Beer Style: Sweet Stout
(13B)
Recipe Type: extract
Yield: 5 US gallons
I have tried and tested this recipe and it has won quite a few awards. I've never compared it side-by-side with Watneys, but think it will put you in the ballpark.
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.019
Alcohol by Vol: 4.97%
Recipe Type: extract
Yield: 5.00 US Gallons
Don't boil the grains, just crush them and steep them in 2 gallons of 170F water, then remove and add the rest of the 5.5 gallon boil water. If you don't do a full wort boil, you will have to increase the hop rates (say, 25% more for a 2.75 gallon boil) to compensate for the lower efficiency. Better be very sure you keep good sanitation since lactobacillus can eat the lactose and will certainly make for gushers (or worse) if you get an infection.
Fermented at 68F.
Source: Al Korzonas