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best chocolate stout All-grain
Color
Stats
OG1.060
FG1.020
IBU43
ABV5.20 %
SRM50
BJCP Style
16B. Stout, Sweet Stout
Description
good, not very sweet, little chocolate character, nice roast flavor
Submitted by arturo on 12-Oct-2006

Recipe Details
Tasting Notes great, might use more cocoa powder next time. slightly sweet upon sipping with bitterness and roast coming through in finish.
Awards
Boil Volume 7.00 gallons
Boil Time 60 minutes
Batch Size 5.00 gallons
Yeast white labs english ale (75% app. attenuation)
Primary Fermentation plastic 5 days
Secondary Fermentation glass 1 week
Other Fermentation
Procedure one step infusion at 150 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes, add all dark malts after 30 minutes
  Style Comparison
  Low   High
OG 1.035 1.060 1.066
FG 1.010 1.020 1.022
IBU 20 43 40
SRM 50 35+
ABV 3 5.20 5.6
Fermentables
% Weight Weight (lbs) Grain Note Gravity Points Color
65.2 % 7.50 American Two-row Pale 41.6 1.8
8.7 % 1.00 Roasted Barley 45 min in mash 4.4 450.0
8.7 % 1.00 Flaked Barley 4.8 2.2
6.5 % 0.75 American Chocolate 3.3 350.0
4.3 % 0.50 CaraPils 2.5 1.8
4.3 % 0.50 American Crystal 80L 2.6 80.0
2.2 % 0.25 Black Patent 45 min in mash 1.1 500.0
  11.50     60.2  
Hops
% Wt Weight (oz) Hop Note Form AA% AAU Boil Time Utilization IBU
80.0 % 2.00 Fuggles Whole/Plug 5.1 10.2 60 0.246 37.6
10.0 % 0.25 Cascade Whole/Plug 6.6 1.7 20 0.149 3.7
10.0 % 0.25 Cascade Whole/Plug 6.6 1.7 5 0.049 1.2
  2.50               43.0
Miscellaneous Ingredients
Weight/Units Name Notes
1/2 cup cocoa powder last 20 min of boil