Sweet Stout Left Hand Milk Stout Clone

[shadows69]

Lactose milk sugar is in a powder form. With that said I think you can only get that from your lbs or online.

 

[spenghali]

Checked Fred Meyer, they didn't have it, so had to get it at LHBS. Draining first runnings right now!

 

[cblack85]

I brewed this a few weeks ago. Cracked my first bottle open tonight...

Absolutely phenomenal

 

[cgandsy]

Brewed last night... Can't wait for the first bottles

 

[MPOWELLJR]

Love the lhms, going to be doing this next. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[bucfanmike]

I took 1st place in the session stout category with this recipe in the Great Northern BrewHaHa. Great recipe and lots of compliments.

 

[j1rubin]

I tapped this over the weekend on my new nitro tap. This beer is fantastic. It has nice hints of coffee and chocolate flavors. I highly recommend this beer!

 

[sddanc]

Whats everyones final gravity? My OG was 1.055. It has been in ferm for 10 days with moderate activity for the first 48 hours. Since then, my gravity readings have consistently read in at 1.030.

 

[haygood]

Looks like the last time I did it, I got a 1.015 SG.

http://www.haygoods.net/brewing/sessions/08-28-2011_Milk_Stout_AG.htm

 

[R2-D2]

Started 1.064 and finished at 1.027. Good beer. If you mashed on the higher end of the temperature, it may not dry out as much.

 

[j1rubin]

mine finished at 1.022

 

[nootay]

after several weeks, mine has finished out at 1.028. think i should take it to a warmer location? my basement is about 64 degrees. i mashed at 155. warm and uncarbed, it tastes pretty darn close to the left hand clone. cant wait to have it chilled and carbed up. thanks for the recipe!

 

[cblack85]

Mine finished at 1.019

 

[Chowe]

Mine finished at 1.022, Great beer

 

[JeffoC6]

Hi guys, can anyone advise when I should be adding the lactose? I picked up the ingredients for this brew yesterday and plan on brewing it this weekend. Thanks!

 

[cblack85]

Hi guys, can anyone advise when I should be adding the lactose?

I added it at 10 minutes left in the boil

 

[JeffoC6]

I added it at 10 minutes left in the boil

Thank you!

 

[spenghali]

mine finished at 1.022 as well, it tastes great, but has kind of poor head retention, not sure why....anyone else experience this?

 

[ttovar22]

when should I add the hops? Brewing today

 

[ttovar22]

Scratch that, got it.

 

[jwbeard]

Brewing this recipe today as a partial mash – anyone know if a partial mash should use the same 75-min mash-in time as the all-grain recipe calls for?

Edit: for anyone else doing the PM, the answer is yes - I hit the preboil target spot-on, though I did have to add 1lbs 2 oz of DME to hit the target OG.

 

[tmm0f5]

Brewing this recipe today as a partial mash – anyone know if a partial mash should use the same 75-min mash-in time as the all-grain recipe calls for?

I did a 60 min mash on my PM version posted above, met my target OG, came out tasty!

 

[chaseg08]

Tapped a keg of this incredible brew this weekend. We did AG and after the 21 day primary we racked into the secondary and added homemade vanilla extract (2 tahitian vanillia beans, diced and soaked in an once of vodka in a mason jar for 21 days). It is one of the best stouts I've ever had.

 

[Irishwrench]

OG of 1.067 FG of 1.020. Used WL004 and mashed at 154* no sparge. Grain bill increased by 25%. I'm really looking forward to this.one

 

[HellBentBrewCo]

Has anyone had any trouble getting this beer to carbonate? I have had mine in the keg force carbonating for almost 2 months and there is very little carbonation. I checked the keg, it's fine. The other kegs (4) are fine. It's just weird.

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

is there a point instead of adding the lactose in fermentation instead of at bottling/kegging?

it's commonly written that yeast struggle with higher OG, but not clear if that's referring to fermentable sugars or everything in there.

 

[HellBentBrewCo]

I don't know if that's the issue, I'm force carbing these, I just can't get it to absorb any co2. I've tried cranking up the pressure and it doesn't seem to help.

 

[Irishwrench]

I am planning on force carbonating as well. One more week in secondary. What temp is keg/beer at while attempting force carb?

 

[HellBentBrewCo]

38 degrees. I've made 30 gallons of this, for some reason this one batch just won't carbonate, no matter what I do. It tastes great, just a little flat.

 

[kapbrew13]

I am planning on force carbonating as well. One more week in secondary. What temp is keg/beer at while attempting force carb?

Search the forum for carbonation chart. But itncomes down to, the lower the temp the lower the needed pressure because the colder liquid will absorb the co2 easier. So I Carb at a higher pressure because I don't have room in the fridge.