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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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Chat GPT American Stout
45 L 6.49% 42.37 1.060 1.011
All Grain 46
Awesome Recipe
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All Grain 33
Yellowbelly SJS Clone +
20 L 5.2% 57.95 1.052 1.012
All Grain 46
Going Back to Cali Oatmeal Stout
6.25 gal 5.72% 37.34 1.054 1.010
All Grain 33
The Velvet Abyss
115 L 5.3% 32.24 1.053 1.013
All Grain 99
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2 gal 6.54% 43.28 1.070 1.021
All Grain 49

Fermentables Used In American Stout Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Flaked Oats 1,025 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 9% 1% - 34%
American - Chocolate 925 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 6% 0% - 100%
American - Roasted Barley 830 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 5% 0% - 100%
US - Pale 2-Row 740 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 64% 2% - 100%
Lactose (Milk Sugar) 489 Sugar sugar 1°L
41 7% 1% - 100%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 487 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 62% 7% - 100%
Flaked Barley 361 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
32 8% 1% - 28%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 351 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 1% - 33%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 322 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 6% 1% - 33%
American - Black Malt 271 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 361 5 47% 10% - 100%
Cascade 355 7 39% 1% - 100%
Magnum 354 15 53% 3% - 100%
Fuggles 306 4.5 49% 6% - 100%
Willamette 271 4.5 42% 2% - 100%
Northern Brewer 217 7.8 49% 8% - 100%
Chinook 196 13 39% 4% - 100%
Centennial 194 10 38% 0% - 100%
Nugget 179 14 47% 4% - 100%
Columbus 171 15 46% 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 33 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 80L 19 American Grain crystal malt 80°L
33 27% 5% - 60%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 19 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 32% 3% - 57%
Flaked Oats 16 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 32% 13% - 67%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 15 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-05 575 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 381 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 142 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056 114 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084 69 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Medium 73% 62°F 72°F
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004 68 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 50 White Labs Ale Medium Very High 66.5% 65°F 68°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST 35 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 330 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 193 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 169 Fining Mash 48% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 147 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 123 Fining Boil 56% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 107 Water Agt Mash 7% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 104 Water Agt Mash 58% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 74 Water Agt Mash 15% 0% - 100%
Cocao Nibs 64 Flavor Secondary 26% 0% - 100%
Chalk 60 Water Agt Mash 14% 0% - 81%

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