Smokey oaked stout

[jakeslouw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jakeslouw]

I'd also suggest east kent goldings and or fuggles / willamette and or mt hood. I can't marry fruity hops and a smoky stout in my mind. Hops tend to take the backseat on stouts.

Absolutely. In fact, hops should be a minimum as the dark roasted malts add a ton of bitterness already. I also can't marry tropical fruit with stout. That's like pineapple, guava and granadilla on a chocolate cake or pineapple juice in coffee.

[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

Absolutely. In fact, hops should be a minimum as the dark roasted malts add a ton of bitterness already. I also can't marry tropical fruit with stout. That's like pineapple, guava and granadilla on a chocolate cake or pineapple juice in coffee.

I take it you've never had some pineapple chocolate upside-down cake ?

[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

Heh when I'm stating "fruity", I mean literally just a touch. I was thinking something like 3 or 4 grams are 5minutes just for a tiny hint. But perhaps it's better if I just leave it out completely.

[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

Heh when I'm stating "fruity", I mean literally just a touch. I was thinking something like 3 or 4 grams are 5minutes just for a tiny hint. But perhaps it's better if I just leave it out completely.

You could always split some of the batch for a test ?

That's the nice thing about homebrewing ... If you want to add XYZ to your brew, who are we to judge

[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

That's not the worst idea, but considering how long this will have to sit, I'd hate for it to end up bad and then I've wasted months on it. I think I need to drink some Ardbeg and think it over this weekend...

[jakeslouw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jakeslouw]

I take it you've never had some pineapple chocolate upside-down cake ?

eeeuuuww gross man

[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

eeeuuuww gross man

Don't Eeeeuuuwww until you've tasted it ..... with a scoop of ice-cream or whipped cream ... yum-yum

[groenspookasem Banned Find all posts View Profile Close groenspookasem]

Tongue in cheek here, how long are you planning to age this stout?

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[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

Tongue in cheek here, how long are you planning to age this stout?

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4 to 6 months in bulk, and then I'll bottle and probably store a few of them for another year.

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New name, Sweet Patient Peat. To remind you to not open it before then you can put the date on for 'when it's ready'

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[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

Nah if I make it like that, I'm sure I'll leave it sit for a bit. That's why I'm making it now. A 10% stout isn't really a summer drink... :P

[BeerHolic Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BeerHolic]

Hats off to the people with patience, the longest I have had a beer in the bottle is 4 weeks and then it was a lager.

[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

I don't generally have patience, that's why this is going to be a fun one to try and do.

[groenspookasem Banned Find all posts View Profile Close groenspookasem]

Anybody up for a wager here? Toxxyc cracks that beer well before 6 months to 'test' ?

[Jitters Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jitters]

Anybody up for a wager here? Toxxyc cracks that beer well before 6 months to 'test' ?

Haha, if the whiskey thread is any indication, I bet there's none left after 6 months.