I’ll give you my favorite stout recipe brewed thus far:
Milk Stout Left Hand Brewing clone
5 gallon batch
OG 1.062
FG 1.022
ABV 5.25%
22 IBU
Malts
3.2 kg - Pale Malt (2 Row)
450 g - Roasted Barley
340 g - Crystal Malt 60L
340 g - Chocolate Malt
340 g - Munich Malt
280 g - Flaked barley
220 g - Flaked oats
66C (151F) mash temps
Hops & additions
10 g - Magnum [12% AA] (60 min)
28 g - East Kent Goldings [5% AA] (10 min)
450 g - Lactose sugar (10 min)
Yeast
1 pack of Safale US05
Ferment at 20C (68F)
A nice smooth and roasty stout with the lactose adding a touch of sweetness and some nice mouthfeel. This beer was my first where it really exceeded my expectations as a homebrewer so it hold a special place in my homebrewing heart