Black Treacle Oatmeal Stout

Inspired by a post on reddit, I decided to try brewing an oatmeal stout with black treacle. Though somewhat similar to molasses, black treacle seems to have a smoother flavor with more pronounced caramel/butterscotch notes, and lacks the more pungent character that molasses (especially blackstrap) generally seems to have.

The recipe is based on the Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout clone in Clone Brews, but has a little more base malt (to kick up the amount of fermentable sugar) and a little extra roastiness to compensate for the higher alcohol content. Hopefully I'll get a rich, smooth, roasty stout with lots of complexity!

Black Treacle Oatmeal Stout

(Partial Mash)

Batch Size: 5 Gal

OG: 1.074

Anticipated Alcohol: 7.1% abv

Anticipated SRM: 39

Anticipated IBU: 41

Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Fermentables:

8.5 lbs Light malt extract syrup

1 lb Black treacle

0.5 lbs Chocolate

0.5 lbs Flaked oats, toasted at 325˚ for 75 mins

0.5 lbs British brown

0.5 lbs Crystal 70-80L

0.25 lbs Roasted barley

Hops:

1 oz Brewer’s gold (9.4% AA) – 60 min

Yeast:

Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale

Mini Mash Schedule:

60 min @ 150˚ F

Notes:

Brewed 11/27/10

Racked 12/4/10

Bottled 12/18/10

See the tasting notes for this beer