August 29, 2010 - Beer Batch 9: Guinness Extra Stout Clone

Beer Batch 9: Guinness Extra Stout Clone
August 29, 2010 07:10:22 PM

Finally made my first stout. To date, all of my beers have been on the lighter side, the darkest one I've ever done was probably my continental pillsner, but even that was blonde in comparison to this beauty! I always wanted to do a stout so when I started looking on the web for a recipe, I thought I'd start by looking for one to make that resembled one of the best stouts out there, Guinness! When I found a clone recipe I went straight to the brewery supply store and got all the ingredients. I guess what makes this an extra stout is that it has lots of extra roasted barley grounds. This is largely what provides the dark color. I also learned from this brew that the barely flakes are added to the recipe to provide a higher than normal protein content. This is important in stouts because you want a thick frothy head retention after pouring and it's the protein that holds the bubbles together.
I think this has become my new favorite batch, although my American cream ale was quite nice too. Some quick facts about this one: the boil was 75min, hopped at 30min and 70min. Was in the Primary fermenter for 2 weeks, and the secondary for 1 week and 3 days. Racked 30 12oz bottles, 4 Grolsch, and 1 Growler, and tastes better than Guinness!

DATE: September 01, 2010 10:13:26 AM NAME: dankrill
COMMENT: The only thing I`m not impressed with is the duration of the head retention, it`s basically gone after about 1.5 min. It should be lasting for like 5-10min given how much flaked barely I put in there.

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