Black Malt

[DoctorMick]

I've got loads of the stuff (about 800g), any recommendations for recipes that would use a significant amount? I've got a recipe for an american stout which uses 500g but I've done it before and wasn't impressed. Would a stout typically be able to handle that amount of black?

 

[BeerCat]

I brewed the American Stout from Greg Hughes book and wasn't that keen either. I think in my limited experience i prefer roasted barley. You could try cold steeping. I did 11% RB in a brew and i reckon it could go up to 15% as long as its not mashed. I had 10kg of it at one point.

 

[DoctorMick]

I think the quantity of vienna in the GH recipe is why I didn't like it. I've found this recipe which I might try:

https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3417-deschutes-obsidian-stout-clone It's a bit stronger than I would like so I'll probably scale it down to about 5.5%. Gets a ridiculous rating on beeradvocate.

 

[MyQul]

The GH smoked porter was absolutely georgeous, it uses 300g of black. If you want to know what it tastes like try a can of beaver town smog rocket

 

[Hoddy]

I'm working on an imperial west coast smoked porter and I've used black and chocolate malt in it. With the obvious rauch malt, crystal, oats and MO.

But I cant work out which one out of the two dark malts gives the toasty/roasted flavour and which one gives the dark bitter treacle like flavour.

I need tweak it and back off the malt bitterness to get it bang on.

I wouldn't bother with Vienna or Munich in a porter/stout. If you want body and sweetness just use lactose and mash higher.


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[DoctorMick]

Interesting, I have a smoked porter on my (ridiculously long) brew list, might use that over the stout.

 

[BeerCat]

I think the quantity of vienna in the GH recipe is why I didn't like it. I've found this recipe which I might try:

https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3417-deschutes-obsidian-stout-clone It's a bit stronger than I would like so I'll probably scale it down to about 5.5%. Gets a ridiculous rating on beeradvocate.

Heard very good things about Jamal so no doubt that's gonna be a great beer. Let me know how you get on if you brew it. Would really like to expand my knowledge of Stouts.
I recently made another smoked beer. I am sure some people would love it but its OTT for me. Will i never learn lol.