jiggs_casey
Well-Known Member
I did a chocolate stout last year that I would like to improve on this year. It was great, except that without any 'sweetness' to it, the cocoa came through as plain cocoa, very 'earthy'. I'm fairly certain that I can accomplish what I want with a chocolate extract however, I have had bad experiences with them in the past and would like to work out a recipe without them.
Tinkering with different grains today with the 'brewpal' app on the ipod, I worked out a 'sweet stout'. I have read that a sweet stout and milk stout are the same thing. I have also read that a milk stout requires the addition of lactose. I'm not so sure I want to do this.
If I can find a dark base brew that has actual sweetness to it, I have a number of ideas that I would like to try this winter. However, I would like to know if a 'sweet stout' is actually sweet.
Thanks!
Tinkering with different grains today with the 'brewpal' app on the ipod, I worked out a 'sweet stout'. I have read that a sweet stout and milk stout are the same thing. I have also read that a milk stout requires the addition of lactose. I'm not so sure I want to do this.
If I can find a dark base brew that has actual sweetness to it, I have a number of ideas that I would like to try this winter. However, I would like to know if a 'sweet stout' is actually sweet.
Thanks!