Group Brew day - First weekend of March

[BenDoney]

Since I've got a brown ale that is just about ready to be kegged, I figured that throwing a nice Oatmeal Stout on that yeast cake would be a good plan. It's my first oatmeal stout recipe, but I think it looks tasty. This should be more of an english style stout than my over-the-top Blackheart Stout which is of the American variety. This recipe leans more on flaked oats, caramel and chocolate malts than their darker bretheren. It's also lower in alcohol and lacks any finishing hops. Not sure if this will be good or not, but experimenting is half the fun. Cheers!

Oatmeal Stout: 11 Gallons
Grain
14.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 66.67 %
3.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 14.29 % (changed from 2# per Jay's suggestion)
1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4.76 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 75L (75.0 SRM) Grain 4.76 %
1.00 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4.76 %
0.50 lb Coffee Malt (170.0 SRM) Grain 2.38 %
0.50 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 2.38 %

Hops
1.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 19.9 IBU
1.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (30 min) Hops 15.3 IBU

Yeast
Nottingham - Yeast Cake (Lallemand #-) Yeast-Ale
Ferment at 65F for 21 days
Crash cool to 37F and hold for 3 days, then keg

Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.050 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.98 %
Bitterness: 35.1 IBU
Est Color: 25.6 SRM

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 21.00 lb
Mash in at 154.0 F - Hold for 60 minutes
Sparge with 175F water

[Jaybird]

Since I've got a brown ale that is just about ready to be kegged, I figured that throwing a nice Oatmeal Stout on that yeast cake would be a good plan. It's my first oatmeal stout recipe, but I think it looks tasty. This should be more of an english style stout than my over-the-top Blackheart Stout which is of the American variety. This recipe leans more on flaked oats, caramel and chocolate malts than their darker bretheren. It's also lower in alcohol and lacks any finishing hops. Not sure if this will be good or not, but experimenting is half the fun. Cheers!

Oatmeal Stout: 11 Gallons
Grain
14.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 70.00 %
2.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 10.00 %
1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 75L (75.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
1.00 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
0.50 lb Coffee Malt (170.0 SRM) Grain 2.50 %
0.50 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 2.50 %

Hops
1.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 19.9 IBU
1.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (30 min) Hops 15.3 IBU

Yeast
Nottingham - Yeast Cake (Lallemand #-) Yeast-Ale
Ferment at 65F for 21 days
Crash cool to 37F and hold for 3 days, then keg

Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.048 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.73 %
Bitterness: 35.1 IBU
Est Color: 25.6 SRM

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 20.00 lb
Mash in at 154.0 F - Hold for 60 minutes
Sparge with 175F water

Yummmm Me loves an oatmeal stout! I would bump the oats to 12-15% if it was me but I like my oatmeal stouts to be a bit silkier than roasty. At 10% roast/choco malts and 10% oats I just think the oats will get lost at the party. Just my .02
Cheers
Jay

[BenDoney]

Thanks for the tip! I definitely want it to have a silky mouthfeel so I'll bump those oats up to 3# total.

[BenDoney]

Well fellas, rain is forecast for this weekend although it's still a little early to tell for sure: http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/95973

Only a 40% chance on Saturday, but I'm still game to brew if you are. I've got a HUGE tarp we can use which would probably cover Jesse's entire driveway. Not sure if brewing under it would melt it...but that sounds like a fun experiment.

[caspio]

psh, a little rain has never slowed us down before.

[JesseSmith]

I will be brewing, a little rain is not going to stop me.

[patrickmor]

Bah humbug School has been kickin my ass...I have a 30 page study guide I get today instead of brewin bah : (...good luck to ya all...What are you guys brewing today?

[caspio]

Hey pat, sorry you couldn't make it. It was a blast. I'm exhausted now though. I brewed a Munich Helles, Ben did an Oatmeal Stout, Jesse did a Pliny clone, and Scott just sort of made things up as he went.

Everything ready to be unpacked:


Ben and Jesse's equipment out already:


All my stuff unloaded, stand still needs assembly:


Detail shot of the detached top tier of the stand:


And this is where everything normally bolts up:


Stand assembled:


Everything ready to go:


Ben supervising the mash:


The brewers (except for me):


Scott putting a second batch thru Jesse's equipment:


Chillin

[JesseSmith]

What a great day. Thanks for coming over guys. I had a blast. We should do it again soon.

The Pliny clone is rocking!

[patrickmor]

sexy as hell...hopefully I get to do my blackberry oud bruin coming up this weekend