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Doug Rhoades’ Milk Stout

Doug Rhoades’ Milk Stout

5 gallons/19 L, all-grain; OG = 1.072; FG = 1.023; IBU = 47; SRM = 30; ABV = 6.3% Ingredients

  • 7.9 lbs. (3.6 kg) 2-row pale malt
  • 1.1 lbs. (0.5 kg) wheat malt
  • 1.5 lbs. (0.91 kg) crystal malt (90 ° L)
  • 1.0 lbs. (0.45 kg) Carapils malt
  • 5 oz. (0.14 kg) black patent malt
  • 0.75 lbs. (0.34 kg) roasted barley
  • 1.0 lbs. (0.45 kg) flaked oats
  • 0.5 lb. (0.22 kg) flaked rye
  • 1 lbs. (0.45 kg) lactose (30 min.)
  • 1 tsp. Irish moss (15 min.)
  • 11 AAU Galena hops (90 min.) (1 oz./28 g at 11% alpha acids)
  • 2 AAU Willamette hops (10 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g of 4% alpha acids)
  • Irish Ale yeast
  • 0.75 cups corn sugar (for priming)

Step by Step    Mash at 122 °F (50 °C) for 20 minutes, 152 °F (67 °C) 60 minutes and 167 °F (75 °C) for 10 minutes. Boil for 90 minutes. Ferment at 68 °F (20 °C). Bottle with corn sugar.

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