
Orrs Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout • All Grain • 5.50 gal
Brewing this on 2/18/12 Turned out great even though I lost some eff. I am ready to brew this again...with Northern brewer and Kent Goldings
February 17, 2012 pm 10:19pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.50 gal)
- 15.00 lbs
Standard 2-Row; Rahr
Standard 2-Row; Rahr
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
- 1.50 lbs
Roasted Barley; Briess
Roasted Barley; Briess
Intensely bitter coffee flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Use 3-7% for coffee flavor in Porter and Stout • Use 2-5% in Nut Brown Ales. • Use Chocolate Malt or Black Malt in combination with Roasted Barley to obtain desired color. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 1.0 lbs
Special B Malt; Castle Malting
Special B Malt; Castle Malting
Features: Very special Belgian dark malt, obtained through specific double drying process. Usage: Abbey ales, Trappist ales, dubbels, porters, brown ales, doppelbocks. Recommended proportion: 10%. Characteristics: Is used to produce a deep red to dark brown-black colour and fuller body. Unique flavour and aroma. Gives much colour and raisin-like flavour. Imparts a rich malty taste and a hint of nut and plum flavour. May substitute Chocolate and Black malt if bitterness is not desired.
- .75 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.
- 0.50 lbs
Biscuit Malt; Castle Malting
Biscuit Malt; Castle Malting
Features: Unique and very special Belgian malt. Lightly kilned, then lightly torrefied up to 160°C. Usage: All special beers and as well for English ales, brown ales and porters. Recommended proportion: up to 15% of the grist. Characteristics: Biscuit malt produces a very pronounced "toasty" finish in the beer. Imparts a warm bread and biscuit like aroma and flavour. Biscuit Malt promotes a light to medium warm brown colour to the mash. This malt is used to improve the roasted flavour and aroma that characterize ales and lagers lending the subtle properties of black and chocolate malts. No enzymes. Must be mashed with malts having a surplus of diastatic power.
- 1.0 lbs
Barley Flakes; Gilbertson & Page
Barley Flakes; Gilbertson & Page
Mash Ready Barley Flakes will lend a rich, grainy taste and will increase head retention, creaminess, and body. Can be used in amounts of up to 40% of grist total.
- 1.0 oz
Nugget - 15.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Nugget
This is very bitter and often used in medium to dark ales and lagers. Aroma is quite heavy and herbal.
- 1.0 oz
Willamette - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- 1.0 oz
Willamette - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
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Wyeast 1028 London Ale™
Wyeast 1028 London Ale™
Rich with a dry finish, minerally profile, bold and crisp, with some fruitiness.
Notes
Substituted out 5 lbs. of Rahr for Mild Malt
Style (BJCP)
Category: 13 - Stout
Subcategory: F - Russian Imperial Stout
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.107 | 1.075 - 1.115 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.025 | 1.018 - 1.030 | ![]() |
Color: | 33.5 SRM | 30 - 40 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 11.0% ABV | 8% - 12% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 70.8 IBU | 50 - 90 | ![]() |
Discussion
Good Stout
2012-06-11 5:22pm
A good Stout but I did lose a lot in my efficiency.(1.090) I love the beer but will modify mt process a bit to get the proper eff.