I made an oatmeal stout a couple of batches ago that got good marks at two separate competitions in all but 1 area (body). The longer it sat in the bottle, the thinner it got. Flavor was great but over time, it lost some of that "chewy" thickness I was looking for when I made it, and what the judges were obviously missing when they evaluated it.
A couple of judges suggested malto-dextrine. But as I'm looking over this recipe and considering brewing it again in the next week or 2, I am considering carapils as a possibility.
As a side note, head retention became a problem the longer this stout stayed in the bottle and I have had great results with carapils for both increased body and head retention. So my planned adjustments to this batch are as follows:
1. Increase the amount of toasted flaked oats used from 1.25 # to 1.75 #. The oats were faintly noticeable in the background. I was hoping to bring that toastiness out a little more
2. Bump my mash temp from 152F to 154F to decrease attenuation a bit and leave some residual body/sweetness
3. Add either 1/2# of malto-dextrine or 1# of carapils. Right now I am leaning toward carapils but am open to any advice you guys might have.
Thoughts?
A couple of judges suggested malto-dextrine. But as I'm looking over this recipe and considering brewing it again in the next week or 2, I am considering carapils as a possibility.
As a side note, head retention became a problem the longer this stout stayed in the bottle and I have had great results with carapils for both increased body and head retention. So my planned adjustments to this batch are as follows:
1. Increase the amount of toasted flaked oats used from 1.25 # to 1.75 #. The oats were faintly noticeable in the background. I was hoping to bring that toastiness out a little more
2. Bump my mash temp from 152F to 154F to decrease attenuation a bit and leave some residual body/sweetness
3. Add either 1/2# of malto-dextrine or 1# of carapils. Right now I am leaning toward carapils but am open to any advice you guys might have.
Thoughts?