Sweet Stout Left Hand Milk Stout Clone

[crjpilot]

Just an FYI for anyone looking to brew this:

I toured Left Hand this past weekend. In their malt room, I noticed no C-60. I did see a lot of Great Western C-75. It might be something worth considering.

 

[brewski09]

Just an FYI for anyone looking to brew this:

I toured Left Hand this past weekend. In their malt room, I noticed no C-60. I did see a lot of Great Western C-75. It might be something worth considering.

C60 should be a fairly close substitute still. I wish I had access to some good north american malted c75 in bulk. It's so much cleaner than the c80 for some reason when I have used it.

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[mufflerbearing]

Holy crap! What sweet nectar! Chilling this and then hooking up the co2. Looking to carb low and slow. Suggestions?


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[insanim8er]

Holy crap! What sweet nectar! Chilling this and then hooking up the co2. Looking to carb low and slow. Suggestions?


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Keep it low vol about 1.8

Serve about 55f

 

[Zubius]

Holy crap! What sweet nectar! Chilling this and then hooking up the co2. Looking to carb low and slow. Suggestions?


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Put it on nitro! :rockin: Next time you make this, try 4 - 5oz toasted cocoa nibs in the secondary for a week.

 

[kurds_2408]

Just finished doin this BIAB. Hit 1.060. Pretty close for only my third BIAB and my first stout. I'm so pumped for this beer. When it's done I'll head a couple blocks down the road to the brewery to get some for a side by side test.

 

[Sbarnard80]

Put it on nitro! :rockin: Next time you make this, try 4 - 5oz toasted cocoa nibs in the secondary for a week.

Brewed this a week ago and added 4oz of dark chocolate covered cocoa nibs in the boil for 5min. Going to be delicious.

 

[mufflerbearing]

How long do you guys keg condition and at what temp?


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[Zubius]

How long do you guys keg condition and at what temp?

I haven't had a keg last more than a week (with or without nibs) so I have no input on conditioning this...

 

[mufflerbearing]

I am taking it to a huge camp out and I have showed major self control. I have in the fridge but I don't know if that is the best way to condition it.


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[insanim8er]

I am taking it to a huge camp out and I have showed major self control. I have in the fridge but I don't know if that is the best way to condition it.


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I do that with mine... It gets better with some age

 

[Woody1911a1]

5 gal BIAB batch mashing in as i post . can't wait . one of my favorite beers

 

[mufflerbearing]

My batch was off the chart good! This is now in the rotation.


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[DanielJint]

This looks delicious!

 

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[mjp317]

I've got all the ingredients but flaked barley in my cabinet. Will it make a drastic difference if I leave this out?


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[insanim8er]

I've got all the ingredients but flaked barley in my cabinet. Will it make a drastic difference if I leave this out?

It adds protein for body and head retention.

 

[brewski09]

I've got all the ingredients but flaked barley in my cabinet. Will it make a drastic difference if I leave this out?


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I think it will. You can sub in flaked oats or some wheat malt though as they should do pretty much the same thing.


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[crjpilot]

I've got all the ingredients but flaked barley in my cabinet. Will it make a drastic difference if I leave this out?


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I wouldn't make it without it. It absolutely contributes to the mouthfeel that you'd expect from an actual Left Hand Milk Stout. Head retention as well. Flavor-wise, you'll still be very close but it won't quite seem the same. I'm using 10oz currently.

 

[pricelessbrewing]

Could use maltodextrne for body, and use some wheat if you have it on hand for head retention maybe.

 

[mjp317]

Sounds like I'll be making a trip back to the store soon. Thanks for the advice.


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[ultravista]

Subscribing.

 

[ultravista]

Any updates to the all grain recipe?

 

[BrewerE]

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

Anyone make this version?
Any luck?
Looking at making a stout for the wife and she really likes this LH MS.

 

[D_Nyholm]

I have only made the all grain version and I have to say it is one of the top 3 beers I brewed. My wife almost kicked the keg by herself! Thanks for the reminder, I need to brew this again!

 

[BrewerE]

I'm sure it is, but the extract version is missing a few things....

 

[insanim8er]

Any updates to the all grain recipe?

Make it just as it is on the first page... It's one of my favorite beers.... I'll be brewing it up soon for fall/winter. I'll probably do 15 gallons of it at once this time.

 

[mufflerbearing]

👍


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[chapusin]

Has anybody tried brewing this without the lactose and at a higher mash temperature? I brewed this with a few changes in the grain bill but also put vanilla and bourbon in the secondary, I think it will be better without it, now I want to try this on nitro!

 

[brewski09]

Some have reduced the lactose but if you eliminated it entirely it wouldn't taste the same. I'm sure it would still make a really good beer though.