coffee stout recipe help

You might consider adding some lactose. I would recommend around 1/3 pound.

 

4oz of cacao nibs worked well for me. Check that out.

 

I have been very happy with the coffee aroma/flavor by adding 4oz of whole coffee beans directly to the secondary for 48 hours right before racking to keg (or bottling bucket). It is a very short, easy, quantifiable approach that allows the pure essence of the bean without driving off volatiles or transforming the coffee flavor/aroma due to the boil.

I also second the addition of oats. One pound per 5 gallon. I used golden naked oats recently and was not a fan FYI. Lactose up to a half pound would suit my tastes as well.

 

Edit: I've never used lactose AND oats together in those quantities. I meant one or the other at those amounts.

 

I'm surprised that you're not getting a pretty hefty beer out of this recipe and that you want to amp it up even more. A pound of oatmeal and/or flaked barley are welcome to this recipe. * User note: flaked barley MUST be mashed and you'll need a pound of 2-row added to the bill.

If you're going to nib your beer don't use chocolate malt. Let the nibs handle that chocolate flavor.

I'd stay away from lactose in a coffee stout, but that's personal preference. There's a difference between a full bodied creamy head beer and a sweet beer because it has milk sugar in it. This one's your call and you can get away with adding lactose to late primary or secondary if you want.

 

Yep, or if you want to go with carapils or dextrin, those would also help out with a heavy mouthfeel. There are lots of options, and even more options when you get into All Grain brewing.

If it were me, and for some reason I still wanted to amp this beer up, I'd add #3/4 oatmeal to the steeping grains. I'd let the beer finish in primary and have cocoa nibs and lactose on hand. I'd take a taste and add accordingly. I'd be ready to add 1.5 oz of nibs for a week and I'd be ready to add #1/3 of lactose to taste.

 

Adding lactose is a good option for making it more creamy, as are outs.

For all of you out there saying too much lactose will make the beer cloying or too sweet, have you guys tasted lactose? Its really not very sweet, and instead makes the beer creamy and milk like.