Comments on: Ringing in the New Year http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/01/18/ringing-in-the-new-year/ Blogging a Path Through Homebrew Perdition Sun, 15 May 2011 12:33:32 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Josh http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/01/18/ringing-in-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Josh Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:52:31 +0000 http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/01/18/ringing-in-the-new-year/#comment-99 I've had a Vanilla Porter before (from Breckenridge), and it had this sort of flavor profile (although it was too sweet, IMHO). Porter and Stout styles both tend to have flavors of chocolate thanks to the highly kilned/roasted malts. So I don't think it is necessary to add actual chocolate to the beer in order to get that combination. I asked Malin her opinion on what I should make, and she asked for a cream stout or a weizen. The Vanilla Stout would suffice for the former, and I have a Dunkelweizen recipe for the latter. The Berry Weizen I made in 2007 tasted so good prior to my adding fruit that I quickly crafted a fruitless recipe. I tweaked it to be more dunkel than helles - like using red wheat malt and adding a touch of chocolate wheat. So it is currently a toss up between those two... I really liked the idea of a Smoked Maple Stout, but Malin voted it down (for now) since she's not a fan of smoked beers - a shame, for sure! I’ve had a Vanilla Porter before (from Breckenridge), and it had this sort of flavor profile (although it was too sweet, IMHO). Porter and Stout styles both tend to have flavors of chocolate thanks to the highly kilned/roasted malts. So I don’t think it is necessary to add actual chocolate to the beer in order to get that combination.

I asked Malin her opinion on what I should make, and she asked for a cream stout or a weizen. The Vanilla Stout would suffice for the former, and I have a Dunkelweizen recipe for the latter. The Berry Weizen I made in 2007 tasted so good prior to my adding fruit that I quickly crafted a fruitless recipe. I tweaked it to be more dunkel than helles – like using red wheat malt and adding a touch of chocolate wheat. So it is currently a toss up between those two…

I really liked the idea of a Smoked Maple Stout, but Malin voted it down (for now) since she’s not a fan of smoked beers – a shame, for sure!

]]> By: Jason Adams http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/01/18/ringing-in-the-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Jason Adams Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:15:53 +0000 http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/01/18/ringing-in-the-new-year/#comment-98 Smoked Maple Stout sounds really interesting.  The Vanilla Stout sounds good too.  Ever tried any vanilla + chocolate stouts?  I wonder how those flavors would mix in a beer, since they do so well in an ice cream cone... Smoked Maple Stout sounds really interesting.  The Vanilla Stout sounds good too.  Ever tried any vanilla + chocolate stouts?  I wonder how those flavors would mix in a beer, since they do so well in an ice cream cone…

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