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Oatmeal stout is often misunderstood. People think oatmeal like an oatmeal cookie and expect it to be really sweet. It's not quite as sweet and chewy as a Milk Stout (sweet stout) but it does have more body than a Guinness. The oats in the recipe lend a very silky smooth mouthfeel to a beer that would otherwise come across as quite roasty from all the dark malts.
11 pounds of grain, mostly Maris Otter combined with EKG Hops makes for an inexpensive and quaffable drinker. This beer will do well with either a direct pitch of White Labs WLP002, Omega Brit VIII or a pack of dry US-04 or Nottingham (select it as an add on in the accessory list). If you plan to bottle condition, be sure you have 4-5 ounces of priming sugar. You can purchase that as an accessory as well.
For emphasis: This kit does not include yeast, it must be selected from the accessories list on the right.
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 5 gal
Estimated OG: 1.055 SG
Estimated Color: 32.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 33.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Don't forget to add your preferred yeast, priming sugar, and bottle caps if you need them.
Other acceptable modifications to this recipe:
- Add one extra pound of Maris Otter base malt to boost ABV by .5%
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So far so good. 
