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Unwin's Oyster Stout

Unwin's Oyster Stout

Dry Stout • All Grain • 5 gal

mikey2

Brewed 7/25/09 and bottled on 8/8/09. Tasted on 8/22/09, VERY SMOOTH, no nasty flavors and taste great! Balance is just slightly on the sweet end, use a little more hops next batch.

July 14, 2009 pm 08:58pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 8.25 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

  • 1.0 lbs Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

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

  • 0.5 lbs English Chocolate Malt

    English Chocolate Malt

    Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.

  • .25 lbs American Black Patent

    American Black Patent

    Provides color and sharp flavor in stouts and porters.

  • .5 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1.28 oz Fuggle - 4.9 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Fuggle

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

  • .65 oz Fuggle - 4.9 AA% whole; boiled 20 min

    Fuggle

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

  • 16 oz Canned fresh raw oysters w/brine - (omitted from calculations)

    Canned fresh raw oysters w/brine

  • Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale™

    Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale™

    Slight residual diacetyl and fruitiness; great for stouts. Clean, smooth, soft and full-bodied.

Notes

Credit to: Brew your Own Jan-Feb 2004 (with minor changes). A dear friend asked me to brew this after he tasted one in Ireland - I don't know about the oysters, but I'll give it whirl. Ferment @ 68F in plastic for 5 days, rack to glass and ferment at 50F for 1Wk. Mikey

Style (BJCP)

Category: 13 - Stout

Subcategory: A - Dry Stout

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.048 1.036 - 1.050
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.007 - 1.011
Color: 31.7 SRM 25 - 40
Alcohol: 5.0% ABV 4% - 5%
Bitterness: 33.5 IBU 30 - 45

Discussion

mikey2

A big hit at brewfest

2010-05-05 7:56pm

My First Atempt at this recipe

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