Chocolate Orange Stout

[ryanshelton]

This will be my first BIAB recipe that ive created myself while researching online, could do with some feedback about things that need changing etc

On brewmate ive set it to a 15L brew, still learning the way the program works tbh.

Maris Otter Malt 82.63% (2.326kg)
Chocolate malt 10.80% (0.304kg)
Black Malt 3.99% (0.112kg)
Roasted Barley 2.58% (0.073kg)

Fuggles 20gms @ 60 min
Willamette 30gms @ 10 min
Orange peel 20gms @ 10 min

I was thinking of mashing for 60 min then sparging for 20 min.
Boil for 60 min

Bewmate IBU 30.7.

Like i say, this is my first recipe so be kind! :

 

[sam.k]

Would you believe I was looking up a choc orange stout recipe earlier today, let us know how it goes :)

 

[carl_saint]

Just kegged a chocolate vanilla stout today! Your recipe looks very tasty indeed!

 

[ryanshelton]

Just kegged a chocolate vanilla stout today! Your recipe looks very tasty indeed!

Thanks just not sure how much orange peel to put in :|

 

[Dr Mike]

I don't have much experience brewing stouts but, compared to other stout recipes I've seen, the amount of dark malts you have at over 15% looks a bit high.

I've recently brewed an old ale which had just 3% chocolate malt (<10g/L) as the only dark malt and that has some nice chocolate notes without being overpowering.

 

[ryanshelton]

I did think it may be too much dark malts, think I might try altering it and see what happens. Thanks

 

[gifford]

This will be my first BIAB recipe that ive created myself while researching online, could do with some feedback about things that need changing etc

On brewmate ive set it to a 15L brew, still learning the way the program works tbh.

Maris Otter Malt 82.63% (2.326kg)
Chocolate malt 10.80% (0.304kg)
Black Malt 3.99% (0.112kg)
Roasted Barley 2.58% (0.073kg)

Fuggles 20gms @ 60 min
Willamette 30gms @ 10 min
Orange peel 20gms @ 10 min

I was thinking of mashing for 60 min then sparging for 20 min.
Boil for 60 min

Bewmate IBU 30.7.

Like i say, this is my first recipe so be kind! :

forgive my ignorance its just im starting my first BIAB in a couple of weeks how do you sparge for a full 20 mins do you mean you leave to drain and sparge every now and again to get the volume of wort u need? Also the hop times do you mean your adding orange peel 10 mins in to the boil or 10 mins before it ends?

 

[ryanshelton]

Basically I dunk and drain continually for 20 min. You get strong arm muscles by doing so lol :lol:

As for the boil, @10 min means 10 minutes remaining :) hope that helps

 

[adrianmole72]

That sounds nice - I went to great pub in Ilkeston last year - can't remember what it was called, but it was near a scrapyard. The pub was great, but my wife thought it was haunted - she wasn't keen at all :)

Stephen

 

[ryanshelton]

That sounds nice - I went to great pub in Ilkeston last year - can't remember what it was called, but it was near a scrapyard. The pub was great, but my wife thought it was haunted - she wasn't keen at all :)

Stephen

Was it near a very narrow humpback bridge at all? If so I know which one u mean :)

 

[adrianmole72]

Was it near a very narrow humpback bridge at all? If so I know which one u mean :)

Yup, that's the one !!

I'm going to "borrow" your recipe, btw ! :thumb:

Stephen

 

[gifford]

so you dont have any clean water running over the top to drain it you litterally just dunk and drain? never done this sparging thing before so looking at other peoples methods

 

[ryanshelton]

Was it near a very narrow humpback bridge at all? If so I know which one u mean :)

Yup, that's the one !!

I'm going to "borrow" your recipe, btw ! :thumb:

Stephen

The name escapes me at the minute but its just round corner from me:smile:

 

[ryanshelton]

so you dont have any clean water running over the top to drain it you litterally just dunk and drain? never done this sparging thing before so looking at other peoples methods

What I did last time was mash in 9L water then sparg in 11L clean water using my FV then add to the boil and top up as evaporation occurs :smile:

 

[ryanshelton]

Changed the recipe slightly:

87.95% maris otter malt
6.51% chocolate Malt
3.26% black malt
2.28% roasted barley


60 min mash and 60 min boil

Then 30gms fuggles @60 min
15gms amarillo @ 10 min
20gms willamette @ 10 min


also 20gms orange peel @ 10 min

sound any better or worse???