Desert Stout

Oh, um, I mean 'dessert.' Like at the end of a meal. Not the sand type.


I usually brew wheat beers and ipas. I'm Heading into dark territory to make a chocolate dessert stout.

I want to make a stout with as little burned/acrid taste as possible. Any suggestions for a 5 gal batch?

What's the difference b/w roasted barley, black malt, chocolate, and black patent malt?

Malts Chart - Home Brewing Wiki

good reference for constructing a grain bill

rasherb said:

Oh, um, I mean 'dessert.' Like at the end of a meal. Not the sand type.

I usually brew wheat beers and ipas. I'm Heading into dark territory to make a chocolate dessert stout.

I want to make a stout with as little burned/acrid taste as possible. Any suggestions for a 5 gal batch?

What's the difference b/w roasted barley, black malt, chocolate, and black patent malt?

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Black barley and black malt (Black Patent) are darker roasted grains and will have a stronger burned/acridic flavor. Chocolate malt does give a nice chocolate flavor, especially the lower lovibond varieties. Roasted barley can also provide some sweet flavors.

I think for a dessert beer you will want something fairly big, use moderate amounts of chocolate malt and roasted barley (around 12oz each or less). I would use some caramel malts for maltly sweetness. Some lactose will provide a desert like sweetness. Then use a can of powered cocoa added at flame out for the chocolate.

Put together a recipe and post it back here for review.

Craig

For my geo-sciences studying brother out in California. He loves sweets, stouts, and earthquakes.

3 gallon AG batch

"Your Fault"

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 3.00 Wort Size (Gal): 3.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 7.55
Anticipated OG: 1.059 Plato: 14.42
Anticipated SRM: 27.9
Anticipated IBU: 23.2
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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66.2 5.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
1.7 0.13 lbs. Chocolate Malt America 1.029 350
1.7 0.13 lbs. Roasted Barley America 1.028 450
6.6 0.50 lbs. Milk Sugar Generic 1.030 0
6.6 0.50 lbs. Crystal 90L America 1.033 90
13.2 1.00 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
4.0 0.30 lbs. Flaked Oats America 1.033 2

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.25 oz. Nugget Whole 13.00 23.2 60 min.


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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0.00 Oz Baker's Unsweet Chocolate Other 0 Days(boil)
0.00 Oz Vanilla Bean Other 0 Days(boil)


Yeast
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WYeast 1028 London Ale