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Red Star Imperial Russian Stout

Red Star Imperial Russian Stout

Russian Imperial Stout • All Grain • 10 gal

LanceShipman

Basic Russian Imperial Stout

August 29, 2010 pm 06:58pm

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain10 gal)

  • 30.99 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

  • 1.27 lbs 2-Row Black Malt; Briess

    2-Row Black Malt; Briess

    Neutral flavor. Characteristics & Applications: Use in all beer styles for color adjustment. Provides the color and sharp, almost acrid, flavor that is characteristic of Stouts and Porters. Use 1-10% for desired color in Porter and Stout. Black Malt has a distinctive malty flavor and is not interchangeable with Roasted Barley. Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 0.82 lbs Chocolate Malt; Breiss

    Chocolate Malt; Breiss

    Rich roasted coffee flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Chocolate Malt is used in all beer styles for color adjustment with minor or no flavor contribution. • Use 1-10% for desired color in Porter and Stout Beer. • The chocolate flavor is very complementary when used in higher percentages in Brown Ales, Porters, Stouts and other Dark Beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 2.15 lbs Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

    Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.

  • 4.8 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 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.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 13 - Stout

Subcategory: F - Russian Imperial Stout

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.084 1.075 - 1.115
Terminal Gravity: 1.023 1.018 - 1.030
Color: 34.1 SRM 30 - 40
Alcohol: 8.2% ABV 8% - 12%
Bitterness: 69.6 IBU 50 - 90

Discussion

LanceShipman

Great flavor.

2010-11-27 10:52am

The color came out on style. The original gravity was a little low. Final gravity of 1.01 a little dry. Still aging.

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