Extra stout??

[Tadge]

Anyone got a good extra stout recipie?

How do you get a nice creamy head like a guinness?

Cheers

Tadge

[rwh]

Anyone got a good extra stout recipie?

Coopers Best Extra Stout

Here's my latest recipe formulation, for my brewing mates. They like to keep their brews all-extract for ease of brewing.

Coopers Best Extra Stout

* 1 coopers stout tin
* 1 kg Dark Dry Malt Extract
* 1 kg Light Dry Malt Extract
* 200g Dry Wheat Malt
* 25g Goldings @ 20 minutes

23L. OG: 1.064, FG: 1.019, 6.6% alc/vol
IBU: 43 from kit, 13 from Goldings, total: 56.

Method:
Boil the LDME with 3L water. Add hops. Boil for 20 mins. Add everything else to fermenter, then add hot stuff, stir, and then add cold to 23L, pitch yeast.

How do you get a nice creamy head like a guinness?

Unless you have a kegging system set up with a 90% nitrogen/10% CO2 mix, you can't.

[lethaldog]

Or you could just try adding some liquorice extract ( found at HB shops)
about 10 ml per 15 litres should do the trick

Costs a fair bit less than a nitrogen keg setup to but that would obviously be the way to go if money isnt to much of a concern

[KEG]

does it really help with the head?

[lethaldog]

Yep ( the one on your beer), im guessing no with any other sort

[KEG]

yeah, i'm yet to find a girl with a liquorice fetish. i'll tell you all about it when i do.

[derfly]

I've got this one in the bottle but not tried it yet.

Muntons Stout 1.8kg
Dark Liquid Malt 1kg
Dextrose 0.2kg (leftovers, not really required)
Dry Corn Syrup 0.5kg
Black Grain 0.2kg (steeped for 1/2 hour)
Licorice Extract 10ml
Safale Yeast

Made up to 17 litres.
OG 1074 FG 1018 7.5%

[lethaldog]

yeah, i'm yet to find a girl with a liquorice fetish. i'll tell you all about it when i do.

Nah Dont