oatmeal honey porter? extract+partial mash

[Kitchi Gumee]

hey there,
I picked up a kit from my LHBS for a fairly straightforward porter:

8lb amber dme
1lb black patent malt
1.5oz Northern Brewer (60min)
1oz Tettnanger (2min)
White Labs Euro. Ale Yeast

I'm considering replacing a pound of the amber dme with a pound of honey and adding the honey late in the boil. I'm also considering throwing 2 packets of plain instant oatmeal in with the black patent.

My goal here is simply to add a little more curiosity to the flavor profile. I've had a great honey porter before, and I've also heard good things about an oatmeal porter. I don't want this to be a overly sweet porter or anything, I just want a little higher level of intrigue to it. This is my first porter.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Your help is greatly appreciated.

 

[shot0rum247]

This probably doesn't help too much but I would not use instant oatmeal...I just feel this may be a bad idea. Try using a good european oatmeal from your grocery store. Hope it turns out well.