Anthony's Oatmeal Stout

This oatmeal stout recipe is a great for beginning home brewers as well as more advanced home brewers.

Oatmeal stout is a type of stout that includes up to 20% oats. This contributes to a silky and smooth finish that some describe as oily as well.

Popular in late 19th century England, oatmeal stout was considered a healthy brew that provided nourishment. The style all but died out in the middle of the 20th century, although Michael Jackson mentioned it in his seminal book The World Guide to Beer (out of print). This prompted the commissioning of a new version of the style from the Samuel Smith brewery in Yorkshire, England (Oliver, 2012).

Food Pairing:

Breakfast of course! Also makes a good desert beer with it roasty coffee notes and hints of choclate along with the background notes of the oatmeal.

References

Oliver, G. (2012). The oxford companion to beer. (pp. 620-621). New York, NY: Oxford Universty Press.

Style Details

Name	Cat.	OG Range	FG Range	IBU	SRM
Oatmeal Stout	13 C	1.048 - 1.065	1.01 - 1.018	25 - 40	22 - 40

Fermentables

Name	Type	Amount	Notes
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L	Grain	1.5 lb	Adds body, color and improves head retention. Also called "Crystal" malt.
Chocolate Malt	Grain	0.38 lb	Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.
Oats, Flaked	Grain	0.38 lb	Adds body, mouth feel and head retention to the beer Used in oatmeal stouts and porters Adds substantial protein haze to light beers Protein rest recommended unless flakes are pregelatinized
Black (Patent) Malt	Grain	0.25 lb	Dark color and dry roasted flavor characteristic of Stouts and Porters Use for: Coloring in small amounts, or flavoring of Stouts and Porters in larger amounts.
Pale Liquid Extract	Extract	6.6 lb	Unhopped pale liquid extract. Use as a base malt for any ale or lager.

Hops

Name	Amount (oz)	Alpha %	Time (min)	Notes
Goldings, East Kent	2 oz	5	60	Used for: General purpose hops for bittering/finishing all British Ales Aroma: Floral, aromatic, earthy, slightly sweet spicy flavor Substitutes: Fuggles, BC Goldings Examples: Bass Pale Ale, Fullers ESB, Samual Smith's Pale Ale