Oatmeal Stout

A nice tame coffee/cream/oatmeal breakfast beer dangerously drinkable. Great if you don't want an over-the-top oatmeal stout.

Brewer:	Christo		Email:	-
Beer:	Oatmeal Stout		Style:	Oatmeal Stout
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	91 HCU (~33 SRM)		Bitterness:	26 IBU
OG:	1.060		FG:	1.014
Alcohol:	5.9% v/v (4.6% w/w)
Water:	Savannah tap w/ 1/2 tsp of chalk added to steeping grains.
Grain:	8 oz. American victory 8 oz. American crystal 120L 4 oz. American chocolate 8 oz. American black patent 8 oz. Flaked oats
Steep:	45 min. at 155°F.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.050	6 gallons
	6 lb. Light dry malt extract
	IM added at 15 min.
Hops:	1.5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.)
Yeast:	WL English Ale yeast WL002 - yeast cake from ord. bitter
Log:	10 days primary at 68F, 14 days secondary at 65F
Carbonation:	med. carb.
Tasting:	At 3 weeks, head still a little low. Coffee/cream/oats in aroma but little malt (a la extract beer). Very nice and drinkable with good amount of chocolate, oatmeal and coffee notes without being overpowering. To be truly to style for competition purposes, need to bump up the black malt to a lb and add some 4-8 oz. roast barley. For my taste, I like it a little milder though.

Recipe posted 11/15/07.