Foreign Extra Stout Recipe and Tasting - Homebrew Jar of Destiny

[@davidhall158]

I make at least one batch of FES per year. It’s a favourite style, probably because we have easy access to Cooper’s Best Extra Stout (6.8% abv) and it’s a superior drop. This year I changed the recipe quite radically. OG 1.069 FG 1.014 69% MO 12% Carafa 2 7.7% Rolled Oats 6% Muscovado sugar 3.5% Baird’s crystal 80°L 1.7% CaraAroma 49g Target @ 60min WLP007 fermented at 20°C Mash temp 65°C Balanced water Bottle Conditioned I entered it into the Australian Amateur Championship, scraped through the state round in 3rd place but managed 4th in the National round. Head retention could be better. Maybe the oats don’t help; I might return to my usual practice of using wheat malt. The Carafa 2 as the only roasted malt was also a departure from the norm for me. I think I’ll play with that, and also take a tip from this video on the crystal malts ie just use one crystal in the 40-60 range. Simplify the crystal and complicate the roast. I think I like what the Muscovado brought to the party

[@mitchellgarcia3532]

Sounds awesome

[@Les1Tom]

Excellent video guys especially as it deals with one of my most favourite style of beer - stout. John, hope you don't mind but I'm away to steal your recipe 😉

[@curtpick628]

Love me some Stouts this time of year. Great job Dudes! 👏

[@finspin4984]

Excited to brew one of these

[@jshall14]

If you’re using a premium British base malt, no reason to go less than 80% base malt. Great points about the differences between different maltsters; you’d be shocked how many pro brewers don’t get it. Extra Dark Crystal Malt 150L is amazing. I use it in my English Porter and American Stout recipes.

[@andrewlutton4684]

Great as always. I still think nitro and stout are prefect together; but I am Irish

[@PatrickSandy78]

Great stuff as usual. I was about to write up a stout recipe, some good info to think on.

[@rivrivrivera2916]

Have you ever gotten to the point where your beer isn’t as good as you like and feel like throwing in the towel ?

[@BADBREATHtv]

Hi Rivr - Dont think they have... they seem to love their brews

[@BrewDudes]

We certainly have beers we are less thrilled about. For me it’s the process of tasting and revision that I enjoy. So when something isn’t perfect I look forward to trying again with a change in recipe or process. You have to remember we’ve been brewing a long time and I think what comes with that is a sense of what makes decent beer recipe each time. So each time I brew I’m tweaking something I already have a lot of expertise with. The JOD series is pushing us out of those comfort zones. Our processes are pretty dialed in so I don’t worry to much about that side. -Mike