
Shakespeare Spiced Bourbon Stout
Seasonal/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer • Extract • 5 gal
Stout with Seasonal Spices.
October 3, 2012 pm 11:21pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 1.25 lbs
English Chocolate Malt
English Chocolate Malt
Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.
- 1.0 lbs
English Black Roast
English Black Roast
Adds a heavy roast flavor and dark color.
- .75 lbs
Crystal 150; Great Western
Crystal 150; Great Western
Similar to the C120, but with a much more intense flavor and color. May get a hint of the burnt character.
- 7.13 lbs
Liquid Light; Muntons
Liquid Light; Muntons
Selected English lager malt is used to produce this fine consistent light malt extract.
- .5 lbs
Barley Flaked
Barley Flaked
Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.
- 3 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
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Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale™
Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale™
Slight residual diacetyl and fruitiness; great for stouts. Clean, smooth, soft and full-bodied.
Notes
Steep Crushed Grains at in 4.5 qts water at 153F for 30 minutes. Rinse grains with 2 quarts of 170F water. While steeping grain, warm liquid malt extract, by placing its container in warm water. Add grain tea and rinse water to pot and add water till you have 4 gallons. Mixing it with the 7.13 pounds of Light Liquid malt extract. Heat water to a boil. Total boil tims is 60 minues. Add 60 minute hops. After 50 minutes add Flavor hops (10 minute hops) After 15 more minutes take off heat, and cool below 100. Rack to fermentor adding SPICE MIX and enough tap water to make 5 gallons, cool below 70 then mixture and yeast. SPICE MIX: 6 oz Vodka 2 oz Bourbon .5 tsp Vanilla extract .25 tsp allspice .5 tsp cinnamon .25 tsp crushed coriander 1 whole Star anise or .25 tsp ground .5 oz crushed juniper pinch of black pepper
Style (BJCP)
Category: 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Subcategory: B - Seasonal/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.068 | 1.026 - 1.120 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 0.995 - 1.035 | ![]() |
Color: | 40.9 SRM | 1 - 50 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 7.2% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 83.5 IBU | 0 - 100 | ![]() |
Discussion
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2014-10-03 4:05pm
This beer has become a must brew for my Christmas parties. I have to brew two batches to get through the holidays, one keg is not enough.