French Imperial Stout
Russian Imperial Stout • All Grain • 3 gal
Brew # 2 in "Imperial Stouts of the World". See my other recipes for the rest of them.
June 27, 2008 pm 07:08pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 3 gal)
- 9 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 1 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.
- .75 lbs
Belgian Special B
Belgian Special B
- .5 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- 2 oz
Strisselspalter - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Strisselspalter
French variety related to Hallertauer.
- .5 oz
Nelson Sauvin™ - 14.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Nelson Sauvin™
Early trials with Nelson Sauvin immediately revealed it to be somewhat different in its brewing character than other hop cultivars. This variety imparts certain grape like flavours to the beer; flavours which have yet to be positively identified. To acknowledge this Sauvignon Blanc flavour the variety was named Nelson Sauvin.
- 32 oz
Sauvignon Grape Juice - (omitted from calculations)
Sauvignon Grape Juice
- 4 oz
Sauvignon Oak Chunks - (omitted from calculations)
Sauvignon Oak Chunks
-
White Labs WLP011 European Ale
White Labs WLP011 European Ale
Malty, Northern European-origin ale yeast. Low ester production, giving a clean profile. Little to no sulfur production. Low attenuation helps to contribute to the malty character. Good for Alt, Kolsch, malty English ales, and fruit beers.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 13 - Stout
Subcategory: F - Russian Imperial Stout
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.089 | 1.075 - 1.115 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.024 | 1.018 - 1.030 | |
| Color: | 39.7 SRM | 30 - 40 | |
| Alcohol: | 8.6% ABV | 8% - 12% | |
| Bitterness: | 69.8 IBU | 50 - 90 |
