Please Comment on Milk Stout (Sweet Stout) Recipe

[smyrnaquince]

I'm looking for recipe comments/suggestions. As for the quantities, note that this is a half batch.

Thanks!

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Recipe: Stout v002
Brewer: smyrnaquince
Style: Sweet Stout
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 3.77 gal
Post Boil Volume: 2.88 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 2.75 gal
Bottling Volume: 2.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.055 SG
Estimated Color: 31.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 30.0 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 74.80 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75.1 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
2 lbs 4.0 oz Vienna Malt (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 1 40.2 %
2 lbs 4.0 oz Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 40.2 %
8.0 oz Carafa I (337.0 SRM) Grain 3 8.9 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 4 4.5 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 5 4.5 %
1.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 6 1.1 %
0.5 oz Milk Sugar (Lactose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 7 0.6 %
0.80 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 60.0 Hop 8 30.0 IBUs
0.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 9 -
1.0 pkg Whitbread Ale (Wyeast Labs #1099) [124.2 Yeast 10 -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge 158/60
Total Grain Weight: 5 lbs 9.5 oz
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Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 8.42 qt of water at 176.8 F 158.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 2.36gal) of 168.0 F water

 

[NoIguanaForZ]

Not sure that'll come out with enough roast flavor to really fit as a stout. Consider 300L roasted barley instead of the Carafa I. Also, half an ounce of milk sugar is basically nothing. Did you mean to add half a pound?

 

[smyrnaquince]

Good catch. I meant half a pound of lactose.

I don't want it to be too harsh. How about upping the black patent instead of adding the roasted barley?