Young's Double Chocolate clone w/extract?

[Brew Runner]

Does anyone have or know of an extract recipe similar Young's? I dont think there is a stout I like better and figured it would be a good winter/holiday undertaking. I did multiple searches and came up fairly empty. I found references to Young's and a few chocolate stout recipes, but nothing specifically extract only(I have no mashing equip...yet).

 

[El Pistolero]

Beer Captured has recipes for Young's Oatmeal Stout and Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout...I imagine you could concoct something between the two. They're both extract + steeped grain recipes tho...just steeped grain, no mashing equipment needed (just a grain bag or a strainer). Let me know if you're interested and I'll post these.

 

[Brew Runner]

Thanks, that would be great. Steeping grains are fine; I just dont have the stuff for partial/full grain(that funding went to kegging equipment for now ).

 

[El Pistolero]

BR, here is a Double Chocolate Stout recipe from my LHBS. Not sure how close to Young's it'll be, but it's a start.

Dark brown, roasty, malty smooth, with a distinctive chocolatey finish
6 lbs. dark malt extract
1 lb. domestic special pale malt
1 lb. medium crystal malt
1/2 lb. roast unmalted barley
1/4 lb. chocolate malt
1/2 lb. oatmeal
1/2 - 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa (add to end of boil)
1 oz. Northern Brewer (bittering)
1/2 oz. U.K. Fuggles (flavoring)
No finishing hops (add cocoa instead)
1 pkg. Windsor Ale Yeast (or White Labs English Ale or Wyeast #1968)
1 pkg. Bru-Vigor (yeast food)
3/4 cup corn sugar (priming)
O.G. - 1.049
F.G. - 1.012

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

That looks pretty good, El P. I might have to give it a spin sometime this winter as Young's DC is one of my favorite 'dessert' beers, along with Rogue Hazelnut. I'm not convinced about having 5g of either one to go through, but I guess there are worst fates in life!

 

[El Pistolero]

I'm not convinced about having 5g of either one to go through, but I guess there are worst fates in life!

Yeah, I really want to do an Imperial Stout this Christmas, but 5 gallons of that would be a lot of toasted nights. But it'd be a year before it's ready, so I guess I could worry about it then.

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

Yeah, I really want to do an Imperial Stout this Christmas, but 5 gallons of that would be a lot of toasted nights. But it'd be a year before it's ready, so I guess I could worry about it then.

I did a clone of Dogfish's India Nut Brown (a very hoppy nut brown) that came in around 8.0%ABV (recipe was calling for 7.9%, so right in range). I drank two yesterday afternoon (~32oz) after my soccer game without really thinking about it and was totally toasted and had a crushing hangover by bedtime. I'll definitely make it again because it's a great beer and doesn't taste like high abv, but I think this batch will last a little while. Not looking too brilliant for bottling a good bit of it in 1L bottles...

 

[Brew Runner]

BR, here is a Double Chocolate Stout recipe from my LHBS. Not sure how close to Young's it'll be, but it's a start.

Dark brown, roasty, malty smooth, with a distinctive chocolatey finish
6 lbs. dark malt extract.......(cut out for quote size)

Thanks for finding that for me. I doubt it matters in the end how close it is, just as long as its good.

I think I read something about Young's using chocolate essence or extract before bottling. Anyone else hear that?

 

[Porter fan]

BR, here is a Double Chocolate Stout recipe from my LHBS. Not sure how close to Young's it'll be, but it's a start.

Dark brown, roasty, malty smooth, with a distinctive chocolatey finish
6 lbs. dark malt extract
1 lb. domestic special pale malt
1 lb. medium crystal malt
1/2 lb. roast unmalted barley
1/4 lb. chocolate malt
1/2 lb. oatmeal
1/2 - 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa (add to end of boil)
1 oz. Northern Brewer (bittering)
1/2 oz. U.K. Fuggles (flavoring)
No finishing hops (add cocoa instead)
1 pkg. Windsor Ale Yeast (or White Labs English Ale or Wyeast #1968)
1 pkg. Bru-Vigor (yeast food)
3/4 cup corn sugar (priming)
O.G. - 1.049
F.G. - 1.012

Hey E.P.,

Just Bakers Cocoa

 

[Darth Konvel]

Hey E.P.,

Just Bakers Cocoa

That'd be my guess. Sounds like melted chocolate can leave a mess in your primary without imparting much to the beer, so folks use cocoa powder.