
Matts double chocolate stout
Russian Imperial Stout • Extract • 5 gal
An untried recipe as far as the cocoa beans are concerned. I am hoping to get a chocolate flavor by using the beans. I am going to try this formula the next time I brew.
May 25, 2001 pm 04:10pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .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.
- .25 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.
- 3 lbs
Dry Extra Light Extract
Dry Extra Light Extract
For making very pale ales and lagers.
- 6.6 lbs
Liquid Dark Extract
Liquid Dark Extract
Used predominantly in the production of dark beers such as milds, browns, porters, and stouts.
- 1 lbs
Dark Brown Sugar
Dark Brown Sugar
Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.
- 2 1/4 oz
Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 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.
- 4 oz
mashed cocoa beans - (omitted from calculations)
mashed cocoa beans
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Wyeast 1318 London Ale III™
Wyeast 1318 London Ale III™
From traditional London brewery with great malt and hop profile. True top cropping strain, fruity, very light, soft balanced palate, finishes slightly sweet.
Notes
this is an untried recipe as far as adding the cocoa beans. I plan to steep the mashed beans with the grains to get the chocolate flavor I am seeking.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 13 - Stout
Subcategory: F - Russian Imperial Stout
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.088 | 1.075 - 1.115 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.023 | 1.018 - 1.030 | ![]() |
Color: | 29.3 SRM | 30 - 40 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 8.7% ABV | 8% - 12% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 71.0 IBU | 50 - 90 | ![]() |