Late Night Denny's - Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter

This is not my recipe (though I wish it was). It's Denny Conn's Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter, a true homebrew classic. If you like dark and complex beers, you owe it to yourself to brew this beer.

Brewer:	Chris Ungvarsky		Email:	chris.ungvarsky@gmail.com
Beer:	Late Night Denny's - Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter		Style:	Robust Porter
Type:	All grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	133 HCU (~43 SRM)		Bitterness:	37 IBU
OG:	1.082		FG:	1.016
Alcohol:	8.6% v/v (6.7% w/w)
Grain:	13 lb. American 2-row 2.5 lb. American Munich 1.5 lb. British brown .5 lb. American crystal 40L 1 lb. American crystal 120L 1.25 lb. American chocolate
Mash:	65% efficiency
	153°F for 60 minutes, 165°F mash out for 10 min. 170°F fly sparge to collect 7.5 gallons in brewpot.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.060	7.5 gallons
Hops:	1 oz. Magnum (12% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 10 min.)
Yeast:	Wyeast 1450 Denny's Favorite in a 2000ml starter at 1.040.
Log:	Primary 10-14 days at 68° Add 2 split, scraped and chopped vanilla Beans after primary - rack 7 to 14 days Add Bourbon at bottling (1 to 1.75 cups - don't overdo this!)
Tasting:	This is one of the most flavorful beers I have ever had the pleasure of running through my tap lines. Amazing that I serve this after only 4 or 5 weeks and it tastes like it's been aging in bourbon barrels for a year. Cheers!

Recipe posted 03/04/15.