I purchased some lactose I intended for a coffee stout. However at this point I don’t feel like the coffee part so I’m going with this instead. Brewed 7/20/2012
How it Went Down:
Everything was spot on. I adjusted my malt mill to be sure it was lined up a little inside the setting on the mill and my efficiency went back to what I expected it to be. This stuff tastes really sweet pre-fermentation. I wonder what it’ll be like when it’s a finished beer especially since I’ve never had a commercial sweet stout.
Had my first explosive fermentation over the weekend. Yeasties all over the bottom of the chest freezer. I cleaned it up and don’t think it’ll be an issue with the beer. I cover the tops of the fermenters in the chest freezer with pieces of sterile aluminum foil. Looks like it’s time to invest in a blow off tube if I’m going to continue brewing ales.
Update for October 2012:
This beer won my second place at the Dixie Cup in Houston. It was a very good beer that I’ll definitely brew again.
The Original Plan:
Mash Water Modification For 5 gallons prepared mash water volume with the intention of using 4 of it. 100% Baton Rouge water with 3/4 teaspoon chalk, 1/4 teaspoon Epson salt and 1/3 teaspoon calcium chloride. 1 teaspoon of Irish Moss rehydrated. Worked out great on the porter so trying it on the stout.
Name: Sweet Stout
Description: chocolate is pale. single infusion at 151F. Feement at 67F. yeast came from brown porter.
Post Boil Volume: 6.00
Pre Boil Volume: 7.00
Mash Time: 60.00
Boil Time: 60.00
Desired Original Gravity: 1.054
Desired Final Gravity: 1.012
Calculated Likely ABV% Based on Specified Gravities: 5.520
Users Targeted ABV%: 5.500
Desired CO2 Volumes: 1.5
Anticipated Brewhouse Efficiency: 68
Likely Original Gravity at 6.00 Based on Grains and Efficiency: @ 68% = 319 GU = 1.053
Grain: Pale Malt (2 Row) UK qty:10
Grain: Milk Sugar (Lactose) qty:1
Grain: Caramel/Crystal Malt – 80L qty:0.75
Grain: Chocolate Malt qty:0.25
Grain: Black (Patent) Malt qty:1
Hop : Goldings, East Kent qty:1.75 at:60 mins. AA=5.00
Yeast: Burton Ale qty:1 Max temp: 73.0 Min temp: 68.0
Style Name: Sweet Stout (Stout)
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