Opinions on Dry Stout

My next beer is going to be a stout. Here's my recipe:
Moon River Stout
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General
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Category: Stout
Subcategory: Dry Stout
Recipe Type: Extract
Batch Size: 5 gal.
Volume Boiled: 3 gal.
Mash Efficiency: 72 %
Total Grain/Extract: 6.86 lbs.
Total Hops: 1.6 oz.
Calories (12 fl. oz.): 176.4
Cost to Brew: $26.95 (USD)
Cost per Bottle (12 fl. oz.): $0.51 (USD)

Ingredients
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0.25 lbs. American Chocolate Malt
0.15 lbs. Crystal Malt 60°L
0.65 lbs. Black Roasted Barley
0.50 lbs. American Black Patent
6.00 lbs. John Bull Light
1.0 oz. Bullion (Pellets, 7.50 %AA) boiled 60 minutes.
0.50 oz. East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 5.00 %AA) boiled 15 minutes.
Yeast: White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale

Vital Statistics
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Original Gravity: 1.045
Terminal Gravity: 1.009
Color: 30.60 SRM
Bitterness: 37.5 IBU
Alcohol (%volume): 4.7 %

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What do you guys think?

Do any of you use beertools.com? I joined the beta program testing thing and I also joined the forum. It looks to be just like HBT.com. I don't think I'll visit there often, what about you guys?

i am a gold member (thank you dr evil) at beer tools. and a member of the beta team. i like beertools


the black patent is gonna make it pretty bitter imho

A half pound of black patent is going to give you a strong burnt toast flavor. I never use more than 4 oz. per batch, but to each his own.

Another thing, why the crystal malt? In a typical dry stout you don't want very much sweetness coming through.

Just for S&G, the famous Guinness dry stout recipe is 90% pale malt, 10% roasted barley. All I'm saying is sometimes simpler is better.

I'm not saying your recipe is inaccurate, it is your beer. I actually think some crystal would be good in it, but not too much.

I agree with the other sentiments, lose the black patent completely.

I'm gonna use Pale ME in my actual recipe but Beertools doesn't have that option for some reason. I'll cut the black patent way down. Thanks guys. I also forgot to add the .25 lbs of flaked oats for the oatmeal texture...

brewhead said:

i am a gold member...and a member of the beta team. i like beertools

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Any updates on how the Beta app is measuring up?

I don't like the Beta test program, the calculations don't seem to be spot on all the time...

the beta is progressing

it's not up to par with their online app - but it's gettig there. as with any beta - there are a lot of things that need fleshing out