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Zurich Imperial Stout

Zurich Imperial Stout

Russian Imperial Stout • Partial Mash • 4.25 gal

kaj030201

Final Brew in the series: "Imperial Stouts of the World".

July 2, 2008 am 10:31am

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Ingredients (Partial Mash4.25 gal)

  • 11 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 American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

    Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

  • 1 lbs Special Roast Malt; Briess

    Special Roast Malt; Briess

    Toasty, biscuity, sour, tangy flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • Excellent for Nut Brown Ales, Porter and other dark beer styles. • Special processing develops unique Toasty, Biscuity, Sour, Tangy flavors distinctive to Special Roast Malt . • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 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.

  • 3.15 lbs Liquid Dark Extract

    Liquid Dark Extract

    Used predominantly in the production of dark beers such as milds, browns, porters, and stouts.

  • 1 oz Columbus - 12.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Columbus

    Used mainly for bittering with some flavor qualities as well. Aroma is pleasant.

  • 1 oz Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 30 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.

  • .75 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 1 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 each- Amaretto, Chocolate Almond and Anise extract - (omitted from calculations)

    each- Amaretto, Chocolate Almond and Anise extract

  • 2 oz each- Irish Cream and Cognac extract - (omitted from calculations)

    each- Irish Cream and Cognac extract

  • White Labs WLP885 Zurich Lager

    White Labs WLP885 Zurich Lager

    Swiss style lager yeast. With proper care, this yeast can be used to produce lager beer over 11% ABV. Sulfur and diacetyl production is minimal. Original culture provided to White Labs by Marc Sedam. Available Sept.-Oct.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 13 - Stout

Subcategory: F - Russian Imperial Stout

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.110 1.075 - 1.115
Terminal Gravity: 1.029 1.018 - 1.030
Color: 40.3 SRM 30 - 40
Alcohol: 10.9% ABV 8% - 12%
Bitterness: 89.9 IBU 50 - 90

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