Sweet Milk Stout - Extract Recipe Kit

Historically, a sweet stout is known as a 'milk' stout, with it's name coming from it's use of lactose (milk sugar) in the recipe. This adds to the beer's sweetness, and will give you a rich, full-bodied, roasted dark beer. Our recipe is our own take on a classic recipe, and will give you a rich, full-bodied Milk Stout that's richly flavored with hints of chocolate and caramel with a rich finish. You can't go wrong with this one, give it a try, we think you'll love it! 

All orders containing Liquid Yeast will be shipped with a complimentary ice pack to ensure safe shipping! 

Is this your first Homebrew Beer Recipe Kit? Check out our New to Brewing Guide to see a step by step road-map to brewing your first batch of beer!

Sweet Milk Stout - Extract Recipe Kit Instructions

Style Overview: 
Milk Stouts are a thicker bodied stout style made with lactose (sugar from milk) to give this beer it's thicker body and add sweetness. They have a subdued hop profile, instead finding it's flavor and aroma from the malts that are used, with hints of caramel and chocolate. Typically, it's colors will range from a dark brown to black. 

General Info: 

• Batch Size: 5 Gallons
• Mash at 154
• Est. Original Gravity: 1.056 SG
• Est. Final Gravity: 1.018 SG
• Est. Alcohol by Volume: 5 %
• Bitterness: 26 IBUs
• Est. Color: 39.7 SRM

Malts and Adjuncts: 

• Light Dry Malt Extract
• Caramel 60L
• 2 Row Chocolate
• Roasted Barley
• Flaked Barley
• Lactose

Hops: 

• German Magnum Hop Pellets