Extra stout recipe

[Dixon9717]

please feel free to critique this recipe. it is my first stout and I'm wondering how it sounds to the more experienced brewers.

7lb LME amber
2lb brown sugar

.5lb black malt
.5lb roasted barley
1lb carpalis
1lb smoked malt

steeped for 30 min at 160*

at boil add LME, and 1oz Nugget
1oz Willamette 30 min
.5oz sterling 10 min
Irish moss 10 min.
at flameout add 2 lb brown sugar and 8oz brewed espresso

Wyeast British Ale 1335 at 65*

projected numbers
OG 1.067
FG 1.017
IBU 30.92
SRM 39.26

Thanks for your input.......

 

[ong]

I think that much sugar is really going to thin/dry out the beer. Are you just trying to push up the alcohol level, or do you want a lot of the brown sugar character? Maybe consider using a few tbsp of molasses to get some of that character?

 

[Dixon9717]

Going for both I guess but more body and flavor so molasses sounds like a better option.

thanks for your input

 

[ong]

Going for both I guess but more body and flavor so molasses sounds like a better option.



thanks for your input

I would just increase the LME to keep your OG the same.

 

[estricklin]

I think that much sugar is really going to thin/dry out the beer. Are you just trying to push up the alcohol level, or do you want a lot of the brown sugar character? Maybe consider using a few tbsp of molasses to get some of that character?

Right on, also might consider at least a little crystal unless you just want a pretty dry stout. 1 lb of dark roasted grains is quite a bit too for 5 gallons.

 

[Dixon9717]

So eliminate the brown sugar add another 1.5lb or so of LME cut the smoked grain to 1/2lb and add 1/2lb of crystal 60 and a little molasses.

I'll give it a try thanks for the advice.


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[ong]

Sounds a lot better! Let us know how it turns out!

 

[Dixon9717]

I sure will....


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[Dixon9717]

What I actually brewed

7lb LME dark
3lb DME amber

.5lb smoked malt
.5lb black malt
.5lb crystal 60
1lb carpils

1oz nugget 60 min
2oz willamette 30 min
.5oz sterling and Irish moss at 10 min
2oz molasses at flameout
Steeped all grains for 30 min at 160*
Cooled with immersion coil with pump attached and ice bath ran out of ice.
Topped off to 5.5 gallons
Pitched British 1335 at 76*
Fermenting at 68*

Nice krausen and CO2 activity in 30hrs

OG 1.080
Projected ABV 7.11%
IBU 33
SRM 34




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