Mad Russian Chocolate
Russian Imperial Stout • Extract • 5 gal
brewed-1/27/07 secondary-2/4/07
January 10, 2007 pm 09:25pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .25 lbs
Crystal Malt 120°L
Crystal Malt 120°L
Pronounced caramel flavor and a red color. For stouts, porters and black beers.
- .50 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .75 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- 1 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- 10 lbs
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.
- .50 lbs
Barley Flaked
Barley Flaked
Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.
- 2 oz
Nugget - 13.5 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 oz
Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 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.
- 8.0 oz
cocoa powder (15min boil) - (omitted from calculations)
cocoa powder (15min boil)
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White Labs WLP004 Irish Stout
White Labs WLP004 Irish Stout
This is the yeast from one of the oldest stout producing breweries in the world. It produces a slight hint of diacetyl, balanced by a light frui|iness and slight dry crispness. Great for Irish ales, stouts, porters, browns, reds and a very interesting pal
Notes
Cocoa nibs-10day ferment secondary Raspberry extract-2oz. @ bottling
Style (BJCP)
Category: 13 - Stout
Subcategory: F - Russian Imperial Stout
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.080 | 1.075 - 1.115 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.022 | 1.018 - 1.030 | |
| Color: | 31.8 SRM | 30 - 40 | |
| Alcohol: | 7.7% ABV | 8% - 12% | |
| Bitterness: | 83.9 IBU | 50 - 90 |
