Stout Heart
Russian Imperial Stout • All Grain • 5 gal
Time to make a cellar beer to be enjoyed a year or two from now, provided you have the willpower.
January 16, 2005 am 10:38am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 15 lbs
Maris Otter Pale
Maris Otter Pale
An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 90°L
Crystal Malt 90°L
Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.
- .75 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .625 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.
- .25 lbs
English Black Roast
English Black Roast
Adds a heavy roast flavor and dark color.
- .25 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- 1 lbs
Light Brown Sugar
Light Brown Sugar
Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.
- .5 lbs
Molasses
Molasses
Imparts strong sweet flavor. Use in stouts and porters.
- 2 oz
Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% whole; boiled 90 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
- 2 oz
Fuggle - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 20 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 2 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 1 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
- .25 oz
Oak Chips added to secondary - (omitted from calculations)
Oak Chips added to secondary
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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.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 13 - Stout
Subcategory: F - Russian Imperial Stout
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.113 | 1.075 - 1.115 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.026 | 1.018 - 1.030 | |
| Color: | 33.1 SRM | 30 - 40 | |
| Alcohol: | 11.6% ABV | 8% - 12% | |
| Bitterness: | 75.7 IBU | 50 - 90 |
