Advice on this Potential Recipe

I'm looking to put together sweet oatmeal stout for my brother. He loves Sam Adams Cream Stout, so I wanted to put something together. I'm not looking to clone Sam Adams Cream Stout just something full and sweet. Please let me know your advice and input into this recipe I came up with.

Sweet Oatmeal Stout



Type: All Grain
Date: 6/18/2008
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Brewer: Brandon Wright
Boil Size: 6.92 gal Asst Brewer: Scott Wright
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (15 Gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (10 Gal)
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00


Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 38.46 %
4.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.5 SRM) Grain 30.77 %
1.25 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 9.62 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 3.85 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt (147.0 SRM) Grain 3.85 %
0.50 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (60 min) Hops 11.8 IBU
0.50 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (30 min) Hops 9.1 IBU
0.75 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (10 min) Hops 6.4 IBU
0.75 lb Milk Sugar (Lactose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 5.77 %
1 Pkgs English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.065 SG
Measured Original Gravity: ? SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.021 SG Measured Final Gravity: ? SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.80 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 27.3 IBU
Est Color: 26.7 SRM



Thanks

BMW-LDB

Without some Black Patent (1-2 oz) or Roasted Barley (4-6 oz), you've got a nice robust porter going, but it will lack the coffee & charcoal bite that a stout normally has.

Where is the BP or RB? Need those for a stout. Nice Porter though.

- WW

Agree with above posters. You need RB, some Black patent and a little lactose would help to bring in a little sweetness.
Look at my Dark Owl recipe

Thanks guys this is why I'm asking still pretty new to the AG. I will readjust the recipe thanks. How much of the BP and how much of the RB should I use?


Thanks-


BMW-LDB

Black patent vs roasted barley is the difference between a porter and a stout, although in something like this a little black patent will help you get some color without getting too much roasty flavor.

OK here you go how does this look?

Type: All Grain
Date: 6/18/2008
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Brewer: Brandon Wright
Boil Size: 6.92 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (15 Gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (10 Gal)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 30.77 %
4.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.5 SRM) Grain 30.77 %
1.50 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 11.54 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
0.50 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 3.85 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 3.85 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt (147.0 SRM) Grain 3.85 %
0.50 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (60 min) Hops 11.8 IBU
0.50 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (30 min) Hops 9.1 IBU
0.75 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (10 min) Hops 6.4 IBU
1.00 lb Milk Sugar (Lactose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 7.69 % (last 10 min of Boil)
1 Pkgs English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) Yeast-Ale


Thanks

BMW-LDB

Black malt gives a very pronoced flavor( I prefer RB in a Stout), so I would cut that back to .25lbs and enjoy what should be a very good beer. I would also lose the 10 minute aroma addition, not really needed for a sweet stout IMO.

I think that you need the RB for this to be a stout? I would switch the Black for Roasted Barley.

Thanks alot guys I'll give it a go and let you know how it turns out.

BMW-LDB

Lucky,

You should cut the BP to 1/4# and add 1/4# RB to make it a stout.

Good Luck!

- WW

You will get a good amount of roasty flavors from the choco malt, so I think you can color it up with black patent or roast barley or neither or both as dark as you want it depending on how roasty you want it to be. I think if you get the color dark enough with any of the dark/roast malts, you will get the flavors you want in a stout.

Im looking for the roast but definatley want it sweet so I'll give it a go and post the actual recipe when I make it. Thanks for all your help.


BMW-LDB