What do you think of this stout recipe?

[philly224]

https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/578283/bourbon-coffee-beans-stout

Going to brew a stout this weekend, what do you guys think of this recipe? Anything I should change? I have not come up with many recipes on my own so wanted to see what you guys think. Thanks!

 

[philly224]

My main questions are is that enough hops and should I add more chocolate malt?

 

[McKnuckle]

Definitely enough hops IMO. With OG of 1.067 and 57 IBU, that's a BU:GU ratio of about 0.85. I wouldn't personally push it higher.

For beers like this I like to compare the percentage of roasted malts to crystal, and in this case, you have 10.3% roast and 6.9% crystal. I like it. It will be bold enough, and with 120L dark crystal in there, the sweetness will be blunted somewhat anyway.

You don't have to change anything; if it were me, I'd add something for creaminess such as flaked oats or torrified wheat - replace 5-8% of the base malt with that. Mash at 152-154 and let 'er rip.

 

[timeasterday]

Looks pretty good. I prefer lower IBU's in a stout but that's totally up to you. I agree with McKnuckle that some flaked oats might help.

 

[JamesonFan]

You can even add a little vanilla extract at packaging if you want to boost the coffee flavor.

 

[philly224]

Thanks everyone!!!