Added Oatmeal effect in a lager / light Ale

[Bru]

Can anyone tell me what the result would be ?
Im thinking of the effect oatmeal has in a stout - would this work ?

 

[beerkrump]

I always think of light colored beers having a crispness to them with a light finish. Oatmeal gives stouts and porter a creaminess and perceived thickness to the mouth feel that contributes to the heartiness of the styles. That thickness in a lager would be off putting.

 

[Bru]

Good point. And in an Ale ? Im thinking of the "Cream if Manchester".

 

[Oldsock]

It works great in places that you want to add some heft, but not the sweetness that goes comes along with crystal/cara malts. I have a ~4.5% pale ale with 10% oats that is pretty tasty. It does add a bit of haze (which you don’t normally see in a stout). It is also a pretty common ingredient in Belgian Ales like saison and wit.

I could see it working well in a bigger/richer lager, but I haven’t tried it.