Choc Treacle Oatmeal Stout

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mikec

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Hey folks

I'm not normally a big drinker of dark beers but I thought I'd try something new for winter.
I like the sound of Screwy's Choc Treacle Stout (Linky) so I'm basing it on that.
I'm also adding Oatmeal... oatmeal and treacle go together, sometimes...
So it's a choc treacle oatmeal stout.

I'm using Willamette instead of Fuggles and Northdown, cause that's what I have. I'm toning down the bitterness a bit cause I want to. It's a touch darker than the original too.

What do you reckon?

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Choc Treacle Oatmeal Stout

Foreign Extra Stout

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 12.5
Total Grain (kg): 3.240
Total Hops (g): 37.50
Original Gravity (OG): 1.060 (P): 14.7
Final Gravity (FG): 1.015 (P): 3.8
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.89 %
Colour (SRM): 44.6 (EBC): 87.8
Bitterness (IBU): 34.3 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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1.800 kg Maris Otter Malt (55.56%)
0.800 kg Vienna (24.69%)
0.200 kg Flaked Oats (6.17%)
0.200 kg Roasted Barley (6.17%)
0.140 kg Torrified Wheat (4.32%)
0.100 kg Chocolate (3.09%)

Hop Bill
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12.5 g East Kent Golding Pellet (4.7% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)
25.0 g Willamette Pellet (4.2% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (2 g/L)

Misc Bill
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150 g Treacle @ 10 Minutes (Boil)

Step mash = Mash in 52C rest for 10 min, step to 66C for 60 min, mash out 77C for 10 min.

Fermented at 20C with Wyeast 1098 - British Ale
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Original recipe called for 90 minute boil. Any disadvantage to 60 instead?
 
On second thought maybe I don't need the wheat?
Also, would you guys recommend any late edition hops?
 
Code:
Wheat = head formation. Id keep it.

Dont do late hops, it will interfere with the ability to enjoy at malt and choc characteristics.
 
Code:
Wheat = head formation. Id keep it.

Dont do late hops, it will interfere with the ability to enjoy at malt and choc characteristics.


Correct, oats would be great in this!

Screwy
 
Cracked the first bottle of this last night.
Yah-uh-um!
 
I was drooling before I even finished reading the thread title...
 
Mmm, yeah I love the characteristics 1098 gives to dark beers, or any beer for that matter.

I would have thought the roasted barley flavour might be too overbearing at those percentages.

I'm bottling my oatmeal stout this weekend and only used 150g of roasted barley in a 4.85kg bill, and used 1469 wyeast.

Bowie
 
Mmm, yeah I love the characteristics 1098 gives to dark beers, or any beer for that matter.

I would have thought the roasted barley flavour might be too overbearing at those percentages.

I'm bottling my oatmeal stout this weekend and only used 150g of roasted barley in a 4.85kg bill, and used 1469 wyeast.

Bowie

I was going for something blacker (stouter?) than the original, turned out alright I think. Like a stout but less bitter, with some desserty notes... or something. Still training my palate.
 
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