- Steeped (30 min)
- 1.0 lb flaked oats
- 1.0 lb Chocolate
- 1.0 lb Black
- 0.5 lb Crystal 80L
- 0.5 lb Roasted Barley
- Additions
- 60 min: 11.4 lbs Dark LME
- 10 min: Wirlfloc tablet
- Hops
- 60 min: 1.5 oz Bravo
- 10 min: 1.0 oz Columbus
- 10 min: 1.0 oz Cascade
- Yeast
- 2x Safale US-05
I got the ingredients from Siciliano’s instead of Brewers Edge this time. I crushed up the flaked oats with the grains. During kegging the final gravity was higher than I expected. Perhaps I didn’t let it sit long enough. It tasted sweeter than I wanted while kegging, but tasted great. After letting it sit in the keg 1-2 weeks this one tasted great. It still is slightly sweeter than I wanted, and not as high of a gravity as I was going for. I probably could have done a lower volume of water. I think having the flaked oats crushed up with the grain made a difference. The mouthfeel was very smooth. Overall excellent, one of my best stouts. After a few weeks and several more pours, this remains a very good stout. I could try adding oak chips or more flaked oats.
- Primary: 13 days
- OG: 1.085 @ 77
- FG: 1.031 @ 72
- ABV: 7.3%
- Calories: 304