Black is Beautiful Brew Day with A Reiterated Mash Technique

Join me as I brew the Black is Beautiful. While reading up on the beer I saw that it was suggested to do a reiterated mash, so O decided to give it a try.
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[@rustybarrelhomebrewing1017]

nice video, thanks! i am about to try this technique for a barleywine this week. cant believe i havent found your channel until now.

[@anthonysamuel4790]

Great content sir

[@redpaddle]

Great video, as always. I love the casual presentation of your vids and always enjoy the kids' appearances. Keep up the good work!

[@fantasticfermentations5637]

Thanks Evan! These “assistant brewers” of mine keep me on my toes.

[@ChuckUnderFire]

The kids are clutch. Gotta be my favorite part of these videos.

[@stillbald5827]

I might have to give this recipe a try. It’s great that some many people are supporting the cause.

[@fantasticfermentations5637]

It’s a good beer if you haves tried a commercial version. The version I made was supposed to be about 8% ABV but most commercial versions are 10% ABV and up. It’s a big beer and full of flavor. Plus some breweries are putting their own spin on it. I’ve seen peanut butter, chocolate, and fruited versions.

[@stillbald5827]

@@fantasticfermentations5637 Yeah, I saw someone do a "tropical stout" version for the warm summer. Seemed similar to what you were going for.

[@TheAndysim66]

I’m using this technique for my B is B beer on Saturday. I’m shooting for 10%. I’m using the Grainfather system. I’m brewing the weathered souls brewery version of this beer. Clayton, NC

[@cdh1125]

You don't happen to remember what you used for strike and sparge water do you?

[@fantasticfermentations5637]

Do you mean volumes? Temperature? Water chemistry?

[@cdh1125]

Volumes

[@fantasticfermentations5637]

I started with 5 gallons of mash water. After the first mash I lifted the basket and sparged until I hit 5.5 gallons. I then did my second mash and sparged until I was at my 6 gallon pre boil volume.

[@cdh1125]

@@fantasticfermentations5637 thanks for the info and videos, this is gonna be first reiterated mash for me too.

[@irrlicht6997]

With this kind of stronger stout I guess it will benefit from a bit of aging?

[@fantasticfermentations5637]

Aging never hurts a big Stout. I don’t think it’s always necessary though. If you have a good fermentation and keep off flavors to a minimum you can start drinking most stouts pretty soon after fermentation is over. Most breweries that are brewing this beer are producing it in a normal ale cycle. I have already kegged mine and will be sharing the tasting notes video tomorrow.

[@chrisgolden4625]

I never knew the technical name for this process. Always refer to it as a double mash single boil.

[@fantasticfermentations5637]

Same here! When I watched the video of the guy who made the recipe for Black is Beautiful, I was so confused when he used the correct wording. That’s what pushed me to try it.

[@sharondajackson5439]

So did you mash each batch for an hour each?

[@fantasticfermentations5637]

I went with 45 minutes each mash.