"EARTHY" STOUTS - any recipes or helpful info

[witster18]

always liked earthy stouts like St. Ambroise Stout, Sierra Nevada Stout, or Dark Star Stout... can anybody tell me what makes them like that, and does anybody have a recipe for such a stout?

 

[RonPopeil]

to get an earthy flavor i'd expect a dry stout with a good amount of roasted malts and maybe a stiff helping of noble hop late.

 

[Beernik]

Northern brewer hops has a nice woody / earthiness to it.

 

[witster18]

thanks for the responses... I don't have noble hops right now... will use in the future though... anybody know if either kent goldings or cascades would be a better choice for this result... i know maybe neither... but any opinion might sway me... I have plenty of roasted barley...flaked barley.. breiss choco malt etc..... I think those hops are the only two non-super-duper-citrusy hops that I have in my supply rt now...

 

[RonPopeil]

both could work in a stout but since you want earthy the goldings would fit much more than cascade.

 

[Cottonmouth]

What yeast did you have in mind to give a nice earthy flavour?

 

[witster18]

im clueless but of the yeast I have in stock I think the safale-s-04 might be better than the fruity other options... I always use dry yeast for ease of use for the beginner that I am..

primary:earthy stout
conditioning: german spalt and hallertau hellas lager
polishing up: American ale

I'm freakin hooked... this homebrewing thang is freakin awesome... amazing how a novice can produce stuff so much better than what I can buy at the grocer... can't wait to see where I am in a year or two

I love to brew beer

 

[RonPopeil]

S-04 would be more fruity than S-05 so i would try that.