Need a simple stout recipe

[Happydad1689]

I am relatively new to brewing and I have been hammering away at perfecting one APA recipe and I got it and love it....

I want to get a good stout preferably with Fuggles as I like their taste. I see many recipes that are very involved, I prefer something simple till I get the hang of the style.

Anybody want to share a recipe?

Edit: I would like to have it creamy (guinness like), not sure what causes the mouthfeel etc (aside from nitrogen)

 

[b-boy]

Extract or all-grain?

 

[Happydad1689]

Extract or all-grain?

Sorry, should have specified.- All grain

 

[Gavin C]

@Yooper 's Oatmeal stout is great. Tipping away at one right now.

Tried and true by many. I'm a fan.

 

[how1]

+1 to Yoopers Oatmeal Stout.
a simple stout recipe is:

7 lbs of maris otter or 2-row
2lbs flaked barley
1 lb roasted barley
English hops, 40 - 50 IBU's all added at 60 minutes

 

[how1]

+1 to Yoopers Oatmeal Stout.
a simple stout recipe is:

7 lbs of maris otter or 2-row
2lbs flaked barley
1 lb roasted barley
English hops, 40 - 50 IBU's all added at 60 minutes

Then you can start tweaking the recipe to your taste.

 

[FirstAidBrewing]

Edit: I would like to have it creamy (guinness like), not sure what causes the mouthfeel etc (aside from nitrogen)

Flaked oats. I have a recipe for a Guinness clone that uses over a pound of oats (5gal batch) to get that creaminess.

 

[MerlinWerks]

I want to get a good stout preferably with Fuggles as I like their taste. I see many recipes that are very involved, I prefer something simple till I get the hang of the style.

Anybody want to share a recipe?

Edit: I would like to have it creamy (guinness like), not sure what causes the mouthfeel etc (aside from nitrogen)

Although Yooper's is quite good, with eight grains it is probably not as simple as you want.

I think Biermuncher's "Ode to Arthur" would be a tested recipe similar to what how1 suggests if you don't want to formulate one on your own just yet.

I'm sure substituting Fuggles would not be an issue, also read post #3 where he discusses possibly changing the grain percentages for a little less roastiness.

Recipe HERE

 

[Gavin C]

If you are looking for a creamy mouth feel an oatmeal stout is a good idea. Without beer gas I'm not sure a dry stout will be as creamy. You really can't go wrong with recipes from @Yooper, @Biermuncher or @Edwort . Three powerhouses of creation here on HBT who's recipes I have used as a base with some minor tweaks here and there.

I generally like beers without much in the way of fruit or other additions. I certainly don't have the knowledge or skills to create a recipe myself so I don't try to reinvent the wheel. I Take a solid recipe, make minor changes to allow for my system's efficiency, alter hops to allow for differing AA% from crop to crop, and substitute yeast to mix it up a bit. I don't qualify that as making my own recipe but the beer will be unique nonetheless.

A stout will have some components which have to be there and are ubiquitous in all the solid recipes. Have fun deciding. A difficult and often mouthwatering task.

Yooper's Oatmeal Stout. Yum!

 

[Happydad1689]

+1 to Yoopers Oatmeal Stout.

a simple stout recipe is:



7 lbs of maris otter or 2-row

2lbs flaked barley

1 lb roasted barley

English hops, 40 - 50 IBU's all added at 60 minutes

Mmmmm Yoopers looks good but as mentioned may be to many grains for learning a style. I have to buy by lb as well.

I hear flaked oats add the creaminess, could I sub them into this recipe? Or should I just add them to the above recipe?

 

[how1]

You could put 1 lb of flaked oats in and drop the flaked barley to maybe half of a pound

 

[Happydad1689]

You could put 1 lb of flaked oats in and drop the flaked barley to maybe half of a pound

Here is what I'm planning for a grain bill.


7 lbs of maris otter


.5 lbs flaked barley


1 lb roasted barley

1 lb flaked oats

I was considering half lb of special b. Any thoughts?

I am flying blind on this one as I'm trying to learn the style and don't know the taste of barley.