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Recipe: German Chocolate Cake Stout

With some thought and planning, big dessert stouts are well within reach of extract brewers. Here's a recipe featuring vanilla, pecan, cacao, and plenty of toasted coconut.

Jester Goldman Oct 5, 2020 - 4 min read

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EXTRACT
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.112
FG: ~1.036
IBUs: 25
ABV: 10%

STEEPING GRAINS
1 lb (454 g) roasted barley
1 lb (454 g) chocolate malt
1 lb (454 g) melanoidin malt
1 lb (454 g) crystal 120L
8 oz (227 g) Carafa Special II (dehusked)

BOIL INGREDIENTS
11 lb (5 kg) amber liquid malt extract (LME)
1 oz (28 g) Magnum hops [11.2% AA] at 60 minutes
1 cup (24 cl) shredded coconut at 60 minutes
1.5 lb (680 g) lactose at 15 minutes

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