Midwest Moo Juice Milk Stout Beer Kit

Description

Your Label Peelers Midwest Moo Juice Milk Stout Original Beer Kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Your Midwest Moo Juice Milk Stout is a classic dark beer kit with a robust flavor and creamy finish. This kit contains 6 lbs of dark dry malt extract, 1 lb of roasted barley, 1 lb of chocolate malt, 8 oz of caramel/crystal malt, 8 oz of carapils malt, 1 lb of lactose, 1 oz of Fuggles hops for bittering, 1 oz of East Kent Goldings hops for flavor, and 1 oz of East Kent Goldings hops for aroma. The kit is completed with a yeast energizer/Irish moss combo packet and a packet of dry S-04 ale yeast.

This kit produces a beer with a deep, dark color and an intense, full-bodied flavor. The roasted barley and chocolate malt add a delicious, chocolaty taste, while the caramel/crystal malt gives the beer a smooth and slightly sweet flavor. The lactose adds a creamy finish and a slight sweetness that complements the other flavors. The Fuggles hops give the beer a balanced bitterness, while the East Kent Goldings hops provide a gentle floral and herbal aroma. When all of these flavors come together, you are sure to love the result of Midwest Moo Juice Milk Stout.

- ABV: 5.5%
- IBU: 30
- BU/GU: 0.6
- SG: 1.061
- FG: 1.021
- SRM: 35

Ingredients

- 6 lbs. Dark Dry Malt Extract
- 1 lb. Roasted Barley
- 1 lb. Chocolate Malt
- 8 oz. Caramel/Crystal Malt (80L)
- 8 oz. Carapils Malt
- 1 lb. Lactose
- 1 oz. Fuggles Hops (Bittering)
- 1 oz. East Kent Goldings Hops (Flavor)
- 1 oz. East Kent Goldings Hops (Aroma)
- 1 Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet
- 1 packet of Dry S-04 Ale Yeast

Hop Schedule

- 1 oz. Fuggles Hops (Bittering) - Boil for 60 minutes
- 1 oz. East Kent Goldings Hops (Flavor) - Boil for 15 minutes
- 1 oz. East Kent Goldings Hops (Aroma) - Boil for 5 minutes

Instructions

1. Begin by steeping the grains in 2-3 gallons of water at 155°F for 30 minutes.

2. After steeping, remove the grains and stir in 6 lbs Dry Malt Extract. (saving the lactose for later in the boil). Stir until fully dissolved.

3. Bring your wort to a rolling boil.

4. Add the Fuggles hops and boil for 60 minutes.

5. With 15 minutes left in the boil, add the 1 oz East Kent Goldings hops (Flavor). Add your Yeast Nutrient / Irish Moss Combo Packet at this point.

6. With 5 minutes left in the boil, add the other 1 oz East Kent Goldings hops (Aroma). Stir in the provided 1 lb Lactose until dissolved.

7. After 5 minutes, remove wort from heat.

8. Cool the wort to 70°F and transfer to a fermenter, topping up with cool water to reach five gallons.

9. Pitch the yeast and ferment at 68°F for 2 weeks.

10. Bottle or keg the beer and enjoy!