I'm gonna bottle mine next weekend. It will have been in secondary for 4 weeks at that time (after being in primary for a week). I used two vanilla beans, split, and soaked in a little vodka. I dumped that into the secondary at the two week mark, so it will have been in there for two weeks when I bottle. I'll bottle condition this beer for a bare minimum of 6 weeks and probably 8 before I even taste one. After that initial tasting, I probably won't touch it again for at least 4 more weeks. I plan to put back at least 4 16oz bottles of this beer for a year as well...
Here's my version of the recipe (all-grain):
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Recipe: Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
Brewer: John Setzler
Asst Brewer:
Style: Oatmeal Stout
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.70 gal
Estimated OG: 1.062 SG
Estimated Color: 33.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.50 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 3.70 %
9.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 66.67 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 7.41 %
1.00 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 7.41 %
1.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 7.41 %
0.75 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.56 %
0.25 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 1.85 %
1.00 oz Glacier [5.90 %] (60 min) Hops 17.8 IBU
1.00 oz Glacier [5.90 %] (30 min) Hops 13.7 IBU
1.00 oz Glacier [5.90 %] (5 min) Hops 3.2 IBU
1.10 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.00 items Vanilla Bean (Secondary 14.0 days) Misc
6.00 oz Cocoa Powder (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [StartYeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: JMS Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 13.50 lb
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JMS Single Infusion, Upper Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 16.88 qt of water at 172.6 F 156.0 F