Community Milk Stout
Finally tried a Milk Stout! Not too bad, good thick creamy head, full body, good mouthfeel. It is just a bit too sweet still though. I do believe this will mellow with age and probably won't try another for a couple of weeks and I bet it will be quite a bit better. Hoping that some of the residual sweetness mellows out a bit. When I added the lactose I tasted a small amount and it reminded me of powdered sugar only not quite as sweet. I can still taste a small amount of this "powdered" flavor, not quite the nutra sweet flavor that is commonly reported in beers using lactose. I think this would be a decent stout to let people that don't neccessarily like stouts try as it is not bitter or overpowering.
hey guy's i was reading the Sam Adams Longshot compitition rules and found this:
It is not against any federal laws to ship your entries via a privately owned shipping company for analytical purposes. However, IT IS ILLEGAL TO SHIP ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES VIA THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Private shipping companies may refuse your shipment if they are informed that the package contains glass or alcoholic beverages. It is solely the entrant’s responsibility to follow all applicable laws and regulations.
what would classify as a privately owned shipping company?
UPS and Fedex would fall under that category, I believe.
Here's an article on the topic:
http://www.realbeer.com/library/beerbre … 011108.php
For what its worth, no shipping company is going to allow the shipping of beer with their knowledge.
In addition, FedEx just changed their policy. Copied it below from HBD.
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As of the first of the year all declared and undeclared alcohol shipments that break will be treated as a Dangerous goods spill.
The FedEx policy for alcohol shipping must be from a known shipper not someone off the street such as the ones that occur for homebrew competitions.
If anything BREAKS the Dangerous Goods person at FedEx by policy will have to contact their Legal department and get them involved unlike the past where they just had to stop the package.
This goes for all Alcohol shipments that break coming through FedEx.
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So while I've never had a bottle break, I probably won't ever send mine through FedEx. I do however use UPS and I prepackage all my stuff at home. I wrap each individual bottle with bubble wrap and put each bottle in it's own zip lock baggy. I then cushion the inside of the box and when I'm done all that I tape the outside with duct tape really really good. When I take it down to UPS I just fill out the form and either put yeast sample or water sample and check the default $100 value box.
To be honest, I've never even been questioned what's in the box. If you've got a UPS shop with a stick in their butt getting all up in your business, then take it elsewhere. There are plenty of UPS and UPS affiliated shippers out there. Heck, I've even sent stuff out through my work mail...
DT
i thought i should connect this link to this one because it applies to the shipping issue,
http://www.brewingkb.com/recipes/dirty- … ml#msg8278
well i just finished my last bottle of the first community brew, those of you that were not around for this brew i would say its a must do!, i'm hoping to do it again soon
I know this thread hasn't been added to in over a year, but does anyone have a recommended fermentation temp for this milk stout? Also, would I benefit by secondary fermenting a dark stout like this?
Thanks all,
Edds5p0
If you can get the temp down to 60 to 65 that would be best. If theres a lot of sediment then a secondary can't hurt. Also you can leave it in secondary for a while too. I make a sweet stout often and I usually do primary and bottle. I ferment mine between 60 to 65 degrees.
DC
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