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Cafe Au Lait Stout

A coffee cream stout brewed with 1 lb. lactose (milk sugar) and 1 qt. of strong coffee.

Brewer: John Albert Email: -
Beer: Cafe Au Lait Stout Style: Sweet Stout
Type: All grain Size: 5.25 gallons
Color:
124 HCU (~41 SRM)
Bitterness: 25 IBU
OG: 1.059 FG: 1.018
Alcohol: 5.3% v/v (4.1% w/w)
Water: Regular Chicago tap water (January 2011), boiled for an hour to remove free chlorine. PH 5.2 mash stabilizer was added in the mash.
Grain: 120 oz. American 2-row
12 oz. Carafa II
9 oz. Roasted barley
12 oz. Flaked oats
12.4 oz. British crystal 50-60L
12 oz. Flaked barley
Mash: 70% efficiency
Soak 2 handfuls of rice hulls in hot water, then add them to the bottom of the mash tun before mash-in.
Mash in with 4 gallons of 166°F water and the 11.1 lbs. of grain (1.45 grain-water ratio). Stir and stabilize @ 155°F for conversion.
Mash for 60 minutes @ 155°F.
After conversion, add 7.5 qts. of 200°F water to reach mash-out temperature of 168°F.
Sparge with 170°F water to obtain 6.5 gallons of wort for boiling.
Boil: 90 minutes SG 1.048 6.5 gallons
16 oz. Lactose (milk sugar) add 15 minutes from end of boil
Boil 30 minutes, then add 1 oz. (28g) Fuggles (4.8% AA) bittering hops. (60 min.)
Boil 30 minutes, then add .5 oz. (14g) East Kent Goldings (4.9% AA) flavor hops. (30 min.)
Boil 15 minutes, then stir in 1 lb. lactose (milk sugar) and 1/2 tsp. Irish moss (15 min.)
Flame out. Whirlpool wort and let it settle, then chill and add to fermenter.
Hops: 1 oz. Fuggles (4.8% AA, 60 min.)
.5 oz. Kent Goldings (4.9% AA, 30 min.)
Yeast: Wyeast #1968 London ESB yeast.

After primary fermentation, add 1 qt. chilled, strong-brewed light roast coffee (full-city roast at the very darkest) to fermenter.

Recipe posted 01/02/11.