Milk stout question

[Kjm06]

I'm looking at making a milk stout similar to Left Hands but wasnt sure if I should do extract or partial mash. Here is my current recipe for a 5 gallon extract batch. Would you add anything? Take anything out?


62% 6 lb Dark Dry Malt Extract

10% 1 lb Chocolate Malt (US)

10% 1 lb Milk Sugar (Lactose)

8% 12 ozRoasted Barley

5% 8 ozFlaked Barley

5% 8 oz Crystal 80L

1.5 oz cascade

 

[chickypad]

Nothing there really needs to be mashed except maybe the flaked barley - my understanding is it will give you starch haze if only steeping but that shouldn't matter in a stout. My suggestion would be to use light extract as you have 1.75 lb of roasted malts plus the crystal already in there for flavor and color.

 

[Kjm06]

Nothing there really needs to be mashed except maybe the flaked barley - my understanding is it will give you starch haze if only steeping but that shouldn't matter in a stout. My suggestion would be to use light extract as you have 1.75 lb of roasted malts plus the crystal already in there for flavor and color.

Ok thanks for the tip. I was going to add Munich malt and flaked oats too if i decided to mash

 

[ffaoe]

The recipe looks like one for a chocolate milk stout that is only missing cocoa nibs. Cascade wouldn't be be my first choice either because of the citrus/grapefruit aroma.

 

[Kjm06]

The recipe looks like one for a chocolate milk stout that is only missing cocoa nibs. Cascade wouldn't be be my first choice either because of the citrus/grapefruit aroma.

I chose cascade because I already have them and columbus in the fridge. Would columbus be better or should I just get some goldings?

 

[ffaoe]

I'd go with the columbus over cascade.

 

[Kjm06]

I'd go with the columbus over cascade.

Ok thanks, ill prob only use a half oz or so because I want to keep the ibus under 30