Malts in Stouts

[bandit]

Will there be much difference between Maris Otter and Golden promise when used in a stout

[iowalad]

I don't think there would be much difference.

At most there would be a subtle difference.

[PGSteamer]

I've never been able to compare Golden Promise to Maris Otter so what I'm saying probably doesn't amount to much.

But I have read that porters or stouts are recommended for first time all grain brewers since the strong flavours from the darker grains help hide any imperfections. So this would lead me to suspect that the dark grains would probably mask the difference between the MO and GP base grain. HTH

[iowalad]

I haven't ever notice sickly sweet in GP but I could go along with sweeter but that is a matter of degree I guess. I don't know that the selection of the base malt is critical in a stout as the roast barley/chocolate malt will overwhelm the difference between MO and GP.

My experience with GP is limited to my scottish ales. I tend to use MO.

[mysterio]

Must disagree with you Daab, I don't have a sweet tooth either and I much prefer savoury, bitter flavours. I still tend to prefer GP as a base malt. I can't put my finger on what it is I like about it - I just prefer the flavour!

In fact, I can't stand sweet ales in the slightest; much of the reason I've begun to like scottish ales (only after i've started brewing them) is that they have a nice roasty, almost coffee like bitter kick to them.