Help me with a base stout

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  1. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    I want this to be real simple, real tasty. Ive only brewed stouts from kits...

    10 lbs Munich(maybe 12, I have alot)
    1 lb flaked barley
    1 lb roasted barley
    1/2 lb special B

    1 oz Magnum @ 60
    1 oz Hallertau @ 5

    Mash for 60 min at 155 or a lil higher
    Batch sparge at 170 for 10 min

    US-05

    I might "dry bean" with maybe a half lb or full lb dark roast coffee

    Does this look decent? I love special b mixed with munich. And I havent seen munich as 90% or so of a grain bill in a stout.

    Thanks for any comments!

    Cheers!
     
    #1 Jay_Ulreich, Sep 9, 2014
  2. redmaw

    redmaw Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2013 Pennsylvania

    #2 redmaw, Sep 10, 2014
  3. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    #3 Jay_Ulreich, Sep 10, 2014
  4. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    The specialty malts in this recipe look fine to me. I would consider eliminating that last ounce of hallertau. At least to my way of thinking, this is a beer where you don't want late hops to prevent the malt from coming through. As for the all unich base malt, I'm not sure what to say. The beers that I have brewed with this much munich were not appealing to me. Your mileage may vary.
     
    #4 pweis909, Sep 10, 2014
  5. dblab33

    dblab33 Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Michigan

    You'll probably get quite a bit of dark raisin in this, which doesn't go that well with most coffee in my experience. If you decide to dry bean, you'll only need 4-6 oz at most. A half lb or full lb will be waaaaaayyy too much.
     
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  6. mugs1789

    mugs1789 Zealot (611) Dec 6, 2005 Maryland

    This looks like a fine way to use up that Munich. Maybe a 1/2# of chocolate malt, too?
     
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  7. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    Yeah I really shoulda looked at some coffee stout recipes first, thanks for that! What will give it the raisin taste? The Munich? Im gonna add a 1/2 pound of chocolate malt to it. Do you still think coffee is a bad idea?
     
    #7 Jay_Ulreich, Sep 10, 2014
  8. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    Yeah i was thinkin the same thing about the chocolate. thanks for your input!
     
    #8 Jay_Ulreich, Sep 10, 2014
  9. hyndmanevan

    hyndmanevan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2007 Indiana

    I like the Munich route. My last three 10 gallon patches were Munich bases, one batch was even 100% Munich (24 lbs). I just made the Averagely Perfect American Stout but swapped Munich for the base. Unfortunately, I haven't pulled a sample yet, but I can tell you it smelled great going into the fermenting buckets.
     
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  10. ssam

    ssam Pundit (997) Dec 2, 2008 California

    Special B is said to contribute raisin characteristics.
     
    #10 ssam, Sep 10, 2014
  11. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    Heres my revised recipe-
    12 lbs Munich
    1 lb flaked barley
    1 lb roasted barley
    1/2 lb special B
    1/2 lb Chocolate

    1 oz Columbus @ 60 I have a bunch of Columbus left. I figure 2 ounces isnt gonna really do much, Plus Im gonna sit on it for a month or 2 before enjoying it....
    1 oz Columbus @ 30

    Mash for 60 min at 155 or a lil higher
    Batch sparge at 170 for 10 min

    US-05

    I might "dry bean" with 6 oz specialty dark roast coffee

    Interesting... I never got a raisin character out of it. Maybe a caramel flavor or something like that, I love Special B.
     
    #11 Jay_Ulreich, Sep 11, 2014
  12. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    Actually, I might split the batch into secondary and only put the coffee in one of them. I love doing stuff like that.
     
    #12 Jay_Ulreich, Sep 11, 2014
  13. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    Any thoughts on using Columbus as the only hop in this one???
     
    #13 Jay_Ulreich, Sep 12, 2014
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