Summer Is The Perfect Time To Mix Things Up: Why Not Brew A Stout?

In our last blog, we talked you through making an awesome pilsner from home this summer. We know our customers who love brewing professionally haven’t lost their appreciation for home brewing, which is why we’d like to give you another of our favorite beer recipes. Although home brewing isn’t all stainless steel tubing and industrial equipment, there’s a simple joy that comes from brewing a batch of beer from your home that you don’t quite get while you’re at work.

We know that stouts aren’t generally known for being summer beers, but hear us out for a second. There’s something really wonderful about sitting in your backyard on a summer night. Let us set the scene: you have some guests over, it’s gotten chilly and you’ve reached for your sweater, and now you need a beer to finish off the night. A good stout will do the trick just fine!

This oatmeal stout comes to you (once again) from the American Homebrewers Association and will yield 10 gallons:

• 17.375 lb (7.88 kg) pale malt
• 2.0 lb (0.9 kg) flaked oats
• 1.5 lb (0.68 kg) Victory malt
• 1.0 lb (0.45 kg) 80° L caramel malt
• 1.0 lb (0.45 kg) black malt
• 0.75 lb (340 g) chocolate malt
• 0.75 lb (340 g) pale chocolate malt
• 4.0 oz Golding pellet hops, 18.5% a.a. (60 min)
• WLP002 English ale yeast (2 vials)

There you have it! Trust us and give it a try when the temperature drops a bit one evening this summer. Once your home brewing urge has been satisfied, come back to Chemseal and stock up on the stainless steel tubing and other accessories you need to make your commercial brewery happy. Cheers!

Jun 1st 2017 Chemseal