Simple Stout Recipe

[Fourstar]

thanks, I might just give that a go then, I could hop it a bit to counter the sweetness if need be.
I know I have some chocolate and roast barley.........a few oats and I might have something.

Even the Choc and Roast barley is enough to knock out a decent Dry stout. trust me, if you add enough roast, you wont have a clue what your base malt is or even enough carafa. Ive got a Black IPA (yes, Black IPA) just thrown into the fermenter last night with around 6% Carafa. It isnt overtly chocolatey or roasty, but it is enough to cover up any pilsner sweetness i used as the base malt.

 

[sid]

Even the Choc and Roast barley is enough to knock out a decent Dry stout. trust me, if you add enough roast, you wont have a clue what your base malt is or even enough carafa. Ive got a Black IPA (yes, Black IPA) just thrown into the fermenter last night with around 6% Carafa. It isnt overtly chocolatey or roasty, but it is enough to cover up any pilsner sweetness i used as the base malt.

sounds good, a couple of the lads..... myself included are partial to the odd bottle of stout. Seems the longer you HB the more you progress to the stronger tasting beer.
I get the old pilsner grain here in NZ for $15 for 5kg, thats the cheapest grain i can buy... unless buying a 25kg pilsner sack which might lower that price by $2 for 5kg

 

[stew.w]

well i made my stout the other day and its tuned out pretty good, im giving half of it away but i think i may keep the other half to myself.
this is what i used:

40L Batch

8kg trad. ale malt
2kg rolled oats
0.4kg black malt
0.4kg choc malt

mashed @ 68C

125g EKG (4.8%) @ 60 min.
34.1 IBU

US-05

sg 1055
fg 1010

about 5.7% alc/vol

Thanks for all the advice.

Cheers,

Stewart