Unwin's Oyster Stout
Dry Stout • All Grain • 5 gal
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
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 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
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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
A big hit at brewfest
2010-05-05 7:56pm
My First Atempt at this recipe
