kyle6286
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I've wanted to make an oatmeal stout for a while now. Considering it's a good time of the year for a nice oatmeal stout, I'm thinking of making it my next brew. I was looking on Midwest or Northern Brewer (forget which one) and they've got the extract and partial mash. Now, I've never done partial mash and I planned on transitioning to it next year when I get a bigger pot and a turkey fryer. However, I've read that you really can't make a good oatmeal stout using extract plus steeping grains as the oats must be mashed in order to really get any benefit from them. My question is, why online is there an extract plus steeping grains recipe, and why are a lot of the reviews positive? Should I assume the people reviewing it aren't aware of the oatmeal partial mash reasoning, or can you really make it using extract and steeping? I'd hate to buy the extract version and have it turn out like crap. As I mentioned, I would like to do PM now, but I would feel more comfortable doing it when I have a bigger pot and a turkey fryer so I can do full boils. Thanks for the help.
I've wanted to make an oatmeal stout for a while now. Considering it's a good time of the year for a nice oatmeal stout, I'm thinking of making it my next brew. I was looking on Midwest or Northern Brewer (forget which one) and they've got the extract and partial mash. Now, I've never done partial mash and I planned on transitioning to it next year when I get a bigger pot and a turkey fryer. However, I've read that you really can't make a good oatmeal stout using extract plus steeping grains as the oats must be mashed in order to really get any benefit from them. My question is, why online is there an extract plus steeping grains recipe, and why are a lot of the reviews positive? Should I assume the people reviewing it aren't aware of the oatmeal partial mash reasoning, or can you really make it using extract and steeping? I'd hate to buy the extract version and have it turn out like crap. As I mentioned, I would like to do PM now, but I would feel more comfortable doing it when I have a bigger pot and a turkey fryer so I can do full boils. Thanks for the help.