First AG Stout - Suggestions?

Hello everyone,

I am brewing my first AG stout, a style I love to drink. A real after work beer, a true sentimental beer for me.

Alas I have no roast barley on hand. So, here is what I put together. Will this be alright? Has anyone else made a good stout WITHOUT roast barley? Any constructive opinions would help. I have read through Ray Daniels book, and tried taking his suggestions for what they were worth.

Type: All Grain
Date: 5/25/2010
Batch Size: 20.00 L
Brewer: Jeremy Jones
Boil Size: 20.00 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Eastman

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4500.00 gm(9.9 Lb) Pale Malt (2 Row) Canada (2.0 SRM) Grain 81.1 %
300.00 gm(.66 Lb) Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 5.4 %
300.00 gm(.66 Lb) Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2L) (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.4 %
250.00 gm(.55 Lb) Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 4.5 %
200.00 gm(.44 Lb) Caramel/Crystal Malt -105L -Homemade (105.0 SRM) Grain 3.6 %
30.00 gm(1.1 Oz) Green Bullet [13.50%] (60 min) Hops 42.1 IBU
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [Starter 1000 ml] Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.061 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.2 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.6 %
Bitterness: 42.1 IBU Calories: 90 cal/l
Est Color: 29.0 SRM Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 5550.00 gm
Sparge Water: 11.08 L Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 14.47 L of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F 60 min

Do you have any Chocolate malt on hand? You could use some of that. To me though, you gotta have the Roasted Barley.

The vitals you posted here are closer to a robust porter than any stout. However, you might consider making a sweet stout. That's about the only one that you may be able to swing without using roasted barley or malts.

Hmmm, well it looks pretty decisive. I pretty much need some roast barley for a stout. I guess I will need to bite the bullet and mail order some. I just love stout so much, and sweet stout is just not my thing. I like it dry, and hearty.