Home Brewing a Java Stout With Joe (Part 1)

This is the first video of a 6 part series showing you how to brew a Java Stout from the Midwest Supplies Peace Java Stout kit. In this video, we start things off by having a home brew :-) then we heat up our water for the specialty grains and the jug of extract, get the specialty grains into the steeping bag, steep the grains, add our warm liquid malt extract, and get our wort up to a boil.

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[dashmatrix]

... a gigantic beer teabag...

[terpsichoreankid]

@dashmatrix :-D

[joelmacdermid69]

hey did you add the coffee hot or cold ?

[terpsichoreankid]

@joelmacdermid69 I wound up adding the coffee while it was still hot. Not sure if that changed the flavor or not...

[mikebansain]

Did spreading out the grains in the bag make a noticeable difference in your opinion?

[terpsichoreankid]

@mikebansain Well, I haven't done another of the same batch and just the grains sit to compare--but I bet it did. There was a very robust, dark grain flavor to the brew--which I think could only have been achieved by really saturating all the grains in the bag. I have noticed once in a partial grain kit like this that the center of my grain bag was only slightly moist--not soaked. So, I'd definitely make sure to really soak them. Cheers!

[joelmacdermid69]

@terpsichoreankid hey man you the best that is what i did heheheh e..how r you

[terpsichoreankid]

@tgartner01 Yipes! LOL I know that one--my current sink can't hardly fit my 8 gallon brew kettle. There is always the option of filling up the bathtub with ice and water... The Bayou burners are awesome--that's the one mine is. I need to clean it up a bit, but it still does the job nice and quick. Cheers!

[tgartner01]

@terpsichoreankid I have a Midwest Stout to brew up. I was worried that my gas stove would not have enough BTUs to do the job. So, I experimented with the stove trying to boil 2 gallons. After 1 hr and 3 minutes, I knew the stove was not up to the task. Tried my new Bayou Classic propane burner and in 13 minutes I started to get a boil. Now I must find a container for the 5 gallon brew kettle to fit in to cool the wort down.

[terpsichoreankid]

@immolateus Thanks!  Yeah--my concept was exactly that--to show what everything was and how to use if, if possible. I know when I first got into the hobby, I had no idea what some of all meant--and even if I knew what it was, didn't know quite how to use the equipment correctly. Hopefully it will help break new folks into taking the plunge and brewing some homebrew. Cheers!