Irish Oatmeal

As the Irish man I love a good stout and porter, so I am going to share with you one of my favorite recipes and and what I like about it.........

Malt:

7.5lbs of basic 2 row malt
1.5 lbs of Flaked oats
0.5 lbs of golden naked oats
1lbs of roasted barley
0.25 black malt
0.5 lbs of caramel 80
0.5 lbs of caramel 40

Now I like it to be dry so I mash at 151 for 75min for full conversion
There are couple really good reasons for the oats, 1.) it adds a nice creaminess to the beer. 2.) the other is that it adds a nice big body and mouth feel.
Also I only add a 1/4 of a pound of black because I don't want the acrid flavor of black malt I just want the jet black color, with a little note of coffee and a nice foamy tan head.

Hops:

2 oz fuggles @60 min

1 oz of fuggles @ 10 min

Yeast:

Wyeast 1028 London ale

This recipe is a cross between a oatmeal stout and dry Irish stout, it has a great creamy mouthfeel and full body with a hint of fresh brewed coffee and a smooth dry finish that makes you want to pour another. Its relativly low in alcohol and makes a great all day drinker. I like this one served around 44-46 degrees. I drink this all year round.