{"id":7584,"date":"2005-08-18T18:57:00","date_gmt":"2005-08-18T22:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2005\/08\/18\/beer-8-random-vanilla-stout\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:33:36","slug":"beer-8-random-vanilla-stout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2005\/08\/18\/beer-8-random-vanilla-stout\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer #8 – Random Vanilla Stout"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, after getting home from work today I decided to fire up the turkey fryer<\/a> I had purchased back in December but never put to use. Now that summer is getting a bit cooler, I figure it’ll be fine for me to use it to boil some beer. Well, I calibrated it (at 5, 5.5, 6, and 6.5 gallons) and then picked a spot to do the boiling at. It turns out that the best spot will be just off of my front porch on the sidewalk. I had initially fired it up in the garage, but at maximum flame it kicks out a ton of heat, and I’m also worried about carbon monoxide. I’m probably just being paranoid, but it seems better this way.<\/p>\n

So, if things go as I hope, come Saturday or Sunday (it’ll be cooler Sunday… Hmm…) I’ll make up a batch of something I’m currently calling Random Vanilla Stout. suggested that I make a vanilla porter, but I’m wishing to go even darker, so a stout it is. I hope he still likes it. Hell, I hope I<\/em> like it… I’ve only been shooting about 60% with my beers thus far.<\/p>\n

Anyway…<\/p>\n

I’ve also started to use a piece of software called Promash<\/a> for my brewing calculations. It really makes everything very, very easy. Also, playing with the numbers in a piece of software really gives one a better understanding of how things fit together behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

After creating the recipe I went ahead and exported it. So, if you’d like to see the recipe, take a look here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thus far it’s planned to be a 52.8 SRM beer and 45 IBU. This will be extremely dark, somewhat bitter, and will hopefully, thanks to the addition of two vanilla beans in bulk conditioning, have a nice underlying vanilla flavor.<\/p>\n

So, yeah… That’s it. Hopefully it’ll go well. My attempt to buy the ingredients today didn’t go so hot, but that’s because I had forgotten that today is the one weekday I can remember which Cap’N’Cork<\/a> is closed. This was so they could attend some sort of event or festival… Ah well. I’ll go tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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