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JTR's Chocolate Cherry Stout

JTR's Chocolate Cherry Stout

Russian Imperial Stout • All Grain • 5 gal

FartKnocker

Dedicated to Jimmy the Retard... a good friend to myself & BelgianWannabe. JTR is the MAN! This brew is in honor of him.

September 24, 2006 pm 07:38pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 11 lbs Moravian Well-Modified Pale

    Moravian Well-Modified Pale

    Suitable for ales or lagers. It can be used with a single temperature infusion mash schedule.

  • 0.25 lbs Belgian Black Roast

    Belgian Black Roast

    Adds a heavy roast flavor and dark color.

  • 1 lbs German Dark Munich

    German Dark Munich

    Enhances body and aroma. Stout, schwarzbier, brown ale, dark and amber ales.

  • 0.50 lbs British Dark Crystal

    British Dark Crystal

    Sweet caramel flavor, mouthfeel. For porters, stouts, old ales and any dark ale.

  • 0.50 lbs Chocolate Rye Malt

    Chocolate Rye Malt

    Enhances aroma of dark ales and improves color. For dunkel rye wheat and ale.

  • 1 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 lbs Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

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

  • 0.50 lbs Chocolate Rye Malt

    Chocolate Rye Malt

    Enhances aroma of dark ales and improves color. For dunkel rye wheat and ale.

  • 0.25 lbs Belgian Biscuit

    Belgian Biscuit

    Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.

  • 0.25 lbs Belgian Special B

    Belgian Special B

  • 0.25 lbs American Victory

    American Victory

    Provides a deep golden to brown color. Use in nut brown ales, IPAs and Scottish ales.

  • 0.50 lbs Torrified Wheat

    Torrified Wheat

    Helps head retention and mouthfeel, used in some pale ales.

  • 0.50 lbs Dark Brown Sugar

    Dark Brown Sugar

    Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.

  • 1 lbs Candi Sugar Dark

    Candi Sugar Dark

    Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.

  • 1 oz Magnum - 14.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Magnum

    Bred in 1980 at Germany’s Hüll Hop Research Center, this high-alpha variety is renowned for its exceptionally large, heavy cones. Hallertauer Magnum delivers excellent yields and, like many Hüll-developed hops, boasts a strong resistance to disease.

  • 0.25 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 0.25 oz Challenger - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Challenger

    Popular bittering hop used primarily in British ales and lagers. Mild to moderate aroma, but quite spicy.

  • 0.50 oz Brambling Cross - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Brambling Cross

    Grandparent of Saxon and Viking, they have a unique toasty, buttery, slighly resiny aroma with some woody notes.

  • 1 lb Belgian Dark Chocolate - (omitted from calculations)

    Belgian Dark Chocolate

  • 1 lb Organic Cherries - (omitted from calculations)

    Organic Cherries

  • 1 l Moxie - (omitted from calculations)

    Moxie

  • Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™

    Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™

    Highly flocculant top-fermenting strain with rich, malty character and balanced fruitiness. This strain is so flocculant that additional aeration and agitation is needed. An excellent strain for cask-conditioned ales.

Notes

Age for 6 months in oak chips (heavy toast). Soak oak chips in Jameson's irish whisky for one month before adding to carboy. Step mash from 130 up to 155 F. boil Moxie for 60 min, cherries & dark chocolate for 15 min.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 13 - Stout

Subcategory: F - Russian Imperial Stout

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.097 1.075 - 1.115
Terminal Gravity: 1.026 1.018 - 1.030
Color: 45.8 SRM 30 - 40
Alcohol: 9.5% ABV 8% - 12%
Bitterness: 67.7 IBU 50 - 90

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