Irish Stout Ó Flannagáin Standard

[discgolfin]

So i brewed this today..I didnt have any roasted barley so I went with black barley instead...Im sure this will give it a bit more coffee and dry it out some more. I kept the amount the same but I like a stronger coffee flavor. Any one up the IBU on this? It is low but how is the balance? Most dry stouts are a bit higher in IBU's..just was curious.

Jay

 

[jzal8]

Any one up the IBU on this? It is low but how is the balance? Most dry stouts are a bit higher in IBU's..just was curious.

Looking back at my log of this brew, I used fuggles instead of EKG, and went for 20 IBUs. So upped very slightly from the original recipe. I was very happy with how this brew came out.

I actually have a bottle of it in the fridge right now ready to taste at the 3 month mark. Considering sending this into a competition in a month for some feedback.

 

[discgolfin]

I used EKG but they were 4.5% so I added them at 90 and will only get about 16.5 IBU. I used the black barley so this will counter it a bit..we shall see..

 

[billym99]

Guess I should share my results of brewing O'Flannagain Stout... brewday was 2/9/08 and it went good. Beer turned out great, maybe slightly roastier then I expected, but that's not a complaint. The body is great, I find the beer overall very enjoyable. The head retention on my version is lousy, but this has been the story with all of the beers I have brewed in my young brewing education.

This is a stout I would recommend and one that I will definately brew again (sooner rather then later). Two friends of mine that are stout drinkers tried and didn't stop at one if that says anything...

Sorry for the blurry picture, my wife's camera sucks! This is directly from the keg, although the head had a few minutes to settle, and like i said the head retention on mine is not great.

 

[nikko]

im drinking one now 1 week primary 1 week secondary 1 week keg at 15psi transfered a few to bottle and damn this stuff is amazing i would highly recommend only downfall to it that i experienced is i have little to no head retention don't know why heheh. Other then that this stout is delicious.

 

[nikko]

This one just has to age at least 1 month in the fridge, man oh man i just had 1 or 2 yesterday WOW what a difference as compared to a month ago this thing tastes almost like coke and im not joking either, im definitly going to brew it again this weekend but im wondering if 2 ounces of vanilla extra would do it more good then bad what do you guys think?

thanks.

BTW thank you for the recipe flannagain.

 

[discgolfin]

This one just has to age at least 1 month in the fridge, man oh man i just had 1 or 2 yesterday WOW what a difference as compared to a month ago this thing tastes almost like coke and im not joking either, im definitly going to brew it again this weekend but im wondering if 2 ounces of vanilla extra would do it more good then bad what do you guys think?

thanks.

BTW thank you for the recipe flannagain.

I would not mess with this house Stout..not a fan of vanilla in smooth dry stouts...maybe if it was a big bigger with more chocolate or roasted flavor but it is too good to mess with IMO....

Jay

 

[mr x]

What ever happened to O'Flannagain?

 

[wolf08gang]

I'm wrapping up my brew day on this one right now. I'll report back when it's in my glass. Hopefully I will have learned from Beerific's Kolsch, and be able to sit on at least a couple of sixers for six months for a long range report as well.

 

[wolf08gang]

My refridgerated Irish Ale yeast was no longer viable apparently. I added my emergency back up Nottingham after about 16 hours. She is Krausening up nicely now.

 

[Jumbo82]

This beer absolutely rocks! One of the best beers I have ever made, period. I made a 10 gallon batch of it on 4/12/08 and its almost gone (its been a huge hit all around). The only alterations to the recipe I made were to replace the WLP004 with Safale S-04 and I used just one oz of EKGs for the ten gallon batch instead of doubling it to 2 oz. The extra maltiness is great. I will definitely be making this batch again in the near future. Thanks!

 

[wolf08gang]

I just remembered that I promised a review on this guy a while back.

Short version is this. This is an excellent stout. I love the note of chocolate. I've been drinking one or two with dinner every night since it's been ready.

I'm going to have to brew some more soon. I think this is going to be a regular around here.

 

[OregonNative]

This looks to good to pass up! I'm getting all the supplies to make this. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

 

[elkdog]

To answer some questions, based on the numbers in the recipe, this is a modified dry stout- the IBU's are too low for the style, and the chocolate malt is an additional ingredient that you won't find in a Guinness, so it's not a dead-on dry stout. I think it looks delicious, and will be brewing it in time for cold weather. Shouldn't cost much at all to make, and it's a tried and true recipe.

 

[OregonNative]

Well...
I went ahead and got all the stuff needed for this recipe. I'm a huge stout fan, and this looks way to good to pass up.

I built my cooler MLT, and now I'm going to prepare for my first all grain. I would like to brew this either tonight or tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Cheers!

 

[landis]

This stout looks delicious, and I'm hoping to brew an extract version!

Is there an easy way to do this conversion? I usually do a 3 gallon boil.

I'm guessing that these can all be steeped:
1.00 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 10.81 %
1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 10.81 %
0.75 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 8.11 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5.41 %

And then the 6lb of 2 row, how would that convert to DME?

And with a 3 gallon boil would that still be 1oz of the EKG's?

Sorry for all of the questions, but I think I'm missing some conversion formulas.

Thanks!

 

[pahiker6]

This is a good stout. I made a PM last winter using 1.5 lbs of pale malt, and 3.25 lbs of light DME. I didn't bump the hops (even though I did a 3 gallon boil too), but in hindsight I probably should have increased the hops to 1.25 oz.

Hope this helps.

Edit: I just noticed you are looking for an extract, not PM version. If you go 4lbs on the DME I think you should be ok.

 

[DrunkTrucker]

Sounds like this is killer stout to make. I'm gonna try a 10 gallon batch this weekend. I have been craving a good homebrew stout. I haven't brewed in about six months so I am looking forward to it this weekend.

 

[Prionburger]

I did a partial mash of this last weekend! It'll be my 5th batch. I saw that mug full of beer and couldn't stop myself. It smells really good... mmmmm roasty...

I used fuggles (they were out of EK), and safale-04 (I'm cheap). It was very inexpensive, and now I have some hops left over for another batch.

I'll report back when it's ripe!

 

[nealf]

I made this a few months ago, its a great beer... I'll be making it again one day.

 

[DrunkTrucker]

It felt good to brew again. I haven't been able to brew for awhile. I think this beer will turn out good. I mashed at 156 and ended up with an o.g. of 1.047. I used nottingham in one carboy and safale-04 in the other. I can't wait to try this beer.

 

[Donner]

This is a good stout. I made a PM last winter using 1.5 lbs of pale malt, and 3.25 lbs of light DME. I didn't bump the hops (even though I did a 3 gallon boil too), but in hindsight I probably should have increased the hops to 1.25 oz.

Hope this helps.

Edit: I just noticed you are looking for an extract, not PM version. If you go 4lbs on the DME I think you should be ok.

Any chance you could post or PM me your recipe? I am curious to see how it compares to the one a few pages earlier in this post.

thanks

 

[Coastarine]

It felt good to brew again. I haven't been able to brew for awhile. I think this beer will turn out good. I mashed at 156 and ended up with an o.g. of 1.047. I used nottingham in one carboy and safale-04 in the other. I can't wait to try this beer.

I'm planning to do this with nottingham and willamette. How did that come out?

 

[hoppingmad]

I just brewed this as my first AG batch on my own equipment. 3 weeks later, it's kegged, and it's AWESOME!

BREW THIS BEER!

 

[chefchris]

I agree. This one's been bottled for a couple of weeks and it is awesome. Definately doing this one again.

Thanks!

 

[jcole]

I'm getting ready to brew this and noticed that the IBU on the original recipe is: 17.2

However, Beer Smith has 30-45 IBU as the recommended for the Dry Stout style.

I know this recipe is not a traditional true to style "Dry Stout", but shouldn't the IBU be a little higher on a stout?

 

[bradsul]

I'm getting ready to brew this and noticed that the IBU on the original recipe is: 17.2

However, Beer Smith has 30-45 IBU as the recommended for the Dry Stout style.

I know this recipe is not a traditional true to style "Dry Stout", but shouldn't the IBU be a little higher on a stout?

If you look at the BJCP specs for the stout types you'll see there is a pretty large range depending on the style. Sweet/milk stout for example is quite low on bitterness. Though 17 is definitely below my personal preference, I think sweet stout starts at 20.

 

[Aubie Stout]

I'm getting ready to brew this and noticed that the IBU on the original recipe is: 17.2

However, Beer Smith has 30-45 IBU as the recommended for the Dry Stout style.

I know this recipe is not a traditional true to style "Dry Stout", but shouldn't the IBU be a little higher on a stout?

Exactly what I was wondering too. I have the recipe in Beersmith with (2) additions of Willamette and 35 IBU's. Haven't brewed it yet because I had the same question.

 

[toderbags]

Almost no bitterness when I brewed this guy, but I loved it. Very smooth and mellow.

 

[jcole]

Ok, thanks for the input. I'm going to brew this one tomorrow.

Attached is PM brew sheet.

View attachment O Flannagain's Standard Stout PM.pdf