On his way through this summer, Ted and I exchanged a few brews. I have been through a few of them (and really liked all so far!), but was saving the Mint Stout for a rainy day. Well in CNY, rainy days quickly turn into snowy days, so Nick and I tasted the mint stout after our brew day this weekend.
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I was impressed with the brew. I am not sure I would be able to handle 5 gallons of it (good thing he only made a 1 gallon batch), but it was tasty nonetheless. Ted really hits the mark on his brews (unlike MNB), but if I had to make a suggestion, it would be to tone down the carbonation just a little.
Cheers
Categories: Commentary, Stout
I’m interested in how you added the mint for this one…real mint? extract? in the boil?
This was one of Ted’s specials:
http://www.tedbrews.com/2008/04/mint-stout.html
He added the hops in during the cooling (or knockout), also a good time to add aroma hops. I am not sure about boiling the mint and spearmint. If you’re considering doing this, I recommend getting fresh mints and spearmint’s instead of an extract, you’ll be happy.
Cheers
Oops, I meant he added the mint during cooling.