Stout recipe critique

[StankAle]

Hey all,
My local Brew shop gave me a free bag of grains to brew last time I was there. He told me that he had a canceled order and if I wanted it. I of course took it and told him I was going to brew it up!!
I wanted to share this with all of you for critique and feedback.
The grains are already mixed so I cannot change the amounts.
I am using a single addition of Fuggle and Notty yeast.
Give me some feedback, this one is going to be interesting.


Good Fortune Stout

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 9.25
Anticipated OG: 1.044 Plato: 11.02
Anticipated SRM: 30.1
Anticipated IBU: 32.9
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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86.5 8.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
2.7 0.25 lbs. CaraMunich Malt Belgium 1.033 75
2.7 0.25 lbs. Special B Malt Belgian 1.030 120
2.7 0.25 lbs. Roasted Barley America 1.028 450
5.4 0.50 lbs. Black Patent Malt America 1.028 525


Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.50 oz. Fuggle Pellet 4.90 32.9 60 min.

Yeast
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Danstar Nottingham

Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Grain Lbs: 9.25
Water Qts: 13.88 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 3.47 - Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.50 - Before Additional Infusions

Acid Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Protein Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Intermediate Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Saccharification Rest Temp : 151 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp : 0 Time: 0


Total Mash Volume Gal: 4.21 - Dough-In Infusion Only

 

[zoebisch01]

Looks pretty straight forward for a Dry Stout, good job. The Special B might be better replaced with a higher Caramel malt if you brew this again...however the real test will be in the tasting, so I am not sure.

 

[Bob]

I think it looks like a good beer! A good porter, maybe, 'cos I don't think the grain bill, strictly speaking, makes a stout. But it's going to be a fine dark beer! Brew away!

Bob

 

[zoebisch01]

I think it looks like a good beer! A good porter, maybe, 'cos I don't think the grain bill, strictly speaking, makes a stout. But it's going to be a fine dark beer! Brew away!

Bob

Yeah that's kind of true, I'd swap the Roasted Barley and BP amounts. But the addition of the RB kind of pushes it out of Porter land, at least to me anyway.

 

[StankAle]

Thanks for the advice all.
The grains were given to me premixed and crushed in one big bag.
No changing the recipe this time.
Hey, it's a free batch.
I guess I can call it an off style stout.
I will let you all know how it goes.

 

[Bob]

Like I said, I think it sounds yummy!

Of course, the only way to know for sure is to bottle it and give it all to me. I'll be in Chicago in 2009; keep it in a cool dark place before you drop it off at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel in Wheeling. I'll be there February 5-8.

Seriously, I'll be in Chicago at that time, working this convention with my business.

Cheers,

Bob