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Reindeer Games Spiced Milk Stout

Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Pat
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday November 23rd 2025

Milk Stout

by Love Beer

OG: 1.050 FG: 1.010 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 29

SWEET STOUT

OG: 1.060 FG: 1.015 ABV: 5.8% IBU: 23

Original Gravity:

1.057

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

27.2

SRM (morey):

40.2

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

33.57

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 kg	Barrett Burston - Ale Malt4 kg Ale Malt	$ 3.70 / kg $ 14.80	36.8	2.8	73.4%
0.50 kg	Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.5 kg Crystal Medium	$ 6.54 / kg $ 3.27	33	65.01	9.2%
0.25 kg	Gladfield - Dark Chocolate Malt0.25 kg Dark Chocolate Malt	$ 6.68 / kg $ 1.67	32.7	488	4.6%
0.25 kg	Gladfield - Big O, Malted Oats0.25 kg Big O, Malted Oats	$ 6.68 / kg $ 1.67	27.5	2.28	4.6%
0.20 kg	Simpsons - Black Malt0.2 kg Black Malt	$ 6.53 / kg $ 1.31	34	700	3.7%
0.25 kg	Lactose (Milk Sugar)0.25 kg Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 10.90 / kg $ 2.73	41	1	4.6%
5.45 kg / $ 25.44

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
12.50 g	Magnum12.5 g Magnum Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 0.88	Pellet	15	Boil	60 min	24.98	55.6%
10 g	Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops	$ 0.09 / g $ 0.90	Pellet	4.5	Aroma	10 min	2.17	44.4%
22.50 g / $ 1.78

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
12.50 g	Magnum (Pellet) 12.5 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 0.88	24.98	55.6%
10 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 10 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.09 / g $ 0.90	2.17	44.4%
22.50 g / $ 1.78

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
21 L	Strike	71 °C	67 °C	60 min
7 L	Fly Sparge	75 °C	75 °C	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 L/kg

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
0.50 each	Whirlfloc	Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
2 g	Cinnamon	Spice	Boil	10 min.
1 g	Nutmeg	Spice	Boil	10 min.
50 ml	Vanilla extract	Spice	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 6.35 / each $ 6.35
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	10 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	20 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 103 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 151.2 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (24/25)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Initially wanted to run a version of Black Hops' Eggnog Stout, but eventually have turned it into a spiced milk stout for a similar Christmas feeling.

Not sure I can brew this in time for Christmas, nor of how potent the spices are, so I'm starting small and recording it in case I need it. If they are too weak at gravity testing time, make a tincture by floating the spices in individual alcohol (vodka/bourbon/whisky) bowls for 24+ hours, strain them out and add the tincture at bottling time to taste.

Starting with Masterfoods ground cinnamon, Masterfoods ground nutmeg and Queen natural vanilla extract. Will consider using Hoyts cinnamon sticks if using a tincture.

If the weather is hot, switching yeast to S-04 to allow it to go up to 25C during fermentation without dying is the backup plan.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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