Milk Stout

[mortong]

I've got a stout recipe that I brew about every other batch, making small variations in each batch, although the basic recipe stays the same, since it's tailored to exactly what I love in a good stout - smooth, with a mildly sweet start and a slightly bitter finish. It's mellow and mild, not going to far towards any extreme.

My most recent alterations were smoked (adding 2 oz. of peat smoked malt), blueberry (using extract at bottling). For Thanksgiving I'll be making a Pumpkin Stout instead of the traditional pumpkin pale.

One thing I'd like to do, though, is make a milk stout for one batch. How much lactose have you used in the recipe? The only cream stout I've tried was Widmer's Snowplow, and I loved the creamy feel and sweetness it had. So what's a good amount? I don't want to go overboard with sweetness, but I want enough to taste and feel it in there? Input, anyone?

[stronk]

Sorry not to have a figure for you (I have seen a few recipes and bookmarked them in the past, but I'm using a different computer). I would suggest that you make sure you can get your hands on lactose before you set your heart on a milk stout. I looked everywhere and couldn't find any.
Also, to make a stout creamy, rather than milky, you might have to use more than lactose to modify the flavour.

[Jeff]

I used 1 lb in a 5 gallon recipe and it was the best beer I ever made. I think 1 lb is a bit on the high side, but I wanted to use up the bag.

[dirt1016]

In NY there is a brewery Keegan Ales in Kingston NY. They make a great milk stout called "Mother's Milk". They are very friendly people if you want to try asking them. They have a website/email.
I plan on giving this a shot this fall.

[mortong]

Thanks for the advice.


Originally posted by stronk
I would suggest that you make sure you can get your hands on lactose before you set your heart on a milk stout. I looked everywhere and couldn't find any.


Check out http://www.northernbrewer.com/

I think it's in the beer ingredients section.

[stronk]

Yeah, but the UK ones don't stock it (or didn't).

[mortong]

Ah, I didn't look at your location. =

[g8shot1]

Originally posted by dirt1016
In NY there is a brewery Keegan Ales in Kingston NY. They make a great milk stout called "Mother's Milk". They are very friendly people if you want to try asking them. They have a website/email.
I plan on giving this a shot this fall.

I've used his yeast for MM in a Scottish Ale, yummy.

Half MM and half Old Capital (Kingston being the first capital of NY) is a nice Old Mother. Check the band playing the brewery on 10/1.