Odell's Lugene - I want to try to "clone" it

[edonald774]

Guys,
I am a massive fan of Odell's Lugene which is an amazing milk stout. Very chocolatey, very vanilla like and has a lot of body.
I really want to be able to make something similar and I took a chance and contacted the brewers and they were actually more helpful than I expected.

So they have emailed me and said that the malts they use are;
Chocolate
Roasted barley
Amber
Dark Crystal and
caramalt.
It's 8.5% and has IBU of 22

They've also said they use 300 grams of chocolate 2/3 milk 1/3 dark and vanilla at later stages.

Could anyone with a bit more experience than me help me make a milk stout recipe out of this that might give me that sweet, thick body?
I did try a milk stout last year but it felt thin in comparison.

It's 8.5% and has IBU of 22

[Thorbz]

Hi. Their website also mentions lactose as an ingredient, which, being unfermentable, adds body/sweetness. I've bought a pack of lactose to use in a milk stout, but I'm a little uncertain about using it, as some brewers have claimed it leaves an odd taste.

HTH.

[edonald774]

I added 500 grams of lactose to the boil in my attempt at a milk stout but to be honest I'm not certain it made much difference.
Since then I've had people tell me not to add it to the boil, it's better in secondary fermentation so i'm not sure.

Maybe someone with more experience could explain it's best use.