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Dark British Beer - Foreign Extra Stout


A very dark, moderately strong, fairly dry, stout with prominent roast flavors.

Flavor Profile: Moderate to high roasted grain and malt flavor with a coffee, chocolate, or lightly burnt grain character, although without a sharp bite. Moderately dry. Low to medium esters. Medium to high bitterness. Moderate to no hop flavor, can be earthy, herbal, or

Ingredients: Pale and dark roasted malts and grains, historically also could have used brown and amber malts. Hops mostly for bitterness, typically English varieties. May use adjuncts and sugar to boost gravity.

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Top 10 Foreign Extra Stout Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Sour Baby Jesus
5 gal 7.42% 40.35 1.075 1.019
All Grain 7826
Old Engine Oil clone
25.5 L 6.87% 67.52 1.074 1.022
All Grain 6040
kernel export porter
18 L 7.31% 30.95 1.067 1.012
All Grain 3890
Duroc Oyster Extra Stout
22 L 6.25% 30.84 1.058 1.012
All Grain 2890
Ma nouère
15 L 6.47% 64.25 1.071 1.022
All Grain 2517
Eightball Imperial Black Ale
23 L 8.95% 123.51 1.082 1.014
BIAB 2499
BA fes
25 L 7.87% 61.56 1.073 1.013
All Grain 2279
Mr Ambassador
27 L 9.19% 21.08 1.086 1.016
All Grain 2220
Extra Stout (Aroma/Amber/Black)
21 L 7.28% 42.75 1.069 1.013
All Grain 2213
Kjeller 5 Juleale 2016 25 liter
25 L 7.57% 64.6 1.075 1.017
BIAB 1551

Newest Foreign Extra Stout Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Cas Stout
30 L 6.28% 39.5 1.066 1.018
All Grain 28
Mørk materie
21 L 7.94% 0 1.086 1.026
extract 62
coopers clone stout
52 L 6.07% 41.74 1.064 1.018
All Grain 56
stout 2025
40 L 5.4% 31.27 1.060 1.018
All Grain 60
13. Maccy Ds breakfast 200425
24 L 7.03% 16.72 1.070 1.016
All Grain 79
Molasses stout
22 L 6.63% 20.06 1.061 1.012
All Grain 66
6. The Kaptain 090225
27 L 6.13% 17.44 1.067 1.020
All Grain 136
Ulysses Extra Stout
5.5 gal 5.65% 49.18 1.056 1.013
All Grain 120
Imperial stout
55 L 12.29% 59.3 1.099 1.005
All Grain 120
Foreign Extra Stout
3.5 gal 7.53% 88.46 1.074 1.016
BIAB 118

Fermentables Used In Foreign Extra Stout Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 90 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 65% 16% - 100%
Flaked Oats 74 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 7% 1% - 28%
United Kingdom - Chocolate 67 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 425°L
34 5% 1% - 18%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 65 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 4% 1% - 9%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 42 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 4% 0% - 25%
US - Pale 2-Row 38 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 63% 11% - 93%
American - Roasted Barley 36 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 5% 1% - 25%
Flaked Barley 32 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
32 8% 1% - 27%
United Kingdom - Brown 30 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 65°L
32 8% 1% - 22%
American - Chocolate 28 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 5% 2% - 9%

Hops Used In Foreign Extra Stout Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
East Kent Goldings 70 5 45% 8% - 100%
Magnum 43 15 61% 9% - 100%
Fuggles 43 4.5 36% 12% - 100%
Centennial 16 10 36% 14% - 100%
Challenger 16 8.5 48% 11% - 100%
Cascade 15 7 37% 25% - 71%
Target 13 11.5 53% 20% - 100%
Chinook 13 13 36% 14% - 100%
Nugget 12 14 46% 11% - 100%
Columbus 12 15 51% 23% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Foreign Extra Stout Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Chocolate 4 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 21% 15% - 29%
United Kingdom - Chocolate 4 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 425°L
34 31% 13% - 55%
United Kingdom - Roasted Barley 4 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 550°L
29 25% 4% - 33%
American - Roasted Barley 2 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 32% 27% - 36%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 2 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 27% 21% - 33%
United Kingdom - Crystal 60L 2 United Kingdom Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 28% 17% - 40%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 2 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 39% 33% - 45%

Yeasts Used In Foreign Extra Stout Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 37 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 34 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 16 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST 11 Lallemand Ales Medium High 80% 50°F 72°F
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318 10 Wyeast Ale 0.1 High 73% 64°F 74°F
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013 9 White Labs Ale Medium Medium 71% 66°F 71°F
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084 8 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Medium 73% 62°F 72°F
Wyeast - London Ale 1028 8 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004 7 White Labs Ale Med-High Med-High 71.5% 65°F 68°F
Danstar - Windsor Ale Yeast 6 Danstar Ale Medium Medium 72% 64°F 70°F

Other Ingredients Used In Foreign Extra Stout Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 32 Water Agt Mash 18% 0% - 67%
Baking Soda 24 Water Agt Mash 14% 0% - 58%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 22 Water Agt Mash 22% 0% - 50%
Chalk 13 Water Agt Mash 20% 0% - 73%
Epsom Salt 13 Water Agt Mash 7% 0% - 30%
Whirlfloc 12 Fining Boil 65% 5% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 12 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 71%
Irish Moss 12 Fining Sparge 76% 33% - 100%
Lactic acid 10 Water Agt Mash 76% 14% - 100%
Phosphoric acid 7 Water Agt Sparge 59% 1% - 99%

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