I didn't have any thickness on top and I do think the taste is integrated. So maybe using the actual cookie was better. I have a beer guild meeting later in the month where I'll share it with some of the "gray beards" and see what they suggest for next batches.
After I finished the oreo...
I wonder if that is a stock photo.
I have been force carbing mine ... so far it's taking a WHILE! lol. This is a pretty thick stout. I hope it doesn't cause a problem in my keg lines. I had to leave about a gallon in the fermenter because it either wouldn't siphon or was super super slow...
Josh Baas of Elk Grove, CA won a National Gold in 2019 for his "Sticky Faucet Oatmeal Milk Stout" which uses 2.5 lbs of Oreos (crumbled - includes the creme) / 5 gallons. Just made it. Sticky faucet is correct! I'm guessing he named it such to avoid judges having a bias if "Oreo" was in the...