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Don's Stout

Don's Stout

Sweet Stout • All Grain • 5.5 gal

mikfir

This is consistently the most popular stout I brew

April 8, 2009 pm 07:24pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 8 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • .75 lbs American Black Patent

    American Black Patent

    Provides color and sharp flavor in stouts and porters.

  • .5 lbs American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

    Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

  • .5 lbs Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

    Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.

  • 1 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1 lbs Oats Raw

    Oats Raw

    Adds body, mouth feel and head retention to the beer Creates chill haze in lighter beers, so is primarily used in dark ones.

  • .33 oz Galena - 13.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Galena

    Neutral. This hop can be very bitter, but blends well with finishing hops. Used in American ales and lagers, but suitable for all beer styles. Aroma is medium but pleasant.

  • .7 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • .7 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • .5 tsp yeast nutrient - (omitted from calculations)

    yeast nutrient

  • 1 tsp irish moss - (omitted from calculations)

    irish moss

  • White Labs WLP004 Irish Stout

    White Labs WLP004 Irish Stout

    This is the yeast from one of the oldest stout producing breweries in the world. It produces a slight hint of diacetyl, balanced by a light frui|iness and slight dry crispness. Great for Irish ales, stouts, porters, browns, reds and a very interesting pal

Notes

Brewed for a friend who is terminally ill.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 13 - Stout

Subcategory: B - Sweet Stout

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.055 1.044 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.018 1.012 - 1.024
Color: 31.1 SRM 30 - 40
Alcohol: 4.9% ABV 4% - 6%
Bitterness: 30.3 IBU 20 - 40

Discussion

mikfir

Smooth and delicious

2009-05-11 6:44pm

Still is a longtime favorite among my stout drinking friends.

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