Yup.
so, bottled yet?
Bottled it today. I got lazy, so it spent the entire time in the primary. The beer got noticably darker as it sat. There was a significant amount of beer loss due to massive sedimentation and a weird top layer that I suspect was fat. It tastes like a stout, but maybe a bit thin. I added about 1/3 a cup of bottling sugar. From five gallons I only produced a case and a half of beer.
Now, not to be old fashioned, about what about trying to design a beer that tasted oreo-like? I’m thinking something with chocolate malt and a bit of residual sugar and a tad of vanilla extract added. How does Guinness get that thick creamy action, by the way?
Interesting experiment. I can testify from personal experience that Rogue Chocolare Stout is a mighty fine brew.
If that was what I wanted, that is what I would do. This was done more on a dare than anything. If you look at the ingredients, I actually did not rely on the Oreo’s for much. It’s a good thing too. From the behavior of the cookies I would guess very little chocolate flavor came from the cookies.
Nitrogen bubbles, through a nitro tap (in a bar) or a nitrogen-releasing widget (in the can or bottle). Nitrogen bubbles are much tinier than carbon dioxide bubbles, and impart a “creamy” mouthfeel to the beer.
Guinness without nitro (through a regular tap or in the pre-widget cans) is quite a different experience.
Ahhhh, that explains why bottled Guinness is so not-very-Guinnessy. You learn something new every day!
So, you’ve bottled, and it’s sat now for 2.5 weeks or so.
How does it taste?
On nitrogen… If I were to nitrogenate my cider (after dumping campden tablets to kill any residual fermentation) how weird would that be?
I saw that it’s possible to buy the Nitrogen pellets. I am intrigued by this idea.
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Banana wine, eh? I’d totally try that. Of course, I’d totally try just about any food someone recommends; it’s how I roll.
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I’m pretty sure I’ve heard “banana wine” used as a euphemism for semen. As in, “Aw, man, that sucks banana wine.”
I did not know that.
It tastes like a decent stout. As I mentioned, it’s a bit thin for a stout, but not bad. It is pretty chocolaty. Definitely not sweet, but not too alcoholic either. I’m waiting for my defense party in two weeks for the official unveiling.
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It tastes like a decent stout. As I mentioned, it’s a bit thin for a stout<snip>
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Maybe you should have left the cream filling in. 