Weak stout - can that be good?
I decided to measure the gravity on the stout last night since it came in a bit higher than expected after two weeks in primary. It only dropped another point, so I guess its done. I’ll bottle this weekend.
Unfortunately, it is very weak on flavor. Anheuser Busch would be proud. It is only slightly more flavorful than their Bare Knuckles Stout.
Anyway, looking at the recipe, I can see I put in too much base malt and not enough of the rest. The specialty grains would be fine, I suppose, if I had backed off significantly on the base malts. It is also light in color at a brownish gray. Also, it is an oatmeal stout and I only put half a pound of flaked oats in the 5-gallon recipe. That just won’t cut it.
It isn’t horrible, so I’ll bottle it and consider it a good first effort to build on. I already have my next recipe worked out and may fire up the kettle this weekend - possibly as early as tonight as the rest of the weekend will be quite busy. I’m searching for sweet creamy goodness, and I think I’ll get much closer with batch #2.
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