Dark Owl Sweet Stout

[niquejim]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

s-04

Batch Size (Gallons)

5

Original Gravity

1.060

Final Gravity

1.022

Boiling Time (Minutes)

60

IBU

23

Color

36

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

21 days

Best stout I've ever had


16B. Stout, Sweet Stout
OG 1.060
FG 1.022
IBU 23
ABV 4.9 %
SRM 36

Specifics
Boil Volume 6.5 gallons
Batch Size 5 gallons
Yeast 75% AA

Style Comparison
Low High
OG 1.035 1.060 1.066
FG 1.010 1.022 1.022
IBU 20 23 40
SRM 36 35+
ABV 3 4.9 5.6



Fermentables
% Weight Weight (lbs) Grain Gravity Points Color
68.3 % 7.00 British Two-row Pale 39.9 3.5
9.8 % 1.00 British Crystal 50-60L 5.1 11.0
9.8 % 1.00 Lactose 9.2 0.2
7.3 % 0.75 Roasted Barley 3.3 67.5
4.9 % 0.50 British Pale Chocolate 2.6 20.0
10.25 60.0

Hops
% Wt Weight (oz) Hop Form AA% AAU Boil Time Utilization IBU
100.0 % 0.50 Chinook Whole/Plug 12.6 6.3 60 0.239 22.5
0.50 22.5


Mash at 154f for 60minutes
Add lactose near end of boil

 

[Brandon O]

just called in the grain bill. gonna be brewing this one tomorrow.

 

[niquejim]

You're going to love this one.
I need to get some grain(I'm completely out) and brew this one soon

 

[eschatz]

I'm looking to make a Chili Pepper Milk Stout. Do you think this would work for a base recipe? I currently do not have a base

 

[Brandon O]

I have had milk stouts before, I would say a milk stout is a bit sweeter than this particular sweet stout.

Course, you can always add more lactose after fermentation if you want it sweeter. I would use it as a base.

 

[snailsongs]

Hey, I just bottled up a sweet stout (it was actually a kit from NB, but next time I want to go a bit bigger, so will have to put a little investigation into a recipe). I am a bit worried that it is going to be too sweet, based on a surprisingly pleasant sweetness out of the secondary (where usually I'm grimacing at the uncarbonated warm beer, trying to imagine it chilled with carbonation). My OG was 1.050 and the FG was 1.024. This seems to be within your suggested range, but it also seems to be a small amount of attenuation from 1.050. So if it tastes sweet and creamy out of the secondary, is it going to be cloyingly sweet?

 

[niquejim]

Without knowing the recipe it's hard to say. Lactose is not overly sweet compared to other sugars

 

[Brandon O]

took a picture of the sweet blackness in the kettle. I'll have to post it on this thread. I added a pound of oats to the recipe, we'll see how it turns out.

 

[Brandon O]

The pacman yeast is really consistent so far, no blow off tube needed.

 

[TheDirtySpoon]

What Yeast are you using in this? I see AA...

 

[niquejim]

I usually use S-04, US-05 or Nottingham. While all being a little different, they will all work. I want to try it with Irish Ale yeast, but have not had the opportunity yet

 

[Halloween]

I am newbie in brewing.. do you really need chocolate inside your brew?
or it is an optional ingredient.

 

[niquejim]

I am newbie in brewing.. do you really need chocolate inside your brew?
or it is an optional ingredient.

That is British Pale Chocolate Malt, although you can add forms of cocoa to a Chocolate Stout

 

[thePudwhack]

I brewed almost this exact recipe for the first time last weekend. I used Willamette instead of Chinook, and I used more Choco malt than Roasted Barley. I was thinking about adding Maltodextrin, but I'll have to let it be if it's good as is. I can't wait to give it a taste when I rack to secondary tomorrow.

 

[niquejim]

I brewed almost this exact recipe for the first time last weekend. I used Willamette instead of Chinook, and I used more Choco malt than Roasted Barley. I was thinking about adding Maltodextrin, but I'll have to let it be if it's good as is. I can't wait to give it a taste when I rack to secondary tomorrow.

You won't need it. It is great as is. Let me know what you think of it.
I'll be kegging my latest batch up Friday

 

[thePudwhack]

Oh yeah. It was just right going into the secondary on MLK day, so I didn't add the Maltodextrin. Had a good OG, good FG, tasted sweet and stouty, and I was happy.

I will bottle this coming weekend, after the Jupiter Craft Brewer's Fest. I have a Canadian and 2 work buddies waiting to taste this one. I hope the time passes fast, cause I'm out of HB.

Anybody got a picture of theirs to help me get through the wait?

 

[niquejim]

If I only had a camera.
I kegged mine yesterday and did the "shake, rattle and roll method" and it's good to go today

A good palate cleanse from all the IPA's I've been having

 

[thePudwhack]

OMG, you suck. I gotta get a keg setup.

I'll probably hit up my local brewpub till it's done.

 

[Brandon O]

Well i pitched a infected pacman starter in mine so i'm brewing this up again this weekend.

 

[IrregularPulse]

did you taste it? S our milk Stout could be goood. Doesn't sound good but who knows. I need another black brew. My last porter was good but a little harsh. maybe I'll try this one.

 

[Brandon O]

me, olllllo, and beerthirty just finished our brew out.

Pitched with notty this time so I know it's gonna be good.

 

[beerthirty]

Umpa Loompa!

 

[niquejim]

And I'm drinking one right now

 

[Brandon O]

Umpa Loompa!

HAHAHAH. Jim, when I was draining the sparge the liquid looked totally purple through the hose. My hoses are a bit yellow :cross:

Thought of calling it an Umpa Loompa stout

 

[thePudwhack]

Just bottled my first batch this past Sunday. I'll taste one this coming Sunday. Here are a few pics from brew to bottle.

Done sparging. Ready to boil.

Grain bed after sparging. Contains base, Crystal 60, choco, Cara-Pils, and roasted malts.

Brought to a boil, then added bittering hops and lactose sugar.

They're filled, but the caps still need to be crimped. I need to just buy kegs and a fridge.

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[thePudwhack]

A little more prep before they go in the boxes.

The bottom of the bottling bucket. Not too much loss.

Warm and flat, yet sweet and stouty. Nice!

Time for the boxes. Remember, if you don't rinse your bottle now, it just gets gross later.

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[Brandon O]

Jim,

2nd batch was not infected and it tastes great. Perfect balance of roasty, malty, and a bit of chocolate. The pound of lactose really makes it nice. I don't like sweet beers because you usually can't drink very many with out heartburn. This stout drinks well, and no heart burn.

 

[niquejim]

i don't always have this on tap, but never more than a month without it.

As I said in the OP
Best stout I've ever had

 

[thePudwhack]

niquejim,

You're right. Definitely not as sweet as Mackeson.

I agree with Brandon about the malt balance. You can taste all three, and there isn't too much of one or the other. It's got the sweetness, plus the boldness of the malts coming through a bit more (this is what reminds me of Left Hand).

I had one that was carbonated :cross:, and one that was still flat . I'll have to wait another couple weeks to open my 22s. Only filled 3, so I'll have to treat them extra special.

 

[snailsongs]

Just bottled my first batch this past Sunday. I'll taste one this coming Sunday. Here are a few pics from brew to bottle.

Done sparging. Ready to boil.

Grain bed after sparging. Contains base, Crystal 60, choco, Cara-Pils, and roasted malts.

Brought to a boil, then added bittering hops and lactose sugar.

They're filled, but the caps still need to be crimped. I need to just buy kegs and a fridge.

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Nice! Thanks for the pics. I didn't see cara-pils or dextrine in the original recipe? did you decide to add some on your own? how did it turn out? thanks!