Stout and porter

Oatmeal Stout

BJCP 16B

A sweeter, fuller stout where oats give a silky mouthfeel that no amount of crystal malt reproduces. The roast is present but softened.

Vital statistics

Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles

Original gravity

1.045 - 1.065

Final gravity

1.010 - 1.018

Bitterness

25 IBU - 40 IBU

Colour

22 SRM - 40 SRM

Alcohol

4.2% - 5.9%

Colour also 43-79 EBC

What goes wrong

Too many oats. Past about 20% of the grist the mash turns to porridge and the gain in body stops.

Commercial examples

Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal StoutSt-Ambroise Oatmeal StoutSamuel Smith Oatmeal StoutYoung's London Stout

Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.

Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Checked against the published guidelines.

Brew it

A recipe on this site brewed to this style

Every figure below is computed from the ingredients and checked against the ranges above before the page is built.

Straightforward

Oatmeal Stout

OG 1.058 · 5.3% · 27 IBU

The rest of the stout and porter family

13C

English Porter

4-5.4% · 18-35 IBU

15B

Irish Stout

3.8-5% · 25-45 IBU

15C

Irish Extra Stout

5.5-6.5% · 35-50 IBU

16A

Sweet Stout

4-6% · 20-40 IBU

16C

Tropical Stout

5.5-8% · 30-50 IBU

16D

Foreign Extra Stout

6.3-8% · 50-70 IBU

Baltic Porter

6.5-9.5% · 20-40 IBU

20A

American Porter

4.8-6.5% · 25-50 IBU

20B

American Stout

5-7% · 35-75 IBU

Plan a batch to these numbers.

Bitterness Colour Alcohol