Irish Stout Ó Flannagáin Standard

[martinworswick]

any of you guys know much about brewing salts?
i'm planning on brewing this tomorrow and using the following additions-

Starting Water (ppm):
Ca: 29
Mg: 4
Na: 2
Cl: 1
SO4: 8
HCO3: 82

Mash / Sparge Vol (gal): 6 / 9
Dilution Rate: 0%

Adjustments (grams) Mash / Boil Kettle:
CaCO3: 5 / 7.5
CaSO4: 0 / 0
CaCl2: 1.5 / 2.25
MgSO4: 2.5 / 3.75
NaHCO3: 7 / 0
NaCl: 0 / 0
HCL Acid: 0 / 0
Lactic Acid: 0 / 0

Mash Water / Total water (ppm):
Ca: 135 / 135
Mg: 14 / 14
Na: 86 / 36
Cl: 33 / 33
SO4: 51 / 51
CaCO3: 359 / 249

RA (mash only): 254 (26 to 31 SRM)
Cl to SO4 (total water): 0.65 (Bitter)

hows this sound?

cheers
martin

 

[Krrazy]

This recipe sounds great. I love stouts and every time I see a new recipe or those pictures on the first page I can't help but to add it to the list. Maybe I'm thinking of them even more since it's St. Patrick's day.

I'm still starting out and brewing small 1gal batches, does anyone have any advice or hints for me on things I should do differently on smaller batches of stout like this?

How about the opinions of the masses on not racking this to a secondary (my primary is a 1 gallon glass jug)?

 

[Bdogg]

This... is ****ing excellent! :rockin:

 

[Redhawk]

Thinking about using this stout as my first all-grain batch. Any suggestions or do you guys think this isn't a good one to start out on? Thanks for the help.!

 

[KYB]

Go for it. It was my first brew ever. Can't comment on it because I messed the recipe up. Ended up putting 1lb of Black Barley in. Wasn't bad, just very roasty. I've heard nothing but great things about this though.

 

[frazier]

Question about the recipe on page one – it calls for 0.75 lb. roasted barley, SRM 300.

Is that correct? AHS has roasted barley at 500; my LHBS has it at 600. Is this really supposed to use light-roasted barley?

 

[toderbags]

I wouldn't worry about it, frazier. Just use any "roasted barley" and it should be fine.

 

[Hugh_Jass]

A fantastic recipe.

I've gone through ~10 gallon and am brewing another 10. A nicely balanced, full-flavor stout.

Thanks for sharing this recipe, O'Flan.

 

[Gritsak]

Drinking a pint of this now. Under $20 to brew, and tastes fantastic. Mine came out to just under 4%, so it's a great session beer.

 

[avaserfi]

I brewed this on April 12th. No chill, everything went great. 1.047 OG, and I ended at 1.016 using notty (mashed at about 155-155 degrees F).

Before kegging, I tasted a sample and it was really impressive. It has been sitting the keg for about 1.5 weeks and is getting carbed. I poured myself a glass today and it seems slightly watery and lighter than I remember. This is the first beer I have that has 10ft lines (3/16th inch) and it does pour a little slow and I haven't gotten a great head with it, yet.

I figured this would be a fairly light beer considering the grain bill. Is it just the style? This is the first stout I have brewed and far from my normal IIPA or store bought high gravity beers. I just wanted to try something new.

Overall, the flavor is good. It has a nice roasted malt aroma and tastes much like it smells. I just feel like it needs more body. I realize this is a little premature considering it will have been carbing for 2 weeks on Friday (about 13PSI at 42 degrees F), but I am curious and it is on my mind/in my hand now.

 

[toderbags]

I brewed this on April 12th. No chill, everything went great. 1.047 OG, and I ended at 1.016 using notty (mashed at about 155-155 degrees F).

Before kegging, I tasted a sample and it was really impressive. It has been sitting the keg for about 1.5 weeks and is getting carbed. I poured myself a glass today and it seems slightly watery and lighter than I remember. This is the first beer I have that has 10ft lines (3/16th inch) and it does pour a little slow and I haven't gotten a great head with it, yet.

I figured this would be a fairly light beer considering the grain bill. Is it just the style? This is the first stout I have brewed and far from my normal IIPA or store bought high gravity beers. I just wanted to try something new.

Overall, the flavor is good. It has a nice roasted malt aroma and tastes much like it smells. I just feel like it needs more body. I realize this is a little premature considering it will have been carbing for 2 weeks on Friday (about 13PSI at 42 degrees F), but I am curious and it is on my mind/in my hand now.

I notice this when I use notty, definitely turns out best with the WLP004

 

[ToddO]

Brewed this today - did a partial mash and upped the ABV with 6lbs of extract. Also added .25lb of black patent. I can just tell it's going to be a good one. Used WLP004 and a fat starter.

Chug..Chug..Chug..Chug..Chug..Chug..Chug..Chug..

 

[frazier]

Just cracked the first bottle on this batch, it is indeed awesome.

 

[wookiemofo]

I have a question about this... jcole's PM recipe to be specific.

Can I mash 6.75# of grain if I have one of the standard orange drink coolers? I was under the impression that the capacity was 6#... wonder what happens if i push it to 6.75.

How would i adjust that recipe to fit for 6? His PDF is on page 7 or so.

 

[jcole]

Hi Wookie,

I can't speak mashing in an orange drink cooler, as I mashed in a 5 gallon stock pot using DeathBrewer's method. Comes out great.

What's the issue, not enough room for 6.75# grain in your cooler?

John

 

[wookiemofo]

I believe that would be the case, yes.

The cooler has a 6# max.

 

[wookiemofo]

I suppose i just need to figure out what 8oz 2-row translates into DME?

 

[jcole]

Yeah, or just go with 6#. The recipe will still be good.

I'd output a modified brew sheet for you, but I'm away from my software.

 

[wookiemofo]

Don't worry about it... ill run with 6#. I have beersmith at home that I can use to output one.

Thanks for your help, looking forward to brewing this.

I was curious, i think someone else had asked. How would i add oats to this to make it chewy... or is it not necessary.

 

[wookiemofo]

Another question! What carb level should I shoot for when bottling this?

 

[iijakii]

I made up 8 gallons of this last night, can't wait! I admit to being a little skeptical due to how simple the recipe seems, I've been making too many damn big beers I guess.

 

[uabericm]

I made up 8 gallons of this last night, can't wait! I admit to being a little skeptical due to how simple the recipe seems, I've been making too many damn big beers I guess.

You can stop being skeptical b/c I've brewed this beer multiple times and it is awesome. Compliments and people wanting more.

 

[iijakii]

Is a small krausen with this yeast pretty typical? I was expecting a decent one with all that barley.

 

[frazier]

Is a small krausen with this yeast pretty typical? I was expecting a decent one with all that barley.

The first time I made this, I used Nottingham and had a massive blowoff. The last time, I used WLP004 and had only a mild kreusen. YMMV.

 

[iijakii]

Yeah I experienced the smallest krausen I ever have before on this batch. It had to have been under half an inch and then subdued in a day. I'll check the gravity tonight and see if it's changed much.

 

[Grasslands]

I'm brewing this stout on Saturday - has everyone done this with a 60 minute mash? I've seen other stouts mashed for 90 minutes but I couldn't figure it out based on the info in this thread.

I also had a quick question (really potentially just for my own info) regarding the addition of flaked oats - would adding 1 lb of flaked oats be a waste of time/taste given that there's already 1 lb of flaked barley?

Any/all help appreciated. This will be my 2nd AG batch.

 

[BrewNinja1]

I only used 60 minutes, tasted fine!

 

[Grasslands]

I only used 60 minutes, tasted fine!

Thanks. Those pictures really sealed the deal for me. I'm still on the fence as to whether or not to add my flaked oats.

 

[Grasslands]

I know I probably shouldn't mess with a good thing, but I'm too curious to find out. I'm going to add 1 lb of crystal 60 and 1 1/2 lbs flaked oats to this recipe and see how she turns out. The original grainbill is so cheap as it is, I've got no qualms with redoing O'Flannagain's recipe as is if this doesn't amount to much.

 

[iijakii]

Time to do both side-side and experiment!