Milk Stout

[rcrist]

Brewing a batch of milk stout this afternoon and have a question.. When is the best time to add the lactose? When racking to secondary? Just prior to bottling? Thanks!

[BillyBock]

I've found the best time is during the boil. That way you get it in the batch, it's not forgotten, it gets sterilized, and the yeast won't consume it anyway.

[rcrist]

Thanks for the reply. That's good advice! I'll add the lactose to the boil for the next batch. I already have the current one in the fermenter. I plan to boil the lactose along with the priming sugar before adding to the wort for bottling with this batch,