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Spotted Tongue Big Stout 1

Spotted Tongue Big Stout 1

Russian Imperial Stout • All Grain • 5.5 gal

Homebrewer Stan

Toast the oats before adding to mash.

August 13, 2010 pm 03:52pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 15 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

  • 1 lbs Black Roasted Barley

    Black Roasted Barley

    Unmalted roasted grain, it is the backbone of many stouts. Imparts a sharp acrid flavor characteristic of dry stouts. Gives "dryness" to a stout or porter ,more so than regular Roasted Barley.

  • 0.5 lbs Belgian Special B

    Belgian Special B

  • 0.5 lbs American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

    Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

  • 0.5 lbs British Dark Crystal

    British Dark Crystal

    Sweet caramel flavor, mouthfeel. For porters, stouts, old ales and any dark ale.

  • 1 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1 lbs Light Brown Sugar

    Light Brown Sugar

    Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.

  • 0.75 oz Magnum - 14.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Magnum

    Bred in 1980 at Germany’s Hüll Hop Research Center, this high-alpha variety is renowned for its exceptionally large, heavy cones. Hallertauer Magnum delivers excellent yields and, like many Hüll-developed hops, boasts a strong resistance to disease.

  • 0.5 oz Target - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

    Target

    Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.

  • 0.5 oz Target - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Target

    Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.

  • White Labs WLP005 British Ale

    White Labs WLP005 British Ale

    This yeast is a little more attenuative than WLP002. Like most English strains, this yeast produces malty beers. Excellent for all English style ales including bitter, pale ale, porter, and brown ale.

Notes

SS infusion mash at 148, using yeast cake from previous beer, an IPA.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 13 - Stout

Subcategory: F - Russian Imperial Stout

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.081 1.075 - 1.115
Terminal Gravity: 1.022 1.018 - 1.030
Color: 34.9 SRM 30 - 40
Alcohol: 7.9% ABV 8% - 12%
Bitterness: 58.6 IBU 50 - 90

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