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| Matt Ross |
By Matt Ross
Starting this month, Siciliano’s Market is making a few changes in our homebrew section. Along with the continual updating of inventory, we are releasing a monthly staff-developed recipe. Each recipe will be written and brewed by us and tested for quality with friends and family.
We are kicking off the first Brew of the Month with an Oatmeal Stout. It is a rich and creamy beer with a focus on chocolate malt and roasted barley. To bring out a thicker body, we mashed at higher temperatures, did a two-hour boil and fermented with
Wyeast 1272 American Ale II. In my experience, this yeast does not attenuate as fully as other American strains. When we brewed this recipe our OG was 1.058. The beer finished at 6.5% ABV. The finished product reminded me and fellow staffer Joe Potter of oatmeal flavored subtly with peanut butter and chocolate.
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| Joe Potter |
For me, homebrewing is about full creative expression and making whatever you want. In that spirit we decided to cold steep the darker grains instead of mashing with them. This gives a more subtle chocolate coffee character without any astringency. We encourage people to look at this recipe and make it their own. In other words, we outfitted the recipe but each brewer is the artist.
January’s Oatmeal Stout recipe is available for both all grain and partial mash brewers. For 5.5 gallons, this recipe's ingredients will cost around $31 and about a buck more for the partial mash version. Ask any of our staff about the Brew of the Month and stay tuned for recipes to come. Brew on, Grand Rapids.
All-Grain Ingredients
- 9-lbs Maris Otter
- 8-oz Chocolate Malt
- 12-oz Roasted Barley
- 12-oz Victory Malt
- 6-oz Caramel 40L
- 1-lb Flaked Oats
- 1-oz Fuggle @ 60min
- 1-oz Fuggle @ 30min
- Wyeast 1272 American Ale II or Safale US-05
Partial Mash Ingredients
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