ViperMan
Well-Known Member
Here was my recipe:
2.50 gal Deer Park (R), Bottled Water Water 1 -
3.50 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 56.5 %
0.75 lb Chocolate Malt (225.0 SRM) Grain 3 12.1 %
0.75 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 12.1 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5 8.1 %
0.20 lb Black Barley (Stout) (500.0 SRM) Grain 6 3.2 %
0.50 lb Milk Sugar (Lactose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 7 8.1 %
0.27 oz Magnum [14.70 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 23.3 IBUs
0.50 oz Saaz [2.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 2.3 IBUs
2.5 gallon batch
Single infusion - fly sparge, bottle carb with corn sugar...
Primary for 3 weeks, bottle for 3 weeks (and four days)
Has a very light taste - doesn't taste like a stout. Sorta tastes like a black light beer. Also has a VERY sour taste, almost like stale milk... Everything was purchased fresh, lactose SHOULD be good... I was really going for a nice, thick milk stout...
Did I use too little grain? The wrong base malt? Too much lactose? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
2.50 gal Deer Park (R), Bottled Water Water 1 -
3.50 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 56.5 %
0.75 lb Chocolate Malt (225.0 SRM) Grain 3 12.1 %
0.75 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 12.1 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5 8.1 %
0.20 lb Black Barley (Stout) (500.0 SRM) Grain 6 3.2 %
0.50 lb Milk Sugar (Lactose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 7 8.1 %
0.27 oz Magnum [14.70 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 23.3 IBUs
0.50 oz Saaz [2.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 2.3 IBUs
2.5 gallon batch
Single infusion - fly sparge, bottle carb with corn sugar...
Primary for 3 weeks, bottle for 3 weeks (and four days)
Has a very light taste - doesn't taste like a stout. Sorta tastes like a black light beer. Also has a VERY sour taste, almost like stale milk... Everything was purchased fresh, lactose SHOULD be good... I was really going for a nice, thick milk stout...
Did I use too little grain? The wrong base malt? Too much lactose? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.