Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

[BYOHB]

My second oatmeal stout, using JZ's McQuaker recipe with a bump on the C80 to 5% and 1.4oz/gal of Hershey chocolate powder added at 5 min out.

OG=1.066
FG=1.018
6.3% ABV
37 SRM
42 IBU

71.3% Marris Otter
10.2% Flaked Oats
5.1% Victory
5.1% Chocolate Malt 350L
5.1% C-80
3.2% Roast Barley 550L
Mashed at 154F

31.6 IBU Magnum at 60 min
6.7 IBU Golding at 20 min
4.0 IBU Golding at 10 min
1.4oz/gal Hershey Chocolate at 5 min

Used Nottingham at 68F for 2 weeks
Carbed to 2.5 vol

The flavor was GREAT! Nice chocolate aroma, smooth and balanced. Nice kick at +6%. Carbonation was fine for flavor, but no head retention. The only thing I would want is a little more head...

Next time, I will use rice hulls.. and will split a batch and use S-04, maybe mash at 152F.

[brewinhard]

Was the head damaged from the oils in the chocolate?

[BlueLoon]

If he used baking chocolate there should be less oils/fat and with the 10% flaked oats I'd think they'd make up for it. If the head was brown that could explain a lot!

[BYOHB]

Should have put "Hershey Cocoa Powder" not chocolate as in a bar or chunk...

[BadRock]

Have you listened to the Chocolate and Beer show? If not you might give it a listen, lots of good chocolate info in there for ya.

[brewinhard]

Bad Rock is always on top of that shit!