Recipe help!

[mcclainm24]

Hey everyone!

My next beer is going to be an oatmeal stout and I want to do a partial mash. My questions is if I am using a Dark LME do I need to add a chocolate malt or roasted barley? Below is my projected grains

Dark LME 4.00 lb
Maris Otter Malt 2.50 lb
Flaked Oats 1.00 lb
Roasted Barley 0.250 lb
Chocolate Malt 0.250
Brown Sugar 0.250

 

[kh54s10]

Hey everyone!

My next beer is going to be an oatmeal stout and I want to do a partial mash. My questions is if I am using a Dark LME do I need to add a chocolate malt or roasted barley? Below is my projected grains

Dark LME 4.00 lb
Maris Otter Malt 2.50 lb
Flaked Oats 1.00 lb
Roasted Barley 0.250 lb
Chocolate Malt 0.250
Brown Sugar 0.250

Compare to Northern Brewer recipe:

SPECIALTY GRAIN
- 2.5 lbs Maris Otter
- 0.5 lbs Black Malt
- 0.5 lbs English Dark Crystal
- 0.5 lbs flaked oats
FERMENTABLES
- 3.15 lbs Dark malt syrup
- 1 lb Briess Dark dry malt extract
HOPS & FLAVORINGS
- 2 oz US Fuggle (60 min)
YEAST
- WYEAST 1945 NB NEOBRITANNIA. Flocculation:
Moderate-high. Attenuation: 72-77%. Temperature Range:
66-74 F.
- DRY YEAST ALTERNATIVE: SAFALE S-04 ALE YEAST.
Optimum temp: 64-75° F