Everything said in this thread is very valid, but one very important point has been overlooked: carbonation. If you carb a sweet/oatmeal stout over 2 volumes of CO2 it will begin to seem dry and crisp. If you follow everything that was said here and carb to about 1.5-2 volumes of CO2 you will get a nice creamy and heavy mouth feel.
I recently split a ten gallon batch of oatmeal stout with one of my local homebrew buddies. He took his keg and carbed it at the same volumes that he carbs all his american ales and what have you. He then told me how disappointed he was with the lack of creaminess in the beer. I was confused because we mashed pretty high and used 10% oats, but I hadn't cracked mine yet so I wasn't sure. Well I carbed mine to two volumes and it is fantastic, nice mouth coating viscosity and rich creamy texture thanks to proper carbonation.
How do you determine CO2 volume?
When I keg I usually hit my keg with 20psi while it ages, then when I tap I keep it at 9psi.
Am I doing it wrong?
Hey Evan! I've always wanted to add malto-dextrin to the boil, but I've never known a good ratio, and I've heard horror stories about adding malto, and creating a beer jello. I know it will vary on the recipe, but what do you think a good ball park range would be for a basic stout recipe...I was thinking somewhere around 4-6 ounces
I see lots of beers using 4 to 16oz.
Samuel Adams Cream Stout uses 16oz.
f you carb a sweet/oatmeal stout over 2 volumes of CO2 it will begin to seem dry and crisp.
16 oz of maltodextrin powder? Where did you get that information?
The book Beer Captured.
The book Beer Captured.
Did it say what size the batch was? 160z in a 5 Gallon batch is much different than 16oz in a 30bbl batch!
Hmm, I don't have that book. According to the Sam Adams website, the grain bill for the cream stout is pale 2-row, malted wheat, roasted barley, chocolate malt and 60L.
I can't see maltodextrin being added at the commercial level when mash temperature can achieve the same effect by favoring long-chain dextrins.
Was for regular 5gal extract.
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