Roasty milk stout recipe?

[504boy]

A friend will be getting married in a couple of months and we want to brew his fav style for him.

I'd like it to have a heavy roast flavor without a lot of bitterness, and maybe some of that dark fruitiness that you get from Export Stouts, and be no bigger than 6% abv.

Thanks for any help!

 

[504boy]

I also have no experience brewing stouts so there's that

 

[Snicklefritz]

Here's my go to Milk stout recipe:

7 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US
1 lbs Roasted Barley
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
12.0 oz Chocolate Malt
12.0 oz Munich Malt
10.0 oz Barley, Flaked
8.0 oz Oats, Flaked
0.50 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min
1 lbs Milk Sugar (Lactose) [Boil for 10 min]


WLP001

Mash @ 151 for 60 mins

O.G. ~ 1.058
F.G. ~ 1.017
ABV ~ 5.4%

My recipes are based on 80% mash effeciency. I actually have this on tap right now and its always a favorite among my friends (even better served on nitro).

 

[504boy]

Thanks very much sir!

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=510792

You're welcome.

 

[504boy]

Wild G, I'm brewing this tomorrow. Any mash rests or just single infusion?

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

Awesome! Single infusion. I add the lactose around 20-15 min left in the boil. Hope you enjoy it. Im kegging another batch this weekend.

 

[christyle]

Deception cream stout is my favorite beer I've brewed, even better on some coffee. I used the half pound lactose and would do 1lb next time, especially for the coffee version.

I'll be looking to up the ABV on the next batch and try for a more "Imperial" recipe next time for bourbon oak aging.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=141483

 

[504boy]

How long do you usually ferment G?

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

Typically, I will ferment for 2 weeks and then cold crash for a week and rack to the keg. The last batch I brewed has been aging for about 8 weeks. I plan to keg it this weekend, so I should know soon if the aging helped or hindered.

 

[504boy]

Awesome thanks!

 

[504boy]

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Is my ferm stuck? Did it even start?

 

[christyle]

Looks like Krausen went up and then dropped back down quickly. Give it a few more days and try pulling a sample for a gravity reading.

Did you use a starter? What temps were you at? Aeration?

 

[christyle]

If you used WLP-005 it sounds like its a quick one, don't remember if i've used it before.

 

[504boy]

Used a Scottish ale yeast in this one at about 73F

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

Never used that yeast, but I usually ferment around 68F.

 

[504boy]

Looking to get some ester character so I changed the up

 

[504boy]

The yeast*