Beer Style: Stout
Boulton’s Stout
This is the first homebrew recipe presented in the Maltose Falcons newsletter archive from January 1978 and it was an award-winning recipe from Dr. John Boulton of the San Andreas Malts. The quote from longtime beer author and owner of The Beverage People in Santa Rosa, Byron Burch: “An excellent, very rich stout made by Dr. John Boulton of the Malts. After sufficient lip-smacking on my part, he was good enough to send me his recipe and allow me to make it public. This is a true stout lovers (sic) stout.”
Forgotten Star Brewing Co.’s Whistlestop Oatmeal Stout clone
This stout is rich and robust with a harmonious blend of roasted nuances and a delightful oatmeal sweetness that comes from two unique oat products — Simpsons Golden Naked Oats® and Gambrinus Honey Malted Oats.
Subversive Malting & Brewing’s Dark Harvest clone
Using locally sourced grain, Subversive malts their own grain that is used in Dark Harvest, relying on chocolate and caramel malts and roasted barley for maximum flavor in this stout.
Gordon Strong’s Sweet Stout
This example is more like the Mackeson’s I remember — closer to 5% than 6. I also keep the IBUs down, around 25, since I don’t want the bitterness to stand out against the sweetness.
Sweet Stout
With origins in the United Kingdom, the sweet (or milk) stout has found a following in the U.S. craft beer scene. Gordon Strong digs into its history and provides pointers to brew a classic example of the original lactose-infused beer.
Dakota Point Brewing’s Antoinette’s Antidote clone
A French toast-inspired dessert stout that will require the brewer to fine-tune in order to get a version that they are happy with.
Pastry Stout: Have your cake and drink it too
While sometimes derided among lovers of traditional beer styles, the fact is that pastry stouts are popular and for a reason . . . they can be delicious. Find out what it takes to brew one yourself.
American Oatmeal Stout
American Oatmeal Stout (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.068 FG = 1.014IBU = 60–65 SRM = 35 ABV = 7% For the regular strength stout recipe we’ve combined a classic oatmeal stout recipe
Session Stout
Session Stout (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.044 FG = 1.010IBU = 22 SRM = 31 ABV = 4.5% An Americanized version of a dry Irish stout utilizing a simple malt bill
Gordon Strong’s Irish Stout
My recipe produces a beer more like Beamish than Guinness — it has a more complex grain bill and less bitterness than a Guinness Draught Stout.
Irish Stout
For those of us beer lovers who came of age prior to the modern craft beer boom, finding an Irish stout at a bar or store was like receiving a present. Gordon Strong takes us on a journey through the history, the style, and brewing a pristine Irish dry stout.
Behemoth Brewing Co.’s Chocolate Fish Milk Stout clone
A flavorful beer led by chocolate with notes of raspberry supporting. The beer drinks like a chocolate raspberry dessert while retaining all the character and drinkability of a traditional milk stout.
