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American Porter and Stout - American Stout


A fairly strong, highly roasted, bitter, hoppy dark stout. Has the body and dark flavors typical of stouts with a more aggressive American hop character and bitterness.

Flavor Profile: Moderate to very high roasted malt flavors, often tasting of coffee, roasted coffee beans, dark or bittersweet chocolate. May have the flavor of slightly burnt coffee grounds, but this character should not be prominent. Low to medium malt sweetness, often

Ingredients: Common American base malts and yeast. Varied use of dark and roasted malts, as well as caramel-type malts. Adjuncts such as oatmeal may be present in low quantities. American hop varieties.

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Top 10 American Stout Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Eggnog Milk Stout
3 gal 5.55% 55.51 1.060 1.018
All Grain 7085
Milk Stout
11 gal 5.96% 25.57 1.066 1.021
All Grain 5024
Girls Just Want to have Flan
250 gal 8.5% 25.93 1.094 1.029
All Grain 4673
Cinnamon Coffee Stout
5.5 gal 6.47% 62.67 1.066 1.016
All Grain 4647
Allagash Black Clone
5.5 gal 6.07% 38.9 1.057 1.011
All Grain 4329
#21 - BIAB Cherry Stout
3.7 gal 6.3% 29.11 1.066 1.018
BIAB 4244
Colossus of Clout
5.5 gal 12.05% 110.22 1.131 1.039
All Grain 3960
C. C. Rider - chocolate coffe milk-stout
39 L 5.08% 36.02 1.056 1.017
All Grain 3411
Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout
5.5 gal 6.66% 59.44 1.068 1.018
All Grain 3081
Eggnog Stout
21 L 5.17% 24.86 1.051 1.011
All Grain 2872

Newest American Stout Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Coprinus Comatus
70 gal 6% 42.91 1.058 1.014
All Grain 41
Oat Milk- American Stout
5.5 gal 6.34% 48.01 1.069 1.020
extract 64
AMERICAN STOUT
7 L 6.95% 44.84 1.065 1.012
All Grain 31
Awesome Recipe
54 gal 1.01% 0 1.010 1.003
All Grain 33
Awesome Recipe
54 gal 0.31% 0 1.003 1.001
All Grain 33
My Wife is A Hotty
60 gal 6.32% 35.86 1.064 1.016
All Grain 46
SN Stout, roughly
38 L 5.68% 33.07 1.057 1.014
All Grain 55
It’s a stout 2
5.5 gal 9.87% 48.6 1.092 1.017
All Grain 34
'Absolute Monsters' American Stout
19 L 6.88% 42.04 1.072 1.020
BIAB 72
Gramps 90 Year Stout
5 gal 5.54% 35.31 1.061 1.019
BIAB 49

Fermentables Used In American Stout Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Flaked Oats 1,056 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 9% 1% - 34%
American - Chocolate 938 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 6% 0% - 100%
American - Roasted Barley 842 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 5% 0% - 100%
US - Pale 2-Row 739 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 64% 2% - 100%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 499 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 62% 7% - 100%
Lactose (Milk Sugar) 493 Sugar sugar 1°L
41 7% 1% - 100%
Flaked Barley 362 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
32 8% 1% - 28%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 356 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 1% - 33%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 326 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 6% 1% - 33%
American - Black Malt 275 American Grain roasted malt 500°L
28 4% 1% - 51%

Hops Used In American Stout Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
East Kent Goldings 375 5 47% 7% - 100%
Cascade 363 7 39% 1% - 100%
Magnum 355 15 53% 3% - 100%
Fuggles 311 4.5 50% 6% - 100%
Willamette 281 4.5 41% 2% - 100%
Northern Brewer 223 7.8 48% 8% - 100%
Centennial 198 10 38% 0% - 100%
Chinook 197 13 38% 4% - 100%
Nugget 183 14 46% 4% - 100%
Columbus 174 15 47% 3% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In American Stout Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Chocolate 85 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 34% 6% - 100%
American - Roasted Barley 62 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 27% 6% - 84%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 31 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 35% 13% - 84%
American - Black Malt 29 American Grain roasted malt 500°L
28 28% 3% - 100%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 24 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 25% 12% - 40%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 20 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 27% 5% - 80%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 20 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 31% 3% - 57%
American - Caramel / Crystal 80L 19 American Grain crystal malt 80°L
33 27% 5% - 60%
Flaked Oats 16 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 32% 13% - 67%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 16 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 17% 5% - 33%

Yeasts Used In American Stout Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 591 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 394 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 143 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056 115 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084 70 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Medium 73% 62°F 72°F
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004 69 White Labs Ale Med-High Med-High 71.5% 65°F 68°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 60 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Imperial Yeast - A10 Darkness 58 Imperial Yeast Ale Medium 71% 62°F 72°F
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002 51 White Labs Ale Medium Very High 66.5% 65°F 68°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST 40 Lallemand Ales Medium High 80% 50°F 72°F

Other Ingredients Used In American Stout Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 351 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 206 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 176 Fining Mash 48% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 153 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 125 Fining Boil 55% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 117 Water Agt Mash 7% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 107 Water Agt Mash 58% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 81 Water Agt Mash 15% 0% - 100%
Cocao Nibs 67 Other Boil 26% 0% - 100%
Chalk 64 Water Agt Mash 14% 0% - 81%

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