American Stout recipe critique

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  1. tronester

    tronester Pooh-Bah (1,653) Nov 25, 2006 Oklahoma
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    http://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/american-stout-44

    I am going to brew the above beer later today. My concern is that it will not be dark enough. I have some chocolate malt on hand, should I add it?

    Also, what do you guys think about the hop schedule?
     
    #1 tronester, Jun 26, 2013
  2. premierpro

    premierpro Savant (1,060) Mar 21, 2009 Michigan

    I think 4 oz of Chocolate malt would work fine in your recipe. I brewed a stout years ago with Cascade and did not like the flavor in it. I prefer Fuggles for my stout. Good luck.
     
    #2 premierpro, Jun 26, 2013
  3. tronester

    tronester Pooh-Bah (1,653) Nov 25, 2006 Oklahoma
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    I actually have 8 oz of chocolate malt. Do you think adding that much would be overkill? My batch is half size, so it would be like the equivalent of nearly a pound each of roasted barley and chocolate malt.
     
    #3 tronester, Jun 26, 2013
  4. premierpro

    premierpro Savant (1,060) Mar 21, 2009 Michigan

    In my opinion 4oz will work well. Feel free to chuck it all in you may like the results. The fun part is creating your own recipes to make them your own. Take care.
     
    #4 premierpro, Jun 26, 2013
  5. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
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    I agree, add some chocolate malt.

    34 IBUs for a stout? That doesn't seem like it will be balanced, especially for an American stout. I'm no stout expert tho.
     
    #5 AlCaponeJunior, Jun 27, 2013
  6. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
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    I'd add the chocolate, and I'd also note on the IBU's.

    Thats weak at 34.. Really low I think.
     
    #6 FATC1TY, Jun 28, 2013
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