What oats for best silky mouthfeel?

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I’m looking for recommendations on what type of oats will provide the best
(most) silky mouth feel for a vanilla stout?

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If your not bent on the idea of making an Oatmeal Stout and just want the silky texture I’d reccomend Flaked Barley instead.  I recently used 3.5lbs (5.25gal) in a stout and it had a silky, chewy texture like no other stout I’ve ever made.
-J.K.L.

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I think I’ve gotten the best results for steel cut oats. They have to be cooked first. I use a cereal mash for then.

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From personal experience with many batches of stouts and browns, I concur. I’m just getting tired of doing the
cereal mash rigamorow. I have a Polarware 15 gallon mash tun and sparging with cooked oats in the mash is dicey.