=ps:ds:GOOGLE:Beers&ds_keywords=ds_kw:PRODUCT+GROUP&gclid=CjwKCAiA9rjRBRAeEiwA2SV4ZSj0CKo_eIY04u9-5XgbDScSZZLzSowCSCtopBMHfKmzL2qQ64VocRoCAzoQAvD_BwE
Great video mate!
Cheers mate, thanks for watching!
This looks awesome, I think I'm gonna try it. Just a couple questions as someone who's fairly new to home brewing (just one batch from a kit under my belt). First, I noticed you didn't add sugar. Is all the sugar in the malt extract? And also, you mention the big chocolate flavour, but we all know that can mean different things to different people. Have you ever tried Samuel Smith's Organic Chocolate Stout? That's kind of my limit when it comes to chocolate-y flavour, and I was wondering how it compared to that.
g'day. yep all the sugars are in the extracts. i haven't tried the beer you mentioned but thiis beer has chocolate flavour but still tastes like beer it isnt overpowering or anything. hope that helps!
+Gash Slugg Thanks for the reply. I'm gonna give it a try, and dive right in with it. Cheers from Canada!
very interesting vid cheers will be making this :)
can i use brew inhancer 2 with 500g light dry malt
+jimsmowing223 sure you can! Cheers!
Great video! Il be trying this at the weekend! I was thinking of adding some lactose aswell, would you recommend it? If so how much would you say for a 23 litre brew? Cheers!
umm sort of personal taste but somewhere between 250g-500g at a guess! Cheers mate
Cheers bud!
what was the fg of the brew gash mine is stuck at 1016 after ten days?
Hey Gash I'm going to make this tomorrow. What's the alcohol content in this? Would it hurt the mouthfeel if I added about 300g dextrose to bump it up a bit?
Also, is one packet of the kit yeast enough? I was thinking 2 would be better, rehydrated as well. What do you suggest?
at 19L (5G) its about 5%, adding some dex will be fine! 2 yeasts is always good and so is rehydration! Cheers mate
Great video indeed. And I have been watching it for a couple of times. And trying to copy your recipe in next week after getting all my ingredients. Just a simple question to ask, I don't have a second fermenating keg, but I want to bottle the beer after 1st fermentation, is it possible? Or do I need to put bit sugar in the bottle for bottling?(I did an coopers European lager couple of weeks ago, it needs a bit sugar for bottling, do't know if it is same with stout)Many thanks mate.
+redbrickize Sorry just saw this question! yeah you need to add sugar! Sorry again not sure how I missed this question! Cheers!
+Gash Slugg
Thanks very much for replying mate, i did manage to find some information about the sugar, yes, i did put about 1.5 grams sugar/350ml. And i am trialing your Australian Pale Ale receip, and it has been in the ferment bucket for 4 days, and will bottle it after another 4 days. Hope it will be excellent. If it is not too much to ask, i am about to make a dark ale, back to here in Australia, we have this dark ale called "Carlton black", i really love it, and from other websites, people say it was very much similar to "Tooheys old". Not sure you have any videos for those kind of black ale? Sorry for asking too much. Best
+redbrickize I haven't brewed many Aussie style dark ales but I think a good place to start is with the coopers dark ale extract. I haven't bottled for a while but 1.5g per stubby sounds not much, although I guess if you are going for a true stout with low carb then it'll be alright!
This is going to be my first brew ! Would it be possible to make the body fuller? If so, how?? Thanks mate
Using more Maltodextrin, and some lactose would go ok in this brew too. Cheers!
great vid, your daughters a star ha ha so funny , love doing stouts love adding treacle, think thats going to be my next brew cheers andy.
hahaha she can make it difficult sometimes to keep focused lol Cheers Mate!
great idea i might try this one
Thanks for watching! Cheers mate!
Great upload m8.Cheers.
Cheers Greg!
Do you add in anything when you transfer it to the keg? I have done kits in the past which tell you to add sugar at the same time you transfer it to a keg? I'm not sure what to do as I've not tried to enhance a beer kit before using grain and malt extract.
The dark malt extract replaces the sugars, though you could add a little more if you really wanted too. Cheers!
Thanks for your reply, so this would create the carbonation in the keg?
sorry I thought you meant fermenter, no sugar needed at all in the keg, unless you are naturally carbonating it. Most people dont they use CO2
Ok that clears it up for me thanks so much for helping me
TheLordOfTheStrings1 no worries mate. Cheers
I really liked your video by the way. Since Vanilla bean does cost alot, at least from where I'm from anyway, could you use vanilla extract (perhaps real as opposed to artifical type)? If so, how much would you use with your boil? Cheers!!!
G'day, Yes you could use a decent extract, but I think adding ito the boil you'll lose some of its goodness, and during the ferment you'll probably lose some more. It's very hard to judge how much to use, brands are different etc Its really up to you how you do it all will work, it's just my personal preference to be able t add it at the end so you have a better idea on what its all going to taste like, but go for it! Experiment! Cheers!
Gash Slugg yes that makes perfect sense. I don't have LME around me so I'll use DME. I have 500g Light DME and 500g Dark DME. Give 'er a whirl. This will be my 5th batch. New brewer.
Hey Gash, Great video..i have a question unrelated to this video. I am rather new to all grain brewing and although i have cracked my grain a bit finer than i should i seem to be having the same problems. Strong yeast smell, Funny tasting beer no matter what i make but the pale ales are the worst. First grains i used was a Marris otter and had great success. Then i bought a big bag of pale malt and this is where my issues have come from. Am i doing something wrong or could i have some issues with my grain itself? Thanks for your time mate.
Jason
Ok start with the yeast, you say a strong yeast smell, so what yeast did you use and what temperature did you ferment at? It's possible there is something wrong with the grain, how is it stored, is it whole or cracked? Cheers!
Thanks for your reply, a range of yeast from the brew shop depending what i was trying to brew... Temp at low -mid 20s fermentation.. My grain is stored in a big barel. I recently bagged them up in 2.5kg lots. But i have had trouble since i began to used the pale malt. Stored whole. hope this helps..ima bout to give up and go back to the cans...better results than what i have been getting from the all grain.
Gash Slugg
Jason If you taste/eat the grain does it taste ok?
The grain tastes fine..... i use a spray sanitizer which i have always used if ur curious. What am i doing wrong??
Jason The yeast smell thing still worries me, if you are using a good yeast you should be fermenting around 18-20c for ales (9-15c for lagers) some yeasts will start producing a lot of funny flavoured esters etc if brewed much higher then 22c , otherwise I need a full description of all your steps.
hi gash, im new to brewing. i put this recipe of yours down 3 days ago, it bubbled hard as for couple days now has slowed to near nothing, is there any reason for this?, it smells the goods though. cheers
+pig eh Sounds normal mate, if the fermenter is fairly warm you'll get a fast ferment, its not ideal but with out temperature controlled fermentation it will happen sometimes, it will will probably be just fine, leave it another 4 days at least then you can take a reading, see where its at, Cheers mate!