Oatmeal in a pale beer

[kiwirevo]

I've got a few brews under my belt and have just started a beer I call RIOTS (Russian Imperial Oatmeal Treacle Stout), it's a partial as I needed to mash the Oatmeal with grain. In the process I tasted the Oatmeal and Pale Malt wort and it was quite tasty, has anyone tried putting Oatmeal into a low bitterness light ale? What was it like and do you recommend it?

I may try a small batch in the future but keen to hear what it's like.

 

[nealizm]

My last brew was a blonde i added half pound of instant oats to the mash and i enjoy it.It added little to no flavor and a great body.
I have to stop myself from useing oats in all recipes because im a partial masher as well and it cuts in the grain i can use.I couldnt think of a style i would refrain from useing oats IMO.

 

[dslater]

I just brewed a blue moon clone and the grain bill called for 10% rolled oats. It's fermenting now ...

 

[kiwirevo]

Cool I definitely give it a go then.

 

[EricBrew]

This is a dumb question. I'm preparing to brew an oatmeal stout. When they refer to rolled oats in the grain bill, can I simply use regular breakfast Quaker oats? Is it simply added to the mash with the crushed malts?

 

[kellzey]

Yes... just made a Blonde Ale and I'm drinking it now... 8 ozs of flaked oats... lovely head and great body...

I guess "good head" and a "great body" are appropriate for a "blonde". LOL

 

[LLBeanJ]

This is a dumb question. I'm preparing to brew an oatmeal stout. When they refer to rolled oats in the grain bill, can I simply use regular breakfast Quaker oats? Is it simply added to the mash with the crushed malts?

Yes, but from what I understand you want the Quaker "Quick" oats. And yes, just mash them with the rest of the grains.

 

[emetcalf]

Burnside Brewing in Portland, OR makes an oatmeal pale ale. I tried it once, and I'm pretty sure it was good but it has been a while.

 

[weirdboy]

Yes, but from what I understand you want the Quaker "Quick" oats. And yes, just mash them with the rest of the grains.

As he says, quick oats are ok to just throw in the mash with the rest of the stuff.

If you get regular rolled or steel cut or whatever, you'll want to do a cereal mash to extract the sugars.

 

[jonmohno]

I think Lefthand uses lactose in a pale ale or another light ale they had which is a great beer,i just found it unusuall to do so when i seen that.That came to mind and just reminds me of using oatmeal in lighter ales, ive just used a small amount of oats in a last few pale/mild ales that i did.I think a small amount would work well in many beers.
For some reason the two somewhat remind me of each other lactose and oats.They give a slickness maybe a bit of mouthfeel but that seems about it.I gotta conjure up one of lefthands beers now since i havent tried making any like it before.