Rum and Raisin Stout

[Torshon]

Hi guys brewing a rum and raisin stout,
Milk stout recipe with bottle of rum and raisin but how many raisins? Waa going to add 250g but wife thinks should be more
What's the concensus?

 

[chillipickle]

being a fan of old jamaica, can you share your recipe please.

 

[Torshon]

Here is the recipe

 

[chillipickle]

even zoomed in 300% can't read it

 

[Torshon]

Sorry will try again

 

[Torshon]

 

[Clint]

I'd use a raisin flavour.

 

[Torshon]

Like?

 

[samale]

@pilgrimhudd made a run and raisin stout recently

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Yes, I did one last year, this was my recipe..

4kg Otter
120g caramalt
200g light crystal
400g chocolate
200g special W
400g oats
80g roasted barley

I mashed in for an hour at around 68c

25g Magnum @60

200g Brown sugar & 200g Lactose @15.

Just to be clear I split the 20l batch into 2 10l demijohns and made a fig stout and a rum and raisin. I let it ferment out then added 150mls of rum and 400g raisins to a 10l demijohn for another 2 weeks once fermentation had stopped.

I think it may have been too much rum in hindsight.

 

[moto748]

<takes notes>

 

[foxy]

I saw a recipe a few years ago on the American sister site pretty sure it was 250g of raisins and as much rum as they could hold. So about a cup full of raisins in a bowl and add the rum until the raisins are fully hydrated. Use the raisins and drink the remainder of the rum in the bowl.

 

[Torshon]

Yes, I did one last year, this was my recipe..

4kg Otter
120g caramalt
200g light crystal
400g chocolate
200g special W
400g oats
80g roasted barley

I mashed in for an hour at around 68c

25g Magnum @60

200g Brown sugar & 200g Lactose @15.

Just to be clear I split the 20l batch into 2 10l demijohns and made a fig stout and a rum and raisin. I let it ferment out then added 150mls of rum and 400g raisins to a 10l demijohn for another 2 weeks once fermentation had stopped.

I think it may have been too much rum in hindsight.

Can there be such a thing as too much Rum?

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Can there be such a thing as too much Rum?

Ha, not usually!

 

[Torshon]

I was thinking a shot per pint, thats 25ml per pint 20 pints at 25=500ml

 

[Torshon]

40pints i mean mean 1litre so i bought a bottle

 

[Torshon]

Yes, I did one last year, this was my recipe..

4kg Otter
120g caramalt
200g light crystal
400g chocolate
200g special W
400g oats
80g roasted barley

I mashed in for an hour at around 68c

25g Magnum @60

200g Brown sugar & 200g Lactose @15.

Just to be clear I split the 20l batch into 2 10l demijohns and made a fig stout and a rum and raisin. I let it ferment out then added 150mls of rum and 400g raisins to a 10l demijohn for another 2 weeks once fermentation had stopped.

I think it may have been too much rum in hindsight.

How much did the raisin flavour comr through?

 

[pilgrimhudd]

I would only say that in my experience the rum has taken over, can I taste raisin or even beer, maybe but it's a bit overpowering.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

How much did the raisin flavour comr through?

Cross post! See above, but not much now, rum has taken over, in fact over time the rum has become more pronounced. I thought it would mellow a bit but no.

 

[Torshon]

Interesting, i have 1 kilo of raisin i CAN add for 20 litres
Above post talkes about 250g but i drop more now, thanks ill let you know the outcome,