Hey folks, I'm looking at whipping up a simple recipe for an oatmeal coffee stout. I recently made a simple stout following the 70/20/10 guidelines, and am somewhat using that as a baseline. I'm hoping that I'm going in the right direction.
Small, one gallon batch
2lb maris otter (71%)
4oz flaked barley (9%)
4oz oats (quaker) (9%)
3oz roasted barley (6.5%)
2oz simpsons light crystal (4.5%)
.5oz EKG at 60
(My other stout, I added another .5oz at 5min, but I figure its a better idea to leave it out for this brew)
I'm hoping that gives me the smooth, creamier texture I'm looking for. I've never used oats before. Planning to mash on the higher end.
With the coffee addition, I'm looking to add to the fermenter for 2-3 days before bottling. Either by adding about an oz of slightly crushed beans, or a shot of cold brew (we always have some on hand). If I go the cold brew route, does anyone out there have any recommendations of the amount?
I have some leftover vanilla bean from a mead earlier this fall. I'm considering using a small piece, but will it extract much (if any) flavor if I add it along with the coffee? Or am I throwing too much at this?
Thanks for any input.
Small, one gallon batch
2lb maris otter (71%)
4oz flaked barley (9%)
4oz oats (quaker) (9%)
3oz roasted barley (6.5%)
2oz simpsons light crystal (4.5%)
.5oz EKG at 60
(My other stout, I added another .5oz at 5min, but I figure its a better idea to leave it out for this brew)
I'm hoping that gives me the smooth, creamier texture I'm looking for. I've never used oats before. Planning to mash on the higher end.
With the coffee addition, I'm looking to add to the fermenter for 2-3 days before bottling. Either by adding about an oz of slightly crushed beans, or a shot of cold brew (we always have some on hand). If I go the cold brew route, does anyone out there have any recommendations of the amount?
I have some leftover vanilla bean from a mead earlier this fall. I'm considering using a small piece, but will it extract much (if any) flavor if I add it along with the coffee? Or am I throwing too much at this?
Thanks for any input.