Oatmeal Stout Classic Oatmeal Stout

[jamieofthenorth]

Holy crap. Really happy with how this came out. I've tested a few and though it's only been 2 1/2 weeks, it's awesome. Can't wait to taste it in another week or two when it ages a little more. Big thanks for the recipe, much appreciated. This is a perfect winter beer.

 

[D_Nyholm]

Just brewed this and got 1.075 O.G. then I entered I to efficiency calculator and realized that I only had 76% efficiency. Looks like this was supposed to be 1.077 at 75% efficiency! Guess I should have entered it first and realized this was a 8% beer! Wowzers. Or I did something wrong! Lol

 

[sweed]

Sub- This looks good, I want to try this out sometime. Hopefully soon, but I have so many I want to brew up. Good thing I bought an extra fermenter!

 

[D_Nyholm]

Just brewed this and got 1.075 O.G. then I entered I to efficiency calculator and realized that I only had 76% efficiency. Looks like this was supposed to be 1.077 at 75% efficiency! Guess I should have entered it first and realized this was a 8% beer! Wowzers. Or I did something wrong! Lol

Just a little follow up. I couldn't get this to ferment past 1.022 with s04 so I kegged it a few days ago. Initial taste after a week in the keg is promising. Very smooth and silky with a mild roast character, though a little sweet due to my high fg. I think in another two weeks this should be really good. I'll post back then.

 

[Puddlethumper]

10# Maris Otter
1.5# Flaked Oats
14 oz Crystal 60L
12 oz Chocolate Malt
8 oz roasted Barley(500srm)
2 oz EKG 60 min boil
Irish Ale Yeast

It looks like this has been a real popular recipe for a classic oatmeal stout. Any suggestions on the hop schedule? (1 oz 60 min -1oz 1 min?)

 

[user 145730]

I'm adding this to my "to Brew" list. Do I simply add 8oz of unsweetened chocolate powder to the wort or should i disolve it then add it?

 

[Ziltoid]

Just a little follow up. I couldn't get this to ferment past 1.022 with s04 so I kegged it a few days ago. Initial taste after a week in the keg is promising. Very smooth and silky with a mild roast character, though a little sweet due to my high fg. I think in another two weeks this should be really good. I'll post back then.

What was your mash and fermentation temperatures? Curious, as I've had some attenuation issues lately and will likely brew my next stout similar to this recipe.

 

[Puddlethumper]

What hop schedule did you use with the 2 oz. of KG's?

 

[D_Nyholm]

What hop schedule did you use with the 2 oz. of KG's?

I did it all at 60 personally and it came out great

 

[Puddlethumper]

I did it all at 60 personally and it came out great

Super! New wrinkle for me. Always split the hops between bittering and aroma. Will give it a try. Thanks.

 

[NewBrew82]

I'm tasting my first bottle of this recipe on my latest batch and I'm extremely happy with it. I made 5 gallons of this last year and it was a home run then as well. I will make 10 gallons next time. I highly recommend this one.

 

[Puddlethumper]

Have brewed this twice since last spring. Both came out good and were well received. I did try a similar brew at a local microbrewery. Chatting with the brewmaster over a pint I learned that he uses a very similar recipe but with an ounce of Warrior for the boil an ounce of Willamette to finish. Haven't made any since but its a wrinkle I plan to try.

 

[BrewerE]

When you guys add chocolate to this, is that in the boil? Fermenter? Post main ferment?
Do you use a chopped up bar of chocolate?

thx

 

[jturie]

I think I'm going with this for my next batch. Stouts should be simple IMHO, and this one fits.

@BrewerE--if I throw in chocolate, it's at flameout.

 

[jturie]

Just brewed this up. Missed my temp by 2 degrees, but OG was right on the money. Woke up the next morning to an exploding volcano! That Irish Ale yeast is a beast. Turns out I had a kink in my blowoff hose, and the yeast figgered that popping the stopper was easier....

Smells amazing so far.

 

[timschram]

This was the first AG recipe that my brother and I did that was not only drinkable, but good. Gave us an idea of how to formulate a recipe. Thanks so much for this!


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[Malty_Dog]

I like the looks of this with maybe a little extra chocolate "kick" in the form of either 2-3 oz cocoa powder at end of boil, or 4-6oz of cocoa nibs in secondary.

 

[BrewerE]

If I want to do an extract version of this, how would I handle the oats?

Steep?