Old Fashioned Donnybrook Recipe

Awhile ago I made an oatmeal stout that tasted great, but not so well during bottling. After some thought I will try that recipe one again with some minor changes. I'm looking for the grains to showcase this beer and have the hops support it. The yeast (WLP-002) should leave some sweetness to the beer, as it has a 70% attenuation in ideal conditions. And, of'course there may be a 1 gallon experiment, now I just need to secure the "special" ingredient.

Old Fashioned Donnybrook
(aka. Oatmeal Stout II)
Mash:154 IBU's:36 OG:1.055 FG:1.014

Grains:
9.5# Pale ale malt
1 Flaked (old fashioned) Oats (toasted)
3/4 Chocolate malt
3/4 Victory
1/2 Crystal 80L
1/2 Roasted barley

Hops:
Galena 60'

Yeast:
WLP-002 English Ale

Bottlin'

Last night was a crazy fun long night of hittin' the bottle. I mean bottling two batches of beer, which took ~3 hours. My roommate and I bottled the Exodus Porter and Conked Out Oatmeal Stout. I decided to split the two batches into four and create four flavors.

Here is a list of what I did:
flavor = bottled with
Oatmeal Stout = corn sugar
Oatmeal Stout = molasses and licorice
Porter = corn sugar
Porter = molasses and licorice

I am very eager to see how they finish. As of now they both are very tasty, but the Stout w/molasses and licorice is "crazy good". In two weeks I will pour all four bottles side by side and compare/contrast. I brew small batches so 2 batches netted ~3 cases. Cheers!

Conked Out Oatmeal Stout

Here is the recipe from my last stout. It will be bottled today or tomorrow. Pic's will follow during it's first pour (~2 weeks). Cheers!

Conked Out Oatmeal Stout
Late Winter 2008

OG: 1.060 IBU: 36 ABV: 6%

Mash at 150 for 60', Boil 60', Ferment 66-68F (7days)

GRAINS:
4.5# Maris Otter
3# 2-row
12oz Organic Oats
9.5oz Chocolate malt
9.5oz Victory malt
6.4oz Crystal 80
6.4oz Roasted barley 500L
HOPS: (using up my left over hops)
1/2oz Fuggles (4.2aau) (60')
1/2oz N. Brewer (4.2aau) (60')
1 oz Hallertauer (6.4aau) (60')
YEAST:
White Labs-Premium Bitter

This beer is aptly named due to having many problems during the brew session (luckily no problems during primary). Among the problems: during the run-off I had to leave to pick-up my girlfriend because her car broke down during rush hour, so as a result we named it "conked out oatmeal stout"! I had to let the run-off run, without anyone monitoring it, and as a result I only gathered ~3 1/4 gallons (I needed ~4). Once I got home I finished the beer cleaned up and passed out. 2 more weeks and I get to taste it!