Deck Head Stout
Gold Medal, NHC, Classic Dry Stout, 1995
Rob Schutte
(All-Grain)
Ingredients for 5 gallons
| 8 | pounds British two-row pale malt |
| 1.5 | pounds flaked barley |
| 1 | pound roasted barley |
| .75 | pound CaraPils malt |
| .5 | pound 40 ºL crystal malt |
| 1.5 | ounces Kent Goldings hop plugs, 5% AA (70 minutes) |
| 1 | ounce Northern Brewer hops, 6.4% AA (70 minutes) |
| Wyeast No. 1084 Irish ale yeast | |
| .67 | cup corn sugar (to prime) |
| Original gravity: | 1.054 |
| Final gravity: | 1.020 |
| Boiling time: | 70 minutes |
| Primary fermentation: | 6 days at 63 ºF in glass |
| Secondary fermentation: | 9 days at 63 ºF in glass |
| Age when judged: | 6 months |
Notes
Mash grains at 98 ºF for 20 minutes. raise temperature to 122 ºF and hold for 20 minutes. Raise temperature to 154 ºF for 65 minutes and 170 ºF for 5 minutes.
Judges Comments
"Nicely balanced beer. Some residual bitterness. Roasted barley and malt sweetness blend together well. Very good job at style. The malt profile is right on."
"Good roast and malt character. Bitterness very good. Perfect conditioning. Nice malt, roast, and bitter in finish - maybe too bitter?"