8% American STOUT

Today we're pushing my new brewery to its breaking point by brewing an 8+% Stout. A Stout is the perfect test for a new brewery. Massive grain bill, long boil, a fairly long fermentation, and rather than kegging this beer I'm planning to bottle it. Plus it's winter time as I brew this and a Stout is the perfect beer for this time of year.

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[TheApartmentBrewer]

I missed those gorgeous brew day shots, glad to have you back man!

[Jango]

That looks like an epic beer and for sure those bigger, darker beers need a bit more time to mature. When you said you had two weeks I was surprised and did wonder how you were going to achieve it. But the end beer looks and sounds epic and sounds like it was worth the wait.

[ElementaryBrewingCo]

Cheers, Dan! Great video!!! I’ve got two all-in-one systems and mostly brew on those. However, I still break out my two kettle and burner system occasionally.

[johnmyers]

Not bad at all for a first brew in the new setup! Great video. I love my Anvil Foundry 6.5.

[Jason-rgzm]

Amazing mate! So glad to see your videos again!!🎉 Beer looked great!

[mikekerr]

Glad to see you making content again. Found your channel when I was brewing on a Anvil Foundry All in One... which kicked when I switched it over to 240. Replaced it with my "dream" system - a 3 vessel SS Brewtech brewery built into our basement laundry room (utility sink included).

[erikcarlson]

I use Clawhammer 20 gallon 240 V system and it works like a charm. Love it! Love your new digs brother.

[BearBeach]

I upgraded my classic '3 tier cooler box and kitchen stove' system this year to an electric 35l Brewzilla gen4. The best thing about the upgrade is accurate mash temp control and the ability to step mash which has really improved my beers eg. weissebier with ferulic acid rest. Other benefits are such as the false bottom is really good at trapping hops so now I've done away with the hop spider and I usually set a timer so I can 'dough in' early in the morning.

[Homebrew]

I used to have an Anvil Foundry 10.5 but became dissatisfied and sold it. I replaced it with the SS Brewtech SVBS. I ordered it sight unseen the same day it was announced and had to wait several months for the official release date to get my hands on it. I like it much better than the Anvil... But then. My wife was diagnosed with cancer (recovered now) and because of the medications she is on she cannot drink alcohol any longer. The two of us could handle a 5 gallon keg in a reasonable amount of time but by myself it is too much. So I shifted gears and started making 2.5 gallon batches. And guess which maker of all-in-one units is the only one to make a model perfect for 2.5 gallon batches... Anvil Foundry. So I bought a used Anvil Foundry 6.5 and I'm pretty happy about it.

PS. I think I mentioned it on another of your videos but you don't need to sparge with hot water. Eliminate that Anvil Foundry used for heating sparge water and you gain that much more space.

[BrewabitRick]

I’m using a klarstien 32 ltr and have a robobrew for spare just in case both all in ones. Also have a big stainless pot that’s electric that I used to boil in when I had a 2 vessel system I use for sparge now. I’d love to upgrade to a bigger system that’s WiFi at some point. Congratulations on the first brew in the new space cheers 👍🍻

[markpearson]

Been using Grainfather G40 for about 2 years now and it a great system. Only ever had one problem with it a stuck pump caused by to many hops blocking the bottom screen, so I use a hop spider when using a lot of hops.

[Ryan_Mooney]

10.5 anvil foundry here but still hanging onto my multi vessel equipment for a rainy day.

[AlbeeSoaring]

Im still working on a BIAB system. Just starting my second year of brewing, so still trying to keep it simple and low cost. Still able to make some dang good beers though.

[rivrivrivera]

Way to do it … Dan your the man !!! Wish I could taste and critic . 😊

[vruychev]

These high gravity beers definitely take time. I usually age them for a year, so good call to postpone the entry. Cheers and happy brewing!

[AlbeeSoaring]

I made a smores stout a while ago and was able to get a solid marshmallow flavor with just using lactose and vanilla. Added roast barley and that gave it a toasted marshmallow flavor. It ended up tasting a lot like a smores. I was very happy with it and plan to brew it again.

[feuer-gluat-quoim]

Cheers! I'm using all in one system as well. 🍻

[jam]

Looks like a great beer. I have a couple of all in one brewing systems (GrainFather) which I use based on batch size.

[hnnrrk]

Awesome that you're sharing the live process of your new brewery build! 🙌

The checklist items is something I gotta adopt for my own apartment brewery ✅

How was the clean up for the brewday test? Anything you'd improve?

[ronbarnes]

Half the fun is figuring out how you want to set everything up. 😎🍺