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18 Month Imperial Stout

18 Month Imperial Stout

Russian Imperial Stout • Partial Mash • 2.5 gal

kaj030201

Will brew in Feb 2008 and bottle August 2009. Will age on Bourbon Oak Chunks for 4 months and Sauvignon Oak Chunks for 10 months.

January 11, 2008 pm 01:49pm

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Ingredients (Partial Mash2.5 gal)

  • 3 lbs American 6-row Pale

    American 6-row Pale

    Tends to increase lautering efficiency due to a stiffer husk. May be used as the base malt for any beer style. The enzymes in all varieties of the current crop are sufficient to support high percentages of specialty malts and adjuncts.

  • 4 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • .5 lbs Weyermann Carafa® III; Weyermann

    Weyermann Carafa® III; Weyermann

    Carafa I, II and III also are available de-husked. Adds aroma, color and body.

  • .5 lbs American Caramel 80°L

    American Caramel 80°L

    Mild caramel,nutty flavor, sweet. adds color(Red Ale)

  • 1.5 lbs Belgian Special B

    Belgian Special B

  • 3 lbs Dry Amber Extract

    Dry Amber Extract

    Cream-colored and full-flavored; will produce amber colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters. Made of pale and crystal malts.

  • .5 lbs Dry Extra Light Extract

    Dry Extra Light Extract

    For making very pale ales and lagers.

  • 1 lbs Candi Sugar Dark

    Candi Sugar Dark

    Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.

  • 1 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • .5 lbs Barley Raw

    Barley Raw

    Raw, unmalted barley can be used to add body to your beer. Use in homebrew requires very fine milling combined with a decoction or multi-stage mash. Performs best when used in small quantities with well modified grains.

  • 1 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .5 oz Centennial - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 75 min

    Centennial

    Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.

  • .5 oz Nelson Sauvin™ - 11.0 AA% pellets; boiled 3 min

    Nelson Sauvin™

    Early trials with Nelson Sauvin immediately revealed it to be somewhat different in its brewing character than other hop cultivars. This variety imparts certain grape like flavours to the beer; flavours which have yet to be positively identified. To acknowledge this Sauvignon Blanc flavour the variety was named Nelson Sauvin.

  • White Labs WLP099 Super High Gravity Ale

    White Labs WLP099 Super High Gravity Ale

    Can ferment up to 25% alcohol. From England.WLP099 Super High Gravity Yeast, Available Nov.-Dec.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 13 - Stout

Subcategory: F - Russian Imperial Stout

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.181 1.075 - 1.115
Terminal Gravity: 1.046 1.018 - 1.030
Color: 48.5 SRM 30 - 40
Alcohol: 18.6% ABV 8% - 12%
Bitterness: 94.6 IBU 50 - 90

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