Young's Double Chocolate Stout.

[mhermetz]

So I was shopping through the LCBO on Saturday night for some beer to drink at my buddies Engagement party. As of late the LCBO has been really pushing craft beers, so much in fact I'd say the section is larger than the commerical beer section. Needless to say I don't shop at the Beer Store anymore!...

Anyway, So I'm perusing the aisles for something new and interesting when I stumble upon the beer I've been looking for about a year!... Young's Double Chocolate Stout....and there were only 3 bottles left! I grabbed all 3.

Now, I'll be honest, I'm not much of a stout drinker. Maybe once and a while, so I wasn't really sure what to expect when I cracked it open. When I did and smelt that aroma I knew it was going to be good...and I was right, that beer blew me away. That however was not the best part of this experience.

At the party I had several of my bud light drinking friends ask me, "What the F is that??". I told them to try it. They did and they were blown away!...So cue my speech about homebrew etc etc... The conversion process has begun....muahahahahahahahahahaha!

Now with all that being said. Don't suppose any of you have a recipe for it?

I'd assume it would have some chocolate malt and maybe some cocoa powder at 15min in the boil? As far as hops go and other processes I'm in the dark.

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

Young's DC Stout is a very tough beer to clone in my opinion. It's hard to get the chocolate flavor without sacrificing head retention. Also, it depends on what types of chocolate you use. I'll check around and see what I can come up with for a recipe.

I've tried a few of the more popular clones that are floating around this and other sites...none of them are close IMO.

 

[Warped04]

So I was shopping through the LCBO on Saturday night for some beer to drink at my buddies Engagement party. As of late the LCBO has been really pushing craft beers, so much in fact I'd say the section is larger than the commerical beer section. Needless to say I don't shop at the Beer Store anymore!...

You don't mean you are avoiding the craft beers? I'm sure some people on this forum would kill for a shop that had more craft than commercial beers

Young's Double Chocolate Stout....and there were only 3 bottles left! I grabbed all 3... Now with all that being said. Don't suppose any of you have a recipe for it?

BYO made a clone recipe for it, and there a number of "similar" recipes floating around on the forums. If you check out the recipe section under stout, you'll find them.

 

[BarleyWater]

Look in my recipe dropdown and you will find my Gold Medal winning dark chocolate stout, decrease the bitterness by about 5-8IBU and increase the lactose to a full pound and you have Young's (My wife and I prefer mine over young's though).

 

[mhermetz]

You don't mean you are avoiding the craft beers? I'm sure some people on this forum would kill for a shop that had more craft than commercial beers

..I think you confused the LCBO and the Beer Store as the same place. In Canada the Beer Store is where you can only buy Beer. The LCBO is where you find Liquer and wine.... but they have been rapidly increasing their stock of imported/ craft beer. They only sell commercial brands there.. IE: bud or Blue in 6-packs.

Hence why I said no more Beer Store for me... LCBO is the way to go.

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

BYO made a clone recipe for it, and there a number of "similar" recipes floating around on the forums. If you check out the recipe section under stout, you'll find them.

BYO's clone is nowhere near young's IMO. I've had the same problem with a number of their clones. I have fairly good taste buds though, so I suppose other people might not notice as much.

 

[raceskier]

Here's the recipe I used from BYO's 150 Classic Clones Issue

Youngs Double Chocolate Stout Clone


Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 9.06
Anticipated OG: 1.051 Plato: 12.60
Anticipated SRM: 29.7
Anticipated IBU: 34.9

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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5.5 0.50 lbs. Golden Syrup (Partially Inver Great Britian 1.036 2
77.2 7.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
7.6 0.69 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
4.8 0.44 lbs. Chocolate Malt America 1.029 350
4.8 0.44 lbs. Carafa Germany 1.030 400

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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39.69 g. Fuggle Whole 4.75 29.6 60 min.
7.09 g. Goldings - E.K. Whole 4.75 5.3 60 min.

Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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12.00 Oz Lactose Other 15 Min.(boil)
0.33 Oz Liquid Chocolate Extract Other 14 Days(secondary)
6.00 Oz Cocoa Powder Other 15 Min.(boil)

Yeast
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Wyeast 1318 London Ale III


It's a bit complicated, but not too bad. Be careful with the cocoa addition, major boil over potential there. I also had a tough time sourcing the chocolate extract. As mentioned before it's not a great match for the real thing but a good starting point. If I did it again, I'd reduce the lactose and cocoa and perhaps increase the chocolate malt or add some black patent.

I took some to a summer BBQ and an ex-pat Brit buddy of mine couldn't get enough of it.

 

[Warped04]

Hence why I said no more Beer Store for me... LCBO is the way to go.

I'm not used to having seperate stores. I forget sometimes.

BYO's clone is nowhere near young's IMO. I've had the same problem with a number of their clones. I have fairly good taste buds though, so I suppose other people might not notice as much.

I've never made it...Just suggesting a starting point.

 

[ChshreCat]

I have a double chocolate stout in my dropdown as well that a lot of folks like. Mine isn't a clone of Youngs, as I wanted something more chocolaty than theirs, but if you cut down the cocoa powder by about half, you'd be fairly close I think.

 

[SevenFields]

Austin Homebrew Supply use to have a clone kit of Youngs DCS that I was planning on doing, but it is no longer on their website!

 

[Handle]

Austin Homebrew Supply use to have a clone kit of Youngs DCS that I was planning on doing, but it is no longer on their website!

It's not this one, is it?

I, too, was blown away by Young's Double Chocolate Stout when I tried it for the first time a few months ago.

I'd love to do something similar, but incorporate some sort of pepper, be it chile or chipotle, etc.

 

[SevenFields]

No thats not the one.
When I did see it on their site, it was listed under "Y" in their Clone kit section.

 

[Baja_Brewer]

No thats not the one.
When I did see it on their site, it was listed under "Y" in their Clone kit section.

They may have had to change the name, this happens alot when places include the original producers name in their copy's name.

Shoot them an email and ask. Or maybe Forrest, at Austin Homebrew Supply will stop be and comment.

 

[Frank the Tank]

It's not this one, is it?

I just tapped a keg of the mini-mash version of this and it's fantastic! I haven't had Young's in a while, so not sure how the AHS compares, but the AHS has great chocolate aroma and flavor.

 

[SevenFields]

I just tapped a keg of the mini-mash version of this and it's fantastic! I haven't had Young's in a while, so not sure how the AHS compares, but the AHS has great chocolate aroma and flavor.

How long did you let this one sit for, before you served it?
Some of the reviews say it takes a good 3 months before the chocolate flavor really comes through.

 

[Frank the Tank]

How long did you let this one sit for, before you served it?
Some of the reviews say it takes a good 3 months before the chocolate flavor really comes through.

It was just under six weeks.

 

[Guinness]

Funny to see this thread, just picked up a single of this tonight. It's on the short list of commercial beers I'll buy again.

It's amazing. It's got a velvety silky smooth flavour, then hits the back of your tongue and it's all bitter chocolate all the way up to your nose. If you look at my sig, a double chocolate stout is in my 'on deck' and this beer is the reason.

 

[ChshreCat]

I really liked Young's DCS, but after brewing my own I kind of ruined myself on it.