Ziegler's Media

Cheaters Irish Stout
"Simple Stout from can of Coopers"

Recipe:
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3.75 lb Coopers Irish Stout (LME)
2.00 lb Light Malt (DME)

Hops:
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Coopers LME is pre-hopped

Yeast:
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7g Thomas Coopers Dry Yeast

Notes:
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5.00 gal
OG: 1.045
FG: 1.012???

Disloved can of Coopers and DME in a small pot with ~1/2 gallon of water.
Cooled water and added to caboy

Pitched yeast (75 F)

Color ~ +50 SRM.

2010/12/22
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Temperature at 2000 is cool.
Slight fermentation started.
Malty toasted aroma.

2010/12/23
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Temperature at 0600 is 55 F.
Fermentation started with rocky krausen.
Shook carboy to re-include krausen, and had a mess to clean up all over walls
Malty toasted aroma.

2010/12/25
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Temperature at 0600 is 55 F.
SG dropping (less head retention of krausen)
Malty toasted aroma with hints of sulfer.

2010/12/27
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Temperature at 0600 is 55 F.
SG 1.020 ... no fermentation activity noted. Moved to warmer location.
Malty toasted aroma with hints of sulfer.

2010/12/31
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Temperature at 0600 is 70 F.
SG 1.020 ... no fermentation activity noted. (yeast knocked out from cold)
Malty toasted aroma with minor hints sulfer.
Transfered 5 gal to keg.

2011/01/09
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Nice chocolaty stout flavor and finish.
Carbonation still developing.

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