Malt Shovel Oatmeal Stout

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Average Rating
3.25 stars - based on 4 reviews
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MALT SHOVEL

 
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November 1st 2007
3/5 stars
#782

Maybe Brunch

Combined 2 cans & 250g of lactose up to 22 litres, fermented at low 20's for 12 days then bottled. Has developed into a reasonable beer after 12 months. Has a sweetness and a decent texture, just isn't quite top shelf.
June 22nd 2007
4/5 stars
#712

Superb

Tried this one with two tins and 180 grams of maltodextrin and turned out fantastic.. Nice deep flavours and smooth. Will do again and again. Just tasted it 3 weeks otu of the bottle and tasting fantastic. Had one from our friend's which was 9 months in the bottle with the same method and it was fantastic as well.
May 15th 2007
2/5 stars
#685

Breakfast Beer

Makes a half-way decent stout, although I really think you'd have to start adding sutff to get that really chewy mouthfeel. Smooth though, a bit like Sam Smiths. I said a bit, not a lot. Mine had a lactic aftertaste which I didn't particularly like. Don't know if it was my doing or the kit as sometimes such a flavour is desired in a stout. The beauty of this kit is, if you don't like it, you only have to drink 15 bottles of the stuff (11.5l)
April 26th 2006
4/5 stars
#500

An 11.5 litre batch was brewed with the substitution of a live yeast cultured from a bottle of Cooper's Ale for the dried yeast supplied with the kit. Opaque, dark brown in colour,unusually smooth mouthfeel(result of the oats, no doubt)and a medium-dry, bittersweet palate. Not strong on the burnt, roasted grain notes of bigger stouts, in keeping with the more subtle oatmeal stout style. The sample was only two weeks in the bottle, so I expect this beer to evolve and become more complex with time. Quite impressive and worth a try for something a little bit different.
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