Hey guys,
I just purchased Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout Clone from Austin Homebrew Supply. I bought the mini-mash version, and this will be my first time brewing a "real" kit (I've brewed Mr. Beer in the past, but it was crap).
My question is, can I add some gourmet chocolate syrup to bump up the ABV and also add some chocolate flavor? I was thinking of adding a few ozs right before the end of the boil, and a few ozs to the secondary.
This should achieve my goal of a chocolate oatmeal stout, which will hopefully be similar in style to one of my favorite stouts, the Founder's Breakfast Stout. Obviously, it will be missing some of the coffee component and will be a slightly lower ABV, but I'm fine with that.
Thanks!
I just purchased Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout Clone from Austin Homebrew Supply. I bought the mini-mash version, and this will be my first time brewing a "real" kit (I've brewed Mr. Beer in the past, but it was crap).
My question is, can I add some gourmet chocolate syrup to bump up the ABV and also add some chocolate flavor? I was thinking of adding a few ozs right before the end of the boil, and a few ozs to the secondary.
This should achieve my goal of a chocolate oatmeal stout, which will hopefully be similar in style to one of my favorite stouts, the Founder's Breakfast Stout. Obviously, it will be missing some of the coffee component and will be a slightly lower ABV, but I'm fine with that.
Thanks!