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Offline 2brew559

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Oatmeal Stout Recipe
« on: November 23, 2015, 11:43:31 am »
what do you ladies and gentlemen think?

Im going for Roasty with chocolate in back ground....

Falvor Im aiming for:  Like a a good cup of dark roasted Petes coffee.. I do not like medium coffee or light..
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Method: All Grain
Yeast: WLP004 irish Ale witha 0.75 pro ale Starter :) id use denys yeast strain but Id have to order it...:(
Mash Temp: 153F @ 60 mins or so
Style: Oatmeal Stout   
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)   
Boil Size: 7.52 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)   
Original Gravity: 1.059
Final Gravity: 1.016
ABV (standard): 5.58%
IBU (tinseth): 33.94
SRM (morey): 35.21
BU/GU ratio: .58 for this recipe

Fermentables
Amount   Fermentable   PPG   °L                    Bill %
5 lb   United Kingdom - Golden Promise   37   3   44.4%
3.25 lb   Belgian - Pilsner   37   1.6                   28.9%
1 lb   Flaked Barley   32   2.2                             8.9%
1 lb   American - Roasted Barley   33   300             8.9%
0.5 lb   United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)   35   34     4.4%
0.5 lb   United Kingdom - Chocolate   34   425             4.4%
11.25 lb   Total   
        
Hops
Amount   Variety   Type   AA   Use        Time                     IBU
0.5 oz   Magnum   Pellet   13.7   Boil:55 min     24.64
1 oz   Willamette           Pellet    5.1    Boil:15 min          9.31
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Re: Oatmeal Stout Recipe
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2015, 12:02:47 pm »
That seems like a lot of roasted grains to me but I am no stout expert. I would go 10% max but that's just me.

If you are going for an oatmeal stout, you may want to include oats in some form.
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Offline dilluh98

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Re: Oatmeal Stout Recipe
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2015, 12:32:06 pm »
You might want some oats in there to round out the mouthfeel a bit along with keeping the pH in the higher range of things (maybe 5.6-5.7). That will help balance out the roastiness you're going after with this. I understand wanting a big roasty beer but if you don't balance it at least a little, it could come off a bit acrid. More like burnt coffee rather than a nice dark roast coffee that's been well-brewed.

Just some thoughts. =]

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Re: Oatmeal Stout Recipe
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2015, 12:37:27 pm »
You might want some oats in there to round out the mouthfeel a bit along with keeping the pH in the higher range of things (maybe 5.6-5.7). That will help balance out the roastiness you're going after with this. I understand wanting a big roasty beer but if you don't balance it at least a little, it could come off a bit acrid. More like burnt coffee rather than a nice dark roast coffee that's been well-brewed.

Just some thoughts. =]

Good advice on pH and using oats (oatmeal stout, right?).  Also, I'd drop the pils and add that amount back in Golden Promise.  Pils would be lost in a roasty beer like this. And 10 -15% oats would be about right IMO.
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Re: Oatmeal Stout Recipe
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2015, 12:53:49 pm »
You might want some oats in there to round out the mouthfeel a bit along with keeping the pH in the higher range of things (maybe 5.6-5.7). That will help balance out the roastiness you're going after with this. I understand wanting a big roasty beer but if you don't balance it at least a little, it could come off a bit acrid. More like burnt coffee rather than a nice dark roast coffee that's been well-brewed.

Just some thoughts. =]

Good advice on pH and using oats (oatmeal stout, right?).  Also, I'd drop the pils and add that amount back in Golden Promise.  Pils would be lost in a roasty beer like this. And 10 -15% oats would be about right IMO.

Revised:
Fermentables
Amount   Fermentable   PPG           °L           Bill %
8 lb   United Kingdom - Golden Promise   37   3   71.1%
1.5 lb   Flaked Barley   32   2.2                           13.3%
0.75 lb   American - Roasted Barley   33   300   6.7%
0.5 lb   United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)   35   34   4.4%
0.5 lb   American - Chocolate   29   350                   4.4%
11.25 lb   Total       

SRM: 30.34
« Last Edit: November 23, 2015, 01:00:31 pm by 2brew559 »
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Re: Oatmeal Stout Recipe
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2015, 01:00:09 pm »
I would swap the flaked barley for some flaked oats and get rid of the pilsner and just add some more golden promise. Just to be on the safe side I would lower the amount of dark grains you have to around 10%. When I do Oatmeal stouts I try to go 75% base malt, 10% oats, 10% dark grains 5% caramel style malt. I think you have a good start just needs some tweaking.
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Offline 2brew559

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Re: Oatmeal Stout Recipe
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2015, 01:07:35 pm »
I would swap the flaked barley for some flaked oats and get rid of the pilsner and just add some more golden promise. Just to be on the safe side I would lower the amount of dark grains you have to around 10%. When I do Oatmeal stouts I try to go 75% base malt, 10% oats, 10% dark grains 5% caramel style malt. I think you have a good start just needs some tweaking.

Method: All Grain
Style: Oatmeal Stout   
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)   
Boil Size: 7.52 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)   
Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.017
ABV (standard): 5.67%

Fermentables
Amount   Fermentable   PPG                 °L                         Bill %
8.5 lb   United Kingdom - Golden Promise   37     3                         73.9%
1.25 lb   Flaked Barley and or oats   32        2.2                10.9%
0.75 lb   American - Roasted Barley   33        300                 6.5%
0.5 lb   United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)   35        34                 4.3%
0.5 lb   American - Chocolate   29                        350                  4.3%
11.5 lb   Total       
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Re: Oatmeal Stout Recipe
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2015, 10:41:37 am »
I would swap the flaked barley for some flaked oats and get rid of the pilsner and just add some more golden promise. Just to be on the safe side I would lower the amount of dark grains you have to around 10%. When I do Oatmeal stouts I try to go 75% base malt, 10% oats, 10% dark grains 5% caramel style malt. I think you have a good start just needs some tweaking.

Method: All Grain
Style: Oatmeal Stout   
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)   
Boil Size: 7.52 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)   
Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.017
ABV (standard): 5.67%

Fermentables
Amount   Fermentable   PPG                 °L                         Bill %
8.5 lb   United Kingdom - Golden Promise   37     3                         73.9%
1.25 lb   Flaked Barley and or oats   32        2.2                10.9%
0.75 lb   American - Roasted Barley   33        300                 6.5%
0.5 lb   United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)   35        34                 4.3%
0.5 lb   American - Chocolate   29                        350                  4.3%
11.5 lb   Total   


I think this looks fine, Maris Otter, Golden Promise or even American Pale Ale malt would work out great for a base malt, of course the English Pale Ale malts would be best. I would favor more Oats in place of the Barley (for an Oatmeal Stout), if you want to use both maybe 50/50 would be best for that addition. My only suggestion would be maybe a darker Crystal malt, something like C-60 or C-80 for this kind of Stout is a more usual choice.

Mash temp looks good, something around 154*. An English Ale yeast might make for a better Stout. I haven't used the Irish Ale much so I can't fully coment on that. Looks like you are off to a good beer.

Offline 2brew559

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Re: Oatmeal Stout Recipe
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2015, 01:41:04 am »
I would swap the flaked barley for some flaked oats and get rid of the pilsner and just add some more golden promise. Just to be on the safe side I would lower the amount of dark grains you have to around 10%. When I do Oatmeal stouts I try to go 75% base malt, 10% oats, 10% dark grains 5% caramel style malt. I think you have a good start just needs some tweaking.

Method: All Grain
Style: Oatmeal Stout   
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)   
Boil Size: 7.52 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)   
Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.017
ABV (standard): 5.67%

Fermentables
Amount   Fermentable   PPG                 °L                         Bill %
8.5 lb   United Kingdom - Golden Promise   37     3                         73.9%
1.25 lb   Flaked Barley and or oats   32        2.2                10.9%
0.75 lb   American - Roasted Barley   33        300                 6.5%
0.5 lb   United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)   35        34                 4.3%
0.5 lb   American - Chocolate   29                        350                  4.3%
11.5 lb   Total   


I think this looks fine, Maris Otter, Golden Promise or even American Pale Ale malt would work out great for a base malt, of course the English Pale Ale malts would be best. I would favor more Oats in place of the Barley (for an Oatmeal Stout), if you want to use both maybe 50/50 would be best for that addition. My only suggestion would be maybe a darker Crystal malt, something like C-60 or C-80 for this kind of Stout is a more usual choice.

Mash temp looks good, something around 154*. An English Ale yeast might make for a better Stout. I haven't used the Irish Ale much so I can't fully coment on that. Looks like you are off to a good beer.
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