Couple Questions ASAP

[OrCoastBrew]

I am starting an oatmeal stout. When do I add the oatmeal to the boil? Also using Irish moss do I put it into a steeping bag for just direct into the wort.
Thanks

 

[Lou]

1. oatmeal should be mashed, not boiled.
2. irish moss goes right into the boiling wort in the last 10-15 minutes.

 

[JMSetzler]

Not much real use for irish moss in a dark beer like an oatmeal stout. Clarity won't be an issue of any kind. The beer is so dark you can't see through it with or without clarifying agents...

 

[OrCoastBrew]

1. oatmeal should be mashed, not boiled.
2. irish moss goes right into the boiling wort in the last 10-15 minutes.

Thanks I actually talk to a brewmaster friend of mine and he also informed me how to mash the oats. Thanks for the response

 

[OrCoastBrew]

Not much real use for irish moss in a dark beer like an oatmeal stout. Clarity won't be an issue of any kind. The beer is so dark you can't see through it with or without clarifying agents...

Its really more like a brown ale. Stout was the wrong term. Do you think I should still by-pass the moss?
thanks

 

[JMSetzler]

Its really more like a brown ale. Stout was the wrong term. Do you think I should still by-pass the moss?
thanks

IT's purely preference. I tend to ditch the irish moss unless I know I'll be able to see all the way through the glass. It also can't hurt anything to put it in.

 

[ChshreCat]

I use irish moss in every one of my beers I brew, for the very important reason that I always use irish moss in every one of my beers I brew.

 

[TexLaw]

Use the Irish moss. It's not just about clarity, but also removing some proteins from the wort that could reduce stability later on.


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