Black Milk Stout (Mackeson clone)
Ah, the taste of England in your pocket. I met my wife over a spilled glass of Mackeson Sweet Stout (stained her white stretch pants...) So this beer has found a place in my heart. Cannot find the good stuff State side, so I actually came pretty close in cloning it. :) Takes a lot of lactose to sweeten, but if 12oz doesn't really work in the boil, add more at bottling. Enjoy!
Brewer: | Scurvy Dog Brewing Co. | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Black Milk Stout (Mackeson clone) | Style: | Sweet Stout | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 16 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.055 | FG: | 1.020 | |||||
Alcohol: | 4.5% v/v (3.5% w/w) | |||||||
Grain: | 0.85 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 1.0 lb. British crystal 50-60L 0.75 lb. British chocolate 4 oz. British black patent |
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Steep: | steep grains at 150°F for 30 minutes. Sparge with 170°F water to bring up to volume. Add DME and lactose. | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.050 | 5.5 gallons | |||||
5.25 lb. Light dry malt extract | ||||||||
12oz lactose in the boil. .5 tsp Irish Moss (15min) |
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Hops: | 1.03 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.) | |||||||
Yeast: | Wyeast 1028 London Ale | |||||||
Carbonation: | 2.2 volumes | Corn Sugar: 3.73 oz. for 5.0 gallons @ 68°F | ||||||
Tasting: | This would be my second batch. I did a 3 gal trial batch and bottle conditioned. It was wonderful! Except there was to much pronounced bitterness. So I scaled back on the hops, changed them to Goldings (more traditional) and modified the amount of lactose added at boil. Tasted before bottling to figure if I needed more lactose (and I did.) Adjust at bottling by adding up to another 4 oz of lactose when priming. ***UPDATE*** This was a most excellent batch of ale. Very true to the mark of Mackeson. I highly suggest you try it. Wonderful hints of dark chocolate and toffee in the finish. |
Recipe posted 11/07/02.