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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.

BJCP Style Guide

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 7315
Old Engine Oil clone
25.5 L 6.87% 67.52 1.074 1.022
All Grain 5549
kernel export porter
18 L 7.31% 30.95 1.067 1.012
All Grain 3400
Duroc Oyster Extra Stout
22 L 6.25% 30.84 1.058 1.012
All Grain 2375
Ma nouère
15 L 6.47% 64.25 1.071 1.022
All Grain 2281
Eightball Imperial Black Ale
23 L 8.95% 123.51 1.082 1.014
BIAB 2191
BA fes
25 L 7.87% 61.56 1.073 1.013
All Grain 2047
Mr Ambassador
27 L 9.19% 21.08 1.086 1.016
All Grain 1985
Extra Stout (Aroma/Amber/Black)
21 L 7.28% 42.75 1.069 1.013
All Grain 1914
Kjeller 5 Juleale 2016 25 liter
25 L 7.57% 64.6 1.075 1.017
BIAB 1348

Newest Foreign Extra Stout Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Coffee Stout
11 gal 4% 26.81 1.041 1.010
All Grain 51
Candy cap mushroom imperial stout
3.5 gal 8.71% 65.93 1.083 1.017
BIAB 56
Export India Porter
20 L 5.78% 72 1.060 1.016
BIAB 85
Foreign Extra Stout
23 L 8.11% 62.6 1.074 1.012
All Grain 73
OSR II
20 L 7.06% 56.62 1.067 1.013
BIAB 128
Suspended Stress Stout
5 gal 8.44% 18.49 1.081 1.017
All Grain 81
Adjunct Iced Mocha Stout
23 L 6.73% 35.11 1.073 1.022
All Grain 124
Fjord & Fjell Raspberry Stout
90 L 6.51% 59 1.063 1.013
All Grain 143
OSS
5.5 gal 8.29% 41.69 1.080 1.017
All Grain 192
Viejo Zorro
100 L 5.59% 21.56 1.056 1.014
All Grain 196

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 89 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 65% 16% - 100%
Flaked Oats 66 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 7% 1% - 18%
United Kingdom - Chocolate 65 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 43 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 4% 0% - 25%
US - Pale 2-Row 37 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 63% 11% - 93%
American - Roasted Barley 32 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 5% 1% - 25%
Flaked Barley 30 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
32 8% 1% - 27%
United Kingdom - Brown 28 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 65°L
32 8% 1% - 22%
American - Chocolate 27 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 68 5 44% 7% - 100%
Magnum 41 15 60% 9% - 100%
Fuggles 39 4.5 35% 12% - 100%
Challenger 16 8.5 46% 11% - 100%
Centennial 14 10 36% 14% - 100%
Cascade 12 7 34% 25% - 67%
Target 12 11.5 52% 20% - 100%
Columbus 12 15 51% 23% - 100%
Chinook 11 13 35% 14% - 100%
Nugget 11 14 40% 11% - 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 33 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 31 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 10 Lallemand Ales Medium High 80% 50°F 72°F
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013 9 White Labs Ale Medium Medium 71% 66°F 71°F
Wyeast - London Ale 1028 9 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084 8 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Medium 73% 62°F 72°F
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004 7 White Labs Ale Med-High Med-High 71.5% 65°F 68°F
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318 7 Wyeast Ale 0.1 High 73% 64°F 74°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 28 Water Agt Mash 19% 0% - 67%
Baking Soda 23 Water Agt Mash 15% 0% - 58%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 20 Water Agt Mash 23% 0% - 50%
Whirlfloc 12 Water Agt Boil 65% 5% - 100%
Irish Moss 12 Fining Sparge 76% 33% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 10 Water Agt Mash 16% 0% - 71%
Chalk 10 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 73%
Epsom Salt 10 Water Agt Mash 9% 0% - 30%
Lactic acid 9 Water Agt Mash 83% 31% - 100%
Wyeast - Beer Nutrient 6 Fining Boil 41% 3% - 50%

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