That's a good story. I mean, I'm sorry to hear about the beer and all, but that's the name of the game :) For a nice strong stout, I recommend a whiskey stout recipe. A friend made one a while back that was very drinkable.
On 10/11/07, Hans-Christoph Steiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My last homebrew was many years ago. I always like strong stouts, so > I decided to make the strongest stout imaginable. I skipped anything > that might dilute the flavor and just used pure chocalate malt, and > lots of it. > > The beer turned out to be incredibly strong in flavor, basically > undrinkable, and really, almost chewable. It also had a ton of sugar > left in it when I bottled it. So it continued to ferment in the bottle. > > When you would open one of the 750ml bottles, it would spout brown > foam 0.5m high for a couple of seconds, emptying about half of the > bottle. A couple shot off on their own... > > .hc > > On Oct 11, 2007, at 3:20 PM, Charles Henry wrote: > > > Since we're still talking about beers, I want to ask if there's any > > pd'ers out there who homebrew? It is a favorite hobby of mine, though > > I am not able to make a batch very often. I have on a couple > > occaisions made an incredibly strong ale, not fit for human > > consumption, including one stout that is leftover from spring. > > > > Chuck > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PD-list@iem.at mailing list > > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/ > > listinfo/pd-list > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > > The arc of history bends towards justice. - Dr. Martin Luther > King, Jr. > > > _______________________________________________ PD-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list