Racked it to the secondary yesterday. Its quite tasty and it is definitely a coffee oatmeal stout. Its not sweet as it was when tasted the wort before pitching the yeast. It has a hint of chocolate sweetness as I was hoping for and the coffee flavor is there but doesnt overpower you...
This was a brewers best Oatmeal stout kit. I used the "Steep to Convert" process in the recipe. This called for steeping the grains in a bag for 45 minutes at 165. I had a bag of oatmeal and the other bag had Dark Chocolate, 2-Row, Caramel and Victory.
The instructions called it a partial...
So, I used a partial mash kit.
I made a very strong coffee extract with 22 packs of VIA Instant Coffee from Starbucks, this was the only modification to the recipe. I followed the partial mash instructions as specified. When I completed the boil and cooled the wort to 70 degrees, the OG...