Knock Out Short and Stout
Russian Imperial Stout • Extract • 5 gal
Dark, creamy and strong. Sorry, the previous recipe is marked for deletion. Still new here.
April 22, 2010 pm 11:21pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 3 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- 2 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- 1 lbs
American Black Patent
American Black Patent
Provides color and sharp flavor in stouts and porters.
- 4 lbs
Dry Dark; Muntons
Dry Dark; Muntons
Used predominantly in the production of dark beers such as milds, browns, porters, and stouts.
- 4 lbs
Unhopped Plain Light; Coopers
Unhopped Plain Light; Coopers
- .5 lbs
Barley Flaked
Barley Flaked
Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.
- .5 lbs
Oats Flaked
Oats Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- .5 lbs
Malto Dextrin
Malto Dextrin
Adds body and mouthfeel. For all extract beers. Does not ferment.
- 2 oz
Willamette - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- 1 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.
- 4 oz
Chocolate (semisweet baking) - (omitted from calculations)
Chocolate (semisweet baking)
Chocolate liquor to which sweeteners and cocoa butter have been added. Also known as dark chocolate. According to government standards, it must contain at least 35 percent chocolate liquor. Its fat content averages 27 percent. Tastes rich and smooth. Strongest chocolate flavor with minimal dairy or milk flavor. Flavor depends on cocoa bean blend rather than dairy ingredients.
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Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.
Notes
Grains 3 lb. American crystal 60L 2 lb. American chocolate malt 1 lb. American black patent Extract 4 lb. Dark malt extract 4 lb. Light dry malt extract Hops 2 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Fuggles hops Yeast Wyeast London Ale (#1028) Adjuncts 1/2 lb roasted barley 1 lb flaked oats 8oz Maple Syrup (grade A) 8oz Buckwheat Honey 4oz baker's cocoa 8oz malto-dextrine 8oz lactose Irish Moss Process Roast 2 cups - 1/2 lb of oats for 30 min in oven @ 160-180 F ...or 350 F for a few min. ...until you get a cookie aroma, set aside for a day or so. Add oats (roasted and not) and roasted barley to 2 gal cold water, raise temp to 160 and steep for 60 min, siphon water into brew kettle. Bring the mixture above to 150-155 F and steep grains in steep bag for 45-60 min, sparge with .5 gal water, add sparge water to brewkettle. Oh yeah, steep black patent separately for only 5-10 min. (or use .5 lbs of it..to taste as they say). Bring 2.5 gal mix to boil and add extracts, Willamette (60 min total boil) After 15 min of boil, add bakers cocoa and malto-dextrine After 45 min (15 min to go) add pinch of Irish moss With 5 min to go add honey, maple syrup and lactose When boil ends add Fuggles Cool and rack to primary, add water to level to 5.5 gal, pitch yeast Primary for 4-7+ days, secondary for 1-2+ weeks Add 4-5 oz priming sugar, bottle, condition
Style (BJCP)
Category: 13 - Stout
Subcategory: F - Russian Imperial Stout
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.099 | 1.075 - 1.115 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.026 | 1.018 - 1.030 | |
| Color: | 44.1 SRM | 30 - 40 | |
| Alcohol: | 9.6% ABV | 8% - 12% | |
| Bitterness: | 29.3 IBU | 50 - 90 |
