Irish Stout Full Brew Day and Recipe (Unsour Guinness Clone)

This is a take on my unsoured Guinness clone (I can't stand the 3% soured beer they add to Guinness) using the ingredients I just happen to have when the stay at home order went into effect. I'm calling this one 'Get Dem Snakes Out'. It turned out a bit stronger than it should have (seems my boil was a bit extra vigorous) but it's been getting rave reviews. It's got a lovely roast character and is super drinkable.
I brewed this the day before St. Patrick's day and somehow still have one can left so look out for the review in a few days!
By the way this was before the shut down got super serious in LA, so hense the lack of masks (we did wash our hands a ton, but that's just a good practice when you're making food anyway). *Equipment links below!
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Equipment used:
Clawhammer Supply 120V Electric System: bit.ly/2ugBQKg
Blichmann Riptide pump: bit.ly/3alWNnO
Monster Mill: bit.ly/3aohPlJ
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Spike Flex Fermenter: bit.ly/2PyxZ3o
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Recipe (can also be found on Brewfather):
Get Dem Snakes Out Irish Stout
4.5% / 12.7 °P
Recipe by
Flora Brewing
All Grain
Batch Volume: 5.5 gal (actual 4.75 gal)
Boil Time: 60 min
Mash Water: 7 gal
Total Water: 7 gal
Boil Volume: 6.53 gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.047
Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.051 (Actual 1.058)
Final Gravity: 1.017 (Actual 1.016)
IBU (Tinseth): 31
Color: 40.5 SRM
Mash
Temperature - 148 °F - 60 min
Malts (10 lb 12 oz)
5 lb (46.5%) - Briess Brewers Malt 2-Row - Grain - 1.8 SRM
1 lb (9.3%) - Briess Caramel Malt - Grain - 60 SRM
1 lb (9.3%) - Briess Carapils - Grain - 1.5 SRM
1 lb (9.3%) - Bairds Chocolate Malt - Grain - 500 SRM
1 lb (9.3%) - Avangard Pilsner Malt - Grain - 1.7 SRM
1 lb (9.3%) - Briess Wheat White Malt - Grain - 2.3 SRM
8 oz (4.7%) - Avangard Vienna Malt - Grain - 3 SRM
4 oz (2.3%) - Weyermann Carafa III - Grain - 525 SRM
Hops (1.25 oz)
1 oz (27 IBU) - Challenger 8% - Boil - 60 min
0.25 oz (4 IBU) - Target 8.8% - Boil - 15 min
Miscs
1.9 g - Gypsum (CaSO4) - Mash
Yeast
1 pkg - White Labs WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast
Fermentation
Primary - 68 °F - 14 days
Water Profile (after gypsum addition)
Ca+2 51
Mg+2 10
Na+ 40
Cl- 30
SO4-2 52
HCO3- 151

[@llambibazi3675]

Very good

[@johnwadsworth5946]

I love the recipe - mainly because it omits the use of Roasted Barley and Black Patent Malt. I never quite understood how people could like the taste of freshly brewed ashtray that these malts impart. I always substitute equal amounts of Carafa II or III for those ingredients because tradition is no good reason to perpetuating misery. I also like your choice of mash temperature. I think big and/or complex beers benefit from a good beta amylase rest. I was a little surprised to find out that the finished beer didn't have a lot of body (as you explained in the subsequent video). You put a lot of dextrin malts, and one would think that they would add more body and mouthfeel. But if it was a success, then more power to you. Thanks for publishing the recipe. I think I'll add it to the queue of my quarantine schedule. Cheers!!

[@FloraBrewing]

I love the subtleness of Carafa III I'm not sure into the smokiness of the dark malts like you mentioned. I's always a really light dry stout low abv low body, drinkable.

[@boatbuilder1954]

I don't use Black Patent Malt in My Dry Stouts but always use Roasted Barley and Flaked Barley and I enjoy the flavor I get from them and it surly doesn't taste like an ashtray. "Was that Irish Whiskey you ended up drinking Flora! Cheers!🍺

[@SamsTechTips]

about to brew my first beer, going for an Irish Extra Stout. I am buzzed for it

[@FloraBrewing]

That sounds so good right now.

[@TheOtherKiltedadventurer]

Martin Luther the Founder of the Room Movement loved. Because of this, wife decided to start brewing beer and she became the Brewer family.

[@907MakaBelly]

I like how you display your brewing equipment in the beginning. Finally read the description and thanks for posting the links. I’m keen on getting the Clawhammer starter system and building on it. Looks like you upgraded your pump.

[@FloraBrewing]

Yeah! The pump is the Blichmann Riptide. The only reason I upgraded was that I wanted a new toy! I still have the clawhammer pump and it works great.

[@jrwatter]

Nice to see women making beer. You have my support for it!

[@FloraBrewing]

I appreciate that!

[@dennisschickling5759]

Happy St. Patty's Day. You had been holding out on us. St. Patrick's Day was over a month ago. Great Video and LOVE THE OUTTAKES. LOL 🤣😂😅😆 🍻. #STAYSAFE DRINK MORE BEERS.

[@FloraBrewing]

I have so many videos in the queue to be edited...it takes almost as long to edit as it does to brew!

[@dennisschickling5759]

I have to work. I work for the Bus Company in Philly. ( SEPTA ). Today I heard that we just had our 5th Death in the Company. Just got home and DRINKING 🍺 To kill the Coronavirus. #STAYSAFE

[@jeremyemery1438]

Just found your channel, excellent material! Been home brewing for about 12 years now and it’s always great to see new takes on it. Just started malting some 2 row for an extra dry stout “real ale”

[@bdiamond6199]

Loving that spike fermenter! Stay safe🍻

[@FloraBrewing]

it's a good one

[@Hazy_Fishin]

Hahaha loved the bloopers at the end. Should be a kick ass beer, very much looking forward to the black beers taste testing vids.

[@FloraBrewing]

It's great, review coming tomorrow!

[@Hazy_Fishin]

Hell yeah! Looking forward to hearing it mate.

[@shivabreathes]

Dammit I wanted an Irish accent

[@FloraBrewing]

My accents are HORRID unless you’re looking for the Louisiana one, true blood beat that one into me

[@tomcollins4266]

I like all the additional bloopers and cut scenes at the end.

[@FloraBrewing]

They're my favorite to do.

[@CesarWilly08]

I've been brewing for about a year now and I can't believe I just found your channel. Love the videos. Keep it up!

[@FloraBrewing]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@PoliticalThinkAcademy]

Really great video......you deserve 1 million subscribers.....keep it up

[@thegingerpowerranger]

5:31 one full minute of tension as the grain is poured into the kettle

[@FloraBrewing]

SUSPENSE ;)

[@andrearosato3676]

Great video..and Great beer..cheers

[@leroygross9144]

I think you taught me something.🤔 Thanks and cheers 🍻👍😊

[@henryelceser]

Excellent video! Keep safe! Off and on you have varying degrees of COAT!!! Is your AC going crazy!!!

[@FloraBrewing]

It was still cold and rainy in LA when this was filmed, also my blood is as thin as water :)

[@beanhamhomebrew1808]

Cracking brew day you can beat a nice Stout . Cheers and stay safe.

[@ivanvallesperez2840]

I really like how simple your brew days are! Definitely way simpler than mine. E.g. you do not sparge! What's your design system efficiency? How much time does a brew day take for you? (from milling to cleaning). Enjoy Patrick's day!!

[@FloraBrewing]

Its supposed to be around 70% or so I think. I used to sprage but the efficiency was the same so I just keep my grain milled fine and it's all good. It's around 6 hrs with the electric system but I can get it down to 4 if I'm cranking a burner.

[@finnroohomebrewing]

That's a mighty recipe there Flora. Good job. Cheers.😎👍

[@dicktophone4184]

Do you need the kettle on the stove? Seems like a struggle to get the grain basket out. Maybe there's some sort of shorter stand it could sit on

[@FloraBrewing]

This is an older video...I actually just got a burner that makes it way easier (but not for the electric system obviously) The reason it's on the stove is mainly for camera angle, I don't really have anywhere else in my apt that I can do it until I install a water line in my spare bedroom ;)

[@dicktophone4184]

@@FloraBrewing fair enough. I've just watched you struggle with that a few times

[@WreckedBrewery]

Great content. Loved the brew day. Cheers!

[@aaron5222]

Few brewing channels that show full brew sessions and even less that are not 10 min long commercials.

[@gunder3]

Woll you be doing a taste video?

[@FloraBrewing]

Yes! Hoping for tomorrow, just shot it.

[@Grønnes_Bryggeri]

Cant you brew with tap water in US?

[@FloraBrewing]

yeah it kind of depends where you are though, a lot of it has a ton of chlorine in it

[@Sonadob]

Amazing! I love the setup, just like how homebrewing should be!

[@FloraBrewing]

Thanks!

[@SyBernot]

Who needs a recipe, brew like ya cook, lil this lil that and a bit of some of the other. :)

[@FloraBrewing]

Seriously, the only thing I try to make sure I have right is yeast other than that it's all interchangeable

[@jrwatter]

In the end you’ll always get a beer!

[@vikramjitsingh4538]

the wort looks fantastic..........

[@scottkrempel3005]

afraid to go to the store? get drunk first. you'll be fine.

[@FloraBrewing]

You'll be exhaling booze by then so it'll be protective 😂

[@brettomomyces]

This is the most overly complicated Irish Stout I've ever seen. I'm sure that 1lb of Pils makes all the difference...

[@FloraBrewing]

It's the scraping of the barrel bc I ran out of ingredients recipe, I thought I made that pretty clear but guess not.

[@imperia1999]

Cracking brew day and evening having some help can’t go wrong, can’t beat a nice stout that’s some mixture of grains. Nice ending with the bloopers . Stay safe. Cheers

[@kristopherlennon8471]

I dont mean to be offtopic but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an instagram account?? I was dumb lost the account password. I would love any assistance you can give me.

[@drakecurtis8025]

@Kristopher Lennon Instablaster =)

[@kristopherlennon8471]

@Drake Curtis I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and Im trying it out now. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@kristopherlennon8471]

@Drake Curtis It did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thanks so much you saved my account !

[@drakecurtis8025]

@Kristopher Lennon no problem :D

[@keetakitten]

Great vid! How do you like the clawhammer system? I'm going in between Grainfather and Clawhammer

[@FloraBrewing]

I love it but would recommend getting the 240V system if you're able to speed up brew days

[@keetakitten]

@@FloraBrewing Yeah I read the 120 can take some time to get up to boil for both systems! Thanks for your input and keep kicking ass :)

[@beckzach05]

As a Grainfather user (for over a year now) - if those are the two you're looking at, go Clawhammer 240v. The Grainfather is great if you really want bluetooth connectivity and semi-automation when paired with the app. As far as brew-ability, the new Clawhammer setup is awesome. Great BIAB type system, the included pump is a lot better than the Grainfather, so is the chiller.

[@michaeldeneault7308]

Question: Do you like the 2 roller MM? Do you need to grind twice to get your crush fine enough? Don't have a mill yet but with the coronapocolypse going on I'm thinking about it. (Also, please mind your hair near the drill!) Keep up the videos!

[@FloraBrewing]

I only mill once at around slightly less than a credit card width

[@jimgam730]

So, how'd that beer turn out? Inquiring minds want to know.

[@FloraBrewing]

Just filmed the review hoping to get it out tomorrow if I drink enough coffee tonight ;)

[@erbenwilzing4922]

OMG you look soo much like Victoire du Bois! You're french sister maybe?🤣🤣

[@FloraBrewing]

I wish! I think I'm secretly french under all the German.

[@thirteendreams]

As the owner of a speidel braumeister I can but wonder at all those pipes and pumps, Cheers for a great video.

[@granTurismo295]

Is that a political message? If so, I love it!

[@FloraBrewing]

Not intentionally lol

[@kellyrick8201]

Bloopers... HAHAHA

[@FloraBrewing]

my fav part