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Chocolate Milk Stout partial mash, seeking feedback

Discussion in 'Recipes/Ingredients' started by jamnich314, Oct 3, 2014.

 

  1. #1
    jamnich314

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Oct 3, 2014
    Planing on brewing a chocolate milk stout next Saturday and am trying to finalize the recipe. This is what I have so far:

    3.3 lbs Special Dark LME (or Traditional Dark LME)
    3.3 lbs Golden Light LME
    8 oz Lactose
    8 oz Maltodextrin
    16 oz Chocolate Malt
    12 oz Carmel 120L
    4 oz Roasted Barley

    .5 oz Magnum 60 min
    .5 oz Cluster 10 min

    Steep specialty grains @ 152 for 30 minutes (Or do I need to actually mash the grains for an hour?)
    Start boil w/ 6 gallons
    Add all LME, lactose and malto
    Boil for 60 minutes

    Any thoughts/suggestions are greatly appreciated. I'm looking for a somewhat sweet, chocolate-y stout with little coffee and caramel notes and a very smooth finish.
     
  2. #2
    FastAndy

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Oct 5, 2014
    looks good, may be a little heavy bodied for my taste because of the malto, lactose and high lovibond specs grains. Steeping them will be fine as none of them will convert in a mash anyway. What is the alpha percentage on the Magnum?
     
  3. #3
    JayDubWill

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Oct 5, 2014
    I would suggest changing the chocolate malt to 1/2lb and adding a 1/2lb of pale chocolate malt. This will increase the depth of the chocolate tones. I say tones because it's been my experience that unless you add a couple tablespoons of good quality baking chocolate to the boil it's difficult to get a deep chocolate flavor with malts alone.
     
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  4. #4
    William656

    Member

    Posted Oct 7, 2014
    +1. And leave out the malto. Too sweet. :mug:
     
  5. #5
    jamnich314

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Oct 7, 2014
    @FastAndy - Alpha on US Magnum is 14.7%

    My LHBS doesn't stock pale chocolate malt. Here's my slightly changed recipe. Thoughts?

    3.3 lbs Special Dark LME (or Traditional Dark LME)
    3.3 lbs Golden Light LME
    8 oz Lactose
    8 oz Chocolate Malt
    12 oz Carmel 120L
    4 oz Roasted Barley
    4oz Cacao nibs

    .5 oz Magnum (US) 60 min
    .5 oz Cluster 10 min

    Steep chocolate, carmel and barley malt @ 152 for 25 minutes
    Start boil w/ 6 gallons
    Add all LME & lactose
    Boil for 60 minutes

    Safale S-04 yeast
    4 oz cacao nibs in secondary
     
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