Oatmeal Stout Yooper's Oatmeal Stout

[Yooper]

Hey Yoop, how long should I let this batch sit in bottles before I crack'um open?

You know, I don't bottle it but I find that it's really about 3 weeks or so before it starts to "meld" together in the keg so I assume it'd be about the same in a bottle.

 

[gwapogorilla]

Okay, thanks. Is this one of those brews that you let it age for a month or 2 that it gets better? I know your keg is probably dry in a short time...but you have more experience than I do.

 

[Yooper]

Okay, thanks. Is this one of those brews that you let it age for a month or 2 that it gets better? I know your keg is probably dry in a short time...but you have more experience than I do.

Yes, this is one of the lower ABV beers I do that needs a bit of time in the keg (or bottle, I assume!) for the flavors to come together well. It's not bad when it's young, but it's much smoother and less "rough" if it has a bit of age.

 

[gwapogorilla]

Thank you Yooper. You and a lot of the other more experienced brewers have been great. Cheers chick!

 

[Akavango]

Yes, this is one of the lower ABV beers I do that needs a bit of time in the keg (or bottle, I assume!) for the flavors to come together well. It's not bad when it's young, but it's much smoother and less "rough" if it has a bit of age.

yes indeed, I bottle it about 2 1/2 ago and didn't drink one for about a month. What a difference that month made. I'm saving some for a beer competiton later this year. It should be even better. Any idea on long is too long for this beer in the bottle before you drink it?

 

[LoloMT7]

yes indeed, I bottle it about 2 1/2 ago and didn't drink one for about a month. What a difference that month made. I'm saving some for a beer competiton later this year. It should be even better. Any idea on long is too long for this beer in the bottle before you drink it?

Good question. I've only got one bottle left and it has been in bottle for 7 months now.

 

[trapae]

Hi Yooper, I am going to bre this beauty but my LHBS doesn't have black barley. They carry black patent malt 550, and roasted barley 595. Will one of those work instead. Also, do you use rice hull in the mash? I batch sparge.
Thanks, T

 

[Yooper]

Hi Yooper, I am going to bre this beauty but my LHBS doesn't have black barley. They carry black patent malt 550, and roasted barley 595. Will one of those work instead. Also, do you use rice hull in the mash? I batch sparge.
Thanks, T

In some cases, the black patent malt and the black malt are very similar, but the malts I've seen listed as black patent are very harsh, ashy and acrid. The Briess black malt I use is more like the "coffee malt" that I believe comes from Belgium. See if you can get that "coffee malt" instead if possible. If not, you could try either one of those but it will be a bit harsher.

I use rice hulls in most of my mashes with my current MLT system (bottom draining) but I didn't when I used a cooler MLT set up. Oats are sticky, but not that bad. You may need them, though, and it won't hurt to use them.

 

[trapae]

Cool thanks

 

[firerat]

I know this was probably answered somewhere in the 31 pages of this thread, but is it really necessary to toast the oats? Does it impart a lot of flavor?

Again, sorry if it's been answered a hundred times.

 

[LoloMT7]

I know this was probably answered somewhere in the 31 pages of this thread, but is it really necessary to toast the oats? Does it impart a lot of flavor?

Again, sorry if it's been answered a hundred times.

Sorry i don't know what your talking about? I don't see anything about toasting the oats anywhere. Double check the first page.

 

[firerat]

Sorry i don't know what your talking about? I don't see anything about toasting the oats anywhere. Double check the first page.

Wow I need to go home....

 

[gwapogorilla]

Thanks for posting this recipe Yoop. I have read and studied this thread exhaustively. I have made a few minor adjustments to the recipe to suit my own tastes or for what was available locally. I plan on brewing this weekend

5.3 oz Rice Hulls (Briess) (0.0 SRM)
7 lbs 3.2 oz 2-row (Rahr) (1.8 SRM)
1 lbs 4.0 oz Quacker Quick Oats
1 lbs Carapils (Briess) (1.5 SRM)
12.0 oz Toasted Light Amber(home) (30.0 SRM)
10.0 oz Pale Chocolate (180.0 SRM)
8.0 oz Special B Malt (180.0 SRM)
6.0 oz Black Prinz (500.0 SRM)
2.0 oz Black Barley (Briess) (500.0 SRM)
2.0 oz Chocolate (Briess) (350.0 SRM)
8.0 oz Milk Sugar (Lactose) (0.0 SRM)
1.5 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min ... 24.8 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins)
1.0 pkg London Ale III (Wyeast Labs #1318) [4.2 oz]
Mash at 155* for 60 minutes
Boil for 70 minutes

I added carapils as people stated the head retention was low.

The used "toasted light malt" in place of the flaked barley. It is in hopes of adding a slightly nutty flavor to the brew. I did myself at home...just 2 row in the oven at 350* for 30 minutes. Then cooled in paper bag for 3 weeks. It smelled like roasted peanuts!

I also tuned down the amount of black barley and added some blackprinz to make up for the color loss. That was in hopes of tuning down the coffee flavor just a wee bit.

I used Special B in place of the caramel malt to get a more pronounced caramel flavor. Also in hopes to get a slight raisin/prune flavor.

London ale will be used in hopes of getting some prune/plum flavors into the mix.

 

[Yooper]

I added carapils as people stated the head retention was low.

The head retention/foam stability is awesome in mine. The key is the flaked barley, as it provides that finish and foam stability. I started adding flaked barley to many of my darker beers for just that reason- but it does cause a haze and I don't use it in lighter colored beers.

 

[gwapogorilla]

We'll have to see how it is Yoop, I figure it will be ready to drink come Halloween. Brew went pretty smooth, with the exception of breaking yet another hydrometer.

 

[Marc77]

Since I'm at work and they frown upon me reading HBT for hours on end...even though I could...I digress.

Yoop, have you or anyone else who's done this racked to a secondary with some vanilla beans soaked in bourbon?

 

[Yooper]

Since I'm at work and they frown upon me reading HBT for hours on end...even though I could...I digress.

Yoop, have you or anyone else who's done this racked to a secondary with some vanilla beans soaked in bourbon?

No, I'm not a "vanilla" beer fan so I never even considered that. It might be really good, though!

 

[sirmichael]

I brew a vanilla bourbon stout and used this recipe for the base beer on my last batch. The flavor is great but I need to figure out my head retention issues.

For the vanilla bourbon I soaked 2 oz of oak chips in 3 shots of Makers Mark and a tbsp of Mexican vanilla extract for a couple days then threw it in a hop sock and dropped it in the fermenter.

 

[granpooba19]

I brewed this as a 10 gallon recipe a week or so ago, and ended up with 9 gallons (still learning my system). I was planning on bottling the 5 gallon bucket and kegging the 4 gallon bucket and adding coffee to it. I've never added coffee to anything before, so I was wondering how much would be a good amount. One gallon (which would bring me up to five total in the keg) seemed like way too much. Any thoughts? Thanks.

 

[deadfall]

I brewed this as a 10 gallon recipe a week or so ago, and ended up with 9 gallons (still learning my system). I was planning on bottling the 5 gallon bucket and kegging the 4 gallon bucket and adding coffee to it. I've never added coffee to anything before, so I was wondering how much would be a good amount. One gallon (which would bring me up to five total in the keg) seemed like way too much. Any thoughts? Thanks.

First of all, I wouldn't add a gallon of coffee water. I just made a coffee porter and only added maybe a 1/2 a quart. I added it right to the bottling bucket. I used 3 oz of coffee for 5.5 gallons. http://www.americastestkitchenfeed.com/do-it-yourself/2011/08/how-to-make-cold-brew-coffee/

 

[user 78027]

Just brewed this recipe, it is already so good I can't wait till I can drink it. I am having surgery so I will rack this to secondary at the end of the month and let it sit for 3 months, I have no choice on this unfortunately. I want to drink it already

 

[Gear101]

I was just thinking about this beer today. About the season to make some.

 

[jnacey]

I'm trying to make a stout similar to Maine Beer Company's Mean Old Tom. Its an American Stout aged with vanilla beans that has a great coffee taste and with a subtle vanilla finish. Do you guys think that this would be a decent base beer for that?

I'm really interested in emphasizing the coffee taste over the roasty taste, if that makes any sense.

Thx.

 

[Gear101]

The bill on this is one of the better ones to start out with as a base. I have in the past added a vanilla bean to this beer, personally I like it better without, that might be just me.

If it was me I would brew this beer just as it is posted, just really good beer than finishes in a short time.

 

[bolus14]

Any thoughts of brewing this and pitching on top of the yeast cake from a WLP051 from a Caramel Amber? Since Yooper seems pretty happy using 1335 I'll most likely go that route, just wondering about thoughts of using the WLP051 since I'm planning to bottle that brew sometime this week and hopefully brew this weekend, or possibly do both the same day.

 

[2BeerSpeer]

Time to brew this again...Yooper, I'm gonna put 5 of the 10 in the whiskey barrel again and will let you know when It is ready for critiquing

 

[Yooper]

Time to brew this again...Yooper, I'm gonna put 5 of the 10 in the whiskey barrel again and will let you know when It is ready for critiquing

That was so good! I loved it.

 

[2BeerSpeer]

I love it. I have around 3 gallons left on co2...I had a keg on beer gas I served through a stout faucet which is the way I plan to serve the 5 that don't get barrel aged.

 

[temple240]

I finally picked up the grain to brew this today. I've been wanting to brew an oatmeal stout for ages.

 

[Jsslack]

Brewed a variation of this yesterday, i had to substitute a few ingredients because the lhbs didn't have everything on the recipe, but should be good. Can't wait to try it.