American Stout Base

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  1. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Brewing a stout with:

    1. Golden Promise (85%) and 6.5 L Munich (15%)

    OR

    2. 50% NA Pale Ale Malt and 50% Dark 11L Munich

    Any huge difference in these 2 options?
     
    #1 GreenKrusty101, Jun 16, 2014
  2. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
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    I'd do the NA pale with the munich. American stout is more about the assertive hops, IMO.

    The grain bill from our BA American Stout I think, it's pretty damn rock solid for a base stout actually.
     
    #2 FATC1TY, Jun 17, 2014
  3. wspscott

    wspscott Pooh-Bah (1,958) May 25, 2006 Kentucky
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    I assume those percentages are just the base malts and you are adding a lot or roasted malts to make a stout. Given that assumption I agree with @FATC1TY the APA Stout that we did is a pretty good start for a stout. I ended up using NA 2 row and 6L Munich (Weyermann) for my version and I am very happy with that stout. I think the GP would be buried by the roasted malts in a stout. So, given all of that, I vote for option #2 :slight_smile:
     
    #3 wspscott, Jun 17, 2014
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