Hey all, I'm working on a stout for my wife and she really likes the very thick and creamy styles that we've tasted before. I've brewed an oatmeal stout, with like 2 lbs. of oats before and it's ok, but not really as smooth and creamy as I'd like.
What I might try next time is the oats again, and this time maybe up the mash temp to something like 158-160, and maybe some dextrine.
It's supposed to be a sweet stout, so I'm not terribly worried about it being too sweet. It's also going to have 1 lb. of lactose.
Here is the basic recipe:
6.5 lb. Pale Malt
2 lb. Oats
1 lb. Chocolate Malt
1 lb. Crystal 60L
12 oz. Roasted Barley
8 oz. Malto Dextrine
1 lb. Lactose
8 oz. cocoa powder 5 minutes
1/2 ounce Magnum
8 ounce cacao nibs secondary
What do you think?
What I might try next time is the oats again, and this time maybe up the mash temp to something like 158-160, and maybe some dextrine.
It's supposed to be a sweet stout, so I'm not terribly worried about it being too sweet. It's also going to have 1 lb. of lactose.
Here is the basic recipe:
6.5 lb. Pale Malt
2 lb. Oats
1 lb. Chocolate Malt
1 lb. Crystal 60L
12 oz. Roasted Barley
8 oz. Malto Dextrine
1 lb. Lactose
8 oz. cocoa powder 5 minutes
1/2 ounce Magnum
8 ounce cacao nibs secondary
What do you think?