Sweet Stout Left Hand Milk Stout Clone

[Dawkfan]

I had trouble getting this to ferment out as I was stuck at 1.028. It tasted freaking awesome so instead of messing around with it, I kegged it. Just poured off my first pint and it's easily the best homebrew I've made to date. Make this, you wont regret it.

 

[DC_0602]

I had trouble getting this to ferment out as I was stuck at 1.028. It tasted freaking awesome so instead of messing around with it, I kegged it. Just poured off my first pint and it's easily the best homebrew I've made to date. Make this, you wont regret it.

Im currently in this situation as well, week and a half ago its been at 1.030 (fermenting for 2 weeks), I shook it up some hoping once i return from vacation it dropped a bit. We shall see. The sample tasted great!

 

[Black_Marsh_Brewer]

Both of those FG's seem okay for this brew. I have made it in the past as well and the oatmeal and the lactose in it really bump up the FG. Also depending on the accuracy of your temps during mashing you may be over/under the amount of unfermentable sugars produced.

 

[fuzzy2133]

Has anyone modified the grain bill to 7% abv?
Looking to get the flavors more robust and keep some balance.

 

[D_Nyholm]

Has anyone modified the grain bill to 7% abv?
Looking to get the flavors more robust and keep some balance.

I have with just increasing the base malt. I honestly couldn't tell the difference with a 7% or a 5% by taste. Could just be my burnt out taste buds

 

[NTexBrewer]

So I brewed this recipe for my Christmas beer that I give out to friends and family. Decided to enter it into the Bluebonnet Brewoff.

Got the results today and it must of been stiff competition since I averaged 40.5 for the first round and 39.5 for the second round and did not place.

Would have been nice to place but it still tells me that this is a solid recipe!

 

[Aleman]

I was the one that posted a bit back and I was stuck at 1.030. I actually added 1LB of corn sugar to the primary to try to get the abv up just a bit. I kegged it and drank some but I felt something wasnt quite right with it. I was going to dump it but wanted to learn what wasnt right. I sent it off to a contest to get some feedback and damn if it didnt win.....What the hell do I know!

 

[Wild1z]

I was the one that posted a bit back and I was stuck at 1.030. I actually added 1LB of corn sugar to the primary to try to get the abv up just a bit. I kegged it and drank some but I felt something wasnt quite right with it. I was going to dump it but wanted to learn what wasnt right. I sent it off to a contest to get some feedback and damn if it didnt win.....What the hell do I know!

That's awesome! Congrats!

There are no harsher critics than ourselves so it doesn't surprise me that you won. [emoji6]

 

[JohntheKiwi]

I was the one that posted a bit back and I was stuck at 1.030. I actually added 1LB of corn sugar to the primary to try to get the abv up just a bit. I kegged it and drank some but I felt something wasnt quite right with it. I was going to dump it but wanted to learn what wasnt right. I sent it off to a contest to get some feedback and damn if it didnt win.....What the hell do I know!

That's just how damn good this beer is!

 

[JohntheKiwi]

It very well could have been the amount of coffee for the batch size I made. And even though a bit overwhelming, it is uber delicious nonetheless! I'm sure you'll get 0 complaints

Indeed, zero complaints received. It came out a little less coffee that I thought, which, for a coffee beer festival wasn't ideal BUT having said that, it's actually perfect as a solid coffee Milk Stout.

 

[Tactical-Brewer]

I'm going to make this brew next week. Thinking about going with about half the lactose cause I don't want it too terribly sweet to drink, and going to be adding some cold pressed coffee.

Any thoughts?

 

[altimate_one]

I'm going to make this brew next week. Thinking about going with about half the lactose cause I don't want it too terribly sweet to drink, and going to be adding some cold pressed coffee.

Any thoughts?

I wouldn't adjust the Lactose at all. it doesn't come out to be too sweet at all. And I used the cold pressed coffee as well. You will not be dissapointed with this brew.

 

[phyllobeddo]

I'm going to make this brew next week. Thinking about going with about half the lactose cause I don't want it too terribly sweet to drink, and going to be adding some cold pressed coffee.

Any thoughts?

Have you brewed this before using the recipe on the first page? If you haven't then brew it like it's listed. It really is a great recipe. If you think it's too sweet then brew it again and back off of the lactose. I like the original and others that have tried it like it as well. I've brewed it four or five times now and I plan to brew it this week or next. Just my thought on it. Cheers and happy brewing!

 

[marklog]

I'm going to make this brew next week. Thinking about going with about half the lactose cause I don't want it too terribly sweet to drink, and going to be adding some cold pressed coffee.

Any thoughts?

I've made this a bunch of times. I don't believe the 1lb of lactose makes it too sweet. I think it makes it a milk stout. The cold pressed coffee is a fantastic idea!

 

[Tactical-Brewer]

Thanks guys! Just the info I was looking for!

 

[Btaz]

I'm gonna try something similar to this as a partygyle from a Kate the Great brew. With exception to the grain bill I'll follow the original post. Can't wait

 

[Aleman]

Ive had great contest results with this one. Three contest, 2 wins, 1 second(by a 1/2 point) and a 2nd in BOS.

 

[Tactical-Brewer]

Awesome! I can't wait to brew it!

 

[duelerx]

I've brewed my first batch of this beer and it is really really good.
Has anybody tried this recipe using Wyeast 1318 or any other yeast?

 

[LLBeanJ]

I've never used 1318 but I have brewed this recipe with WLP028 a time or two, since it has become my default clean ale strain. It's a little less attenuating than Chico, which I think works well with flavorful stouts like this one.

 

[Garmoni]

Brewed this last night and made an error. When it came time to add the hops I accidentally add .35oz of the East Kent when it was time to add the Magnum. I realized this a minute or two after the addition and went ahead and added the recommended amount of Magnum at that time. Added the remaining .65 oz of East Kent with 10 min remaining in the boil. How bad of a screw up is this?

 

[JohntheKiwi]

Not enough to make any significant difference. The beer will still be really close to the same balance you would have got otherwise. Hops are just for balancing in this one.

 

[bken620]

Brewed the original recipe today, did a ten gallon batch so I just doubled everything. Ended up with an OG of 1.054... Should of had an OG of 1.059, but that's just me getting used to all grain.

 

[AWilliams]

I brewed this four weeks ago. Fermented at 66 for 5 days. Upped the temp to 75 for 3 days then out of the fermentation chamber to rest at ambient for 2 weeks. I kegged it up and put it on gas. I tried it last night. Truly delicious, it's easily the best dark beer I've ever made. It's not going to last long.

 

[jojacques]

Are people using 1 or 2 packs of US-05 in this recipe?

 

[phyllobeddo]

Are people using 1 or 2 packs of US-05 in this recipe?

One pack is just fine. It's not very high gravity.

 

[brewski09]

I agree 1 pack is sufficient. I rehydrate.

 

[jojacques]

Perfecto thanks. I'll be brewing this over the weekend and will add a mix of bourbon and vanilla in secondary. Yummy.

 

[crusader1612]

I agree 1 pack is sufficient. I rehydrate.

I'd disagree on only1 pack....
The OG is 1.068 isnt it? If so I'd use 2 packs, maybe even 3.

Having said that. I have WY1469 slurry, recently Harvested.
Now this is a lower attenuating yeast, but I feel like it would work really well in a Sweet stout.

I'd mash lower to compensate somewhat, but should i down grade the lacotose slightly? from 1lb to maybe 3/4lb?

 

[brewski09]

I'd disagree on only1 pack....

The OG is 1.068 isnt it? If so I'd use 2 packs, maybe even 3.



Having said that. I have WY1469 slurry, recently Harvested.

Now this is a lower attenuating yeast, but I feel like it would work really well in a Sweet stout.



I'd mash lower to compensate somewhat, but should i down grade the lacotose slightly? from 1lb to maybe 3/4lb?

Mind going into a little detail about why you say 2-3 packs of dry yeast?