Sweet Stout Left Hand Milk Stout Clone

[Captain_Bigelow]

Nice looking recipe. I think I will try this out soon. This will be the first stout which I will dispense with the stout faucet and nitrogen set-up which I just picked up.

 

[knotquiteawake]

I am not totally familiar with BeerSmith but I get the following when i tried to convert it, is this close? Can anyone help with the conversion? Also I have a 5 gallon cooler that i'm going to make a mashtun with, i am limited to 3 gallon boil size.

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Left Hand PM
Brewer: Jason
Asst Brewer:
Style: Sweet Stout
TYPE: Partial Mash
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 2.43 gal
Estimated OG: 1.066 SG
Estimated Color: 41.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 33.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.60 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 42.13 %
1.48 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 13.59 %
0.96 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 8.78 %
0.72 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 6.59 %
0.72 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 6.59 %
0.64 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 5.83 %
0.52 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 4.80 %
0.42 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3.88 %
2.14 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 17.1 IBU
0.75 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 16.8 IBU
0.85 lb Milk Sugar (Lactose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 7.80 %
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: My Mash
Total Grain Weight: 5.47 lb
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ERROR - All Grain/Partial Mash recipe contains no mash steps

 

[TonySwank]

Just poured one of these earlier tonight. Great beer. Very close to the original. Nothing I would really change about the recipe.

 

[Beer-ister]

Just opened the first of this all-grain batch. I used less hops than called for as it seems a bit high. Turned out pretty close. My ABV was a bit higher but you can't really tell a difference due to how flavorful it all is. Thanks for posting the recipe

 

[ohrinet]

is there a good fermentation temperature to shoot for with s-05 in this recipe?

 

[AdamCanFly]

This is going to be my next brew. I can't wait!

 

[Captain_Bigelow]

I just got the ingredients from BMW and going to brew this on Thanksgiving.

 

[Pintodave]

Thanks for sharing, I brewed this up a couple weeks ago, just kegged and it tastes pretty damn good.

I upped the grain bill equal % to get the SG to 1.071, left the lactose at 1 lb., used US-05. I also wanted to use leaf hops so I ended up substituting 1oz Northern Brewer (60 min) and 1oz Fuggles (10 min), and even though its not finished aging or carbed, I think the hop balance is great. My 4th AG batch and so far it's looking like the best...

 

[JonAndEmily]

We brewed this one.. absolutely amazing. We did a blind taste test between this and the LHMS, and it was actually better than LHMS!
Took this and 3 other batches of our brews to family for Thanksgiving, and everyone raved about it. Out of all 4 batches that we took, our Milk Stout disappeared first. Every single person that tasted it said they would buy it if it was for sale.

Thank you thank you thank you for the recipe...

 

[knotquiteawake]

Every single person that tasted it said they would buy it if it was for sale.

I first read this as "if it was on sale"... "yeah, sure, I'd buy your beer, you know, if it were on sale or something."

 

[dirtylarry]

This is my first time converting a recipe from all-grain to extract/steep, so let me know if things seem off at all. The IBU's and color are a a bit high relative to the OP's AG recipe. Also I left out the Munich malt and flaked oats since they need to be mashed. I suppose you could add a bit of Munich LME to make up for it, but the amount is nearly negligible (9oz). Anyways, here's what I came up with in ProMash:


Left Hand Milk Stout Clone

A ProMash Recipe Report


Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Extract (Lbs): 8.88
Anticipated OG: 1.065 Plato: 15.96
Anticipated SRM: 43.0
Anticipated IBU: 24.3
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 5.88 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.055 SG 13.68 Plat

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Extract SRM
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56.3 5.00 lbs. Muntons DME - Light England 1.046 5
8.5 0.75 lbs. Roasted Barley America 1.003 450
8.5 0.75 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.004 60
8.5 0.75 lbs. Chocolate Malt America 1.003 350
7.0 0.63 lbs. Flaked Barley America 1.003 2
11.3 1.00 lbs. Milk Sugar Generic 1.006 0

Exract represented as SG.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.35 oz. Magnum Whole 14.00 20.4 60 min.
1.00 oz. Goldings - E.K. Whole 4.75 4.0 10 min.


Yeast
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale

 

[worth]

Quick question, what did you do for your sparge? I usually do 1.5 quarts/lb at 180F for 10 minutes?

 

[miafunk2003]

Im dying to brew this!! My LHBS has all the ingredients except the flaked barley can i substitute this with something else? or would it really make a big diiferencce?

Thanks!!

 

[sudsmcgee]

Brewing this tomorrow. LHBS had everything. Sounds delicious.

 

[BrewNinja1]

You wont be disappointed. Side by side its spot on!

 

[sudsmcgee]

Well, brew day went well but I made a boo boo. Mash was done and I started cleaning and damn if a bag of oatmeal and flaked barley aren't sitting there as I finished. ****.

Thankfully the hops were not added yet.

So I did a 30 minute mini "mash" with the bag. Poured that into the kettle and went forward as normal. Hit postboil OG perfectly at 1.066 according to beersmith. Ya know what, its still gonna be delicious. RDWHAHB.

 

[miafunk2003]

did this 2 sundays ago and everything went great got a 1.073 OG got great efficiency

 

[pstrohs]

did this 2 sundays ago and everything went great got a 1.073 OG got great efficiency

I just brewed this today and hit 1.072. My efficiency has been getting a lot better over the last couple brews.

 

[scottland]

I'm brewing this on Saturday. Only change to the recipe is 1/2lb less 2-row as I get around 80-82% effciency.

Should be a great beer, i'm definitely looking forward to it.

 

[scottland]

Ok, brew day went smooth. Used 6.5# 2-row due to the efficency I get. OG was 1.065. I'm excited to see how this turns out

 

[Diesel48]

brewing on Saturday. Cannot wait!

 

[Coldies]

Brewed this one on 2/17 and its still slowly chugging away. First time using S-05 and I have heard its a slow ferment. It smells delicious and I cant wait to keg it. Should be good to go for St. Patrick's day!

 

[miafunk2003]

Brewed this and was finally able to compare this recipe to the real deal and.....flavor was dead on except mines tasted a little more watered down and was not as creamy...mouth feel was a little watery too ....anyone road have the same results?! How can I fix this ?

 

[TonySwank]

Brewed this and was finally able to compare this recipe to the real deal and.....flavor was dead on except mines tasted a little more watered down and was not as creamy...mouth feel was a little watery too ....anyone road have the same results?! How can I fix this ?

What type of water are you using? Making sure you have the right water profile can make a big difference. If you're happy with the water then a little biscuit can go a long way in adding some mouthfeel.

 

[miafunk2003]

I just use spring water I've never messed with water chemistry before

 

[scottland]

First time using S-05 and I have heard its a slow ferment.

US05 is slow at lower temperatures (60-65*), but it finishes pretty quick in the 65-68* range, usually around 4-5 days.

My Milk stout I brewed on 02/26 took about 7-8 days to hit FG with US05 at 63-64*. I finished right at 1.022, I'm pretty excited, the sample tasted awesome.

 

[Diesel48]

Brewed on Saturday, my OG was 1.060. Letting it sit in the primary for 4 weeks. It smelled good!

 

[naterzr2]

Brewed a few days ago. Everything went well.

Hit OG of 1.066.

Dumped in Safale05 yeast slurry from BMs Cream of 3 Crops. Took off in 3 hours and fermented hard for 2 days, now slowed down.

Looks scrumptious in the primary!!!

 

[Coldies]

Brewed this one on 2/17 and its still slowly chugging away. First time using S-05 and I have heard its a slow ferment. It smells delicious and I cant wait to keg it. Should be good to go for St. Patrick's day!

Poured my first pint on Saturday. This is a great Milk Stout, have not had the original to compare but mmmmm this is good.

 

[scottland]

I'm kegging mine tomorrow. I'm pretty excited.