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Milky Vanilla Stout

Milky Vanilla Stout

Sweet Stout • All Grain • 19.50 L

bear2bear

This is the third of a series of stouts using lactose as an ingradient. I will flavor this one with vanilla beans soaked in brandy.

November 24, 2009 pm 11:08pm

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain19.50 L)

  • 3.42 kg English 2-row Pale

    English 2-row Pale

    All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.

  • 0.18 kg Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.

  • 0.24 kg American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

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

  • 0.28 kg American Black Patent

    American Black Patent

    Provides color and sharp flavor in stouts and porters.

  • 0.32 kg Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

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

  • 0.48 kg Lactose

    Lactose

    Adds sweetness and body. Use in sweet or milk stouts.

  • 24 g Northdown - 8.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Northdown

    Mellow English higher alpha-acid hop.

  • 18 g Fuggle - 4.3 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Fuggle

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

  • 4 g 2 pieces of chopped vanilla beans (soaked in 3 tbsp of brandy for 1-2 weeks, and added dry to the secoundary fermenter. ) - (omitted from calculations)

    2 pieces of chopped vanilla beans (soaked in 3 tbsp of brandy for 1-2 weeks, and added dry to the secoundary fermenter. )

  • Danstar Nottingham

    Danstar Nottingham

    The Nottingham strain was selected for its highly flocculant & relatively full attenuation properties. It produces low concentrations of fruity and estery aromas and has been described as neutral for ale yeast, allowing the full natural flavor of malt & hops to develop. The recommended fermentation temperature range of this strain is 14° to 21°C (57° to 70°F) with good tolerance to low fermentation temperatures (12°C/54°F) that allow this strain to be used in lager-style beer. With a relatively high alcohol tolerance, Nottingham is a great choice for creation of higher-alcohol specialty beers!

Notes

Brewed on 11/24/09. The OG was 1.066, much higher than the target 1.055. The yeast used was the sediment from my previous batch of Fuller's London Pride clone #2.

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: 32.5 SRM 30 - 40
Alcohol: 4.9% ABV 4% - 6%
Bitterness: 32.7 IBU 20 - 40

Discussion

bear2bear

Bottled & Tasted

2010-05-05 12:05pm

Bottled on 12/30/09, and tasted after 3 weeks. At first, it tasted rather too strong in vanilla flavor, but aging improved the beer significantly. The well rounded vanilla flavor matches well with coffee-like bitterness and the sweetness from lactose.

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