First AG recipe BIAB Sweet Stout

[WoolyBooger]

I am ready to go to AG but don't have all of the necessary equipment. So I am going to do a BIAB sweet stout. I thought I better get some input on my recipe before I go any further. So here's what I'm thinking:

6lbs Pale malt
2 lbs Munich malt
1 lb Caramel 60L
1 lb Carapils
1 lb flaked oats
1/2 lb Debittered black malt
1/2 lb English Chocolate malt
1/2 lb Kiln Coffee malt
1lb Lactose
1oz Willamette (60min)
Danstar Nottingham Ale Yeast

Any suggestions???

 

[idahobrew]

How many gallons?

 

[bethebrew]

I am ready to go to AG but don't have all of the necessary equipment. So I am going to do a BIAB sweet stout. I thought I better get some input on my recipe before I go any further. So here's what I'm thinking:

6lbs Pale malt
2 lbs Munich malt
1 lb Caramel 60L
1 lb Carapils
1 lb flaked oats
1/2 lb Debittered black malt
1/2 lb English Chocolate malt
1/2 lb Kiln Coffee malt
1lb Lactose
1oz Willamette (60min)
Danstar Nottingham Ale Yeast

Any suggestions???

Toast oats on cookie sheet 30 mins @ 325 F
an extra ounce hops 1/2 at 15 mins 1/2 at 5 mins
cut 60L crystal to 8 oz.
lactose no no no what was guinness thinking
never understood why carapils in so many recipes must be a sales thing

 

[WoolyBooger]

How many gallons?

5 gallons

 

[WoolyBooger]

Toast oats on cookie sheet 30 mins @ 325 F
an extra ounce hops 1/2 at 15 mins 1/2 at 5 mins
cut 60L crystal to 8 oz.
lactose no no no what was guinness thinking
never understood why carapils in so many recipes must be a sales thing

Carapils for head retention. And I like the residual sweetness from lactose.

 

[Ralphadopolis]

How large will your kettle be?

 

[idahobrew]

I would use more hops, at least 2 ounces Willamette for 60 minutes, better yet 1 ounce Cascade for 60 minutes for some bittering and 1 ounce Willamette added with 10 minutes left in boil for flavor. It will definately be sweet with your hops additions of only 1 ounce of Willamette.

 

[WoolyBooger]

How large will your kettle be?

My boil kettle is 30qts. I only have one large kettle, so sparging would be difficult. I will probably just drain/squeeze the bag. Does anyone know how much that will affect efficiency?

 

[smyrnaquince]

Just a few comments:

I am ready to go to AG but don't have all of the necessary equipment. So I am going to do a BIAB​

BIAB is AG, just not 3-vessel AG.

If this is your first AG, why not try an existing recipe while you work out your process? There are a several stouts in the Recipes section, including Deception Cream Stout and Yooper's Oatmeal Stout.

The rest of my comments are based on what I've read, not from my limited experience brewing stouts.

an extra ounce hops 1/2 at 15 mins 1/2 at 5 mins​

BJCP Style Guidelines for Dry Stout says "medium to no hop flavor" and IBUs 30-45. Sweet Stout IBUs 20-40. I'd be tempted to add that extra ounce of hops at 60, totaling 2 oz at 60.

lactose no no no what was guinness thinking​

Guinness is a dry stout, not a sweet/milk stout. I don't think there is any lactose in Guinness.

 

[WoolyBooger]

After looking at many other recipes and taking comments into account, here is my final recipe:

7lbs 2 row pale
2lbs Munich
1lb caramel 60L
1/2lb flaked barley
1/2lb flaked oats
1/2lb roasted barley
1/2lb chocolate malt
1/2lb coffee malt
1lb lactose
1oz Willamette 60 min
Wyeast "Denny's Favorite" 1450

This should produce a sweet yet roasty, coffee flavored stout. I can't wait to brew it, I am really looking forward to seeing what all grain has to offer! I will post updates.

 

[WoolyBooger]

My first all grain went pretty well. My kettle isnt quite big enough do the full boil volume in the mash so I ended up sparging with the final gallon. But I came pretty close to hitting my target temps and gravities. The wort tastes fantastic, complex and roasty. I can't wait to try the finished product. It's gonna be a long 6 weeks!

 

[WoolyBooger]

I tried it today even though it has only been bottled for a week and........ holy crap is it good! I am completely satisfied with this brew. Thanks to all of you that contributed and to those that routinely answer questions from us less experienced folks. It really does help! Well, I'm gonna go have another delicious homebrew.