Evil Midget Stout
First attempt at an Imperial.
Lower than usual efficiency, my excuse is a cloudy, windy day.
Low gravity forced a change to Foreign style.. looks good.
Will be revising throughout the process.
Brewer: | Patrick C | Email: | arrowman@home.com | |||||
Beer: | Evil Midget Stout | Style: | Foreign-Style Stout | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 62 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.070 | FG: | 1.015 | |||||
Alcohol: | 7.2% v/v (5.6% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | 1/2 tsp Gypsum to mash and sparge water. | |||||||
Grain: | 12 lb. British pale 8 oz. British chocolate 1 lb. 8 oz. Roasted barley 2 lb. Flaked barley 8 oz. British crystal 50-60L |
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Mash: | 65% efficiency | |||||||
Single infusion @ 156°F for 65 minutes. Sparge with 5 Gallons @ 170 over 1 hour. |
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Boil: | 65 minutes | SG 1.060 | 6.5 gallons | |||||
1/2 tsp Irish Moss @ 12 minutes. | ||||||||
Hops: | 3.5 oz. East Kent Goldings (6.1% AA, 60 min.) | |||||||
Yeast: | 1098 British Ale smack pack, pitched at 73F. | |||||||
Log: | Brewed on 4/19/00 Mash in at 11:30 AM EDT Mash out at 12:40 Began boil at 1:50 Chilled into carboy at 3:00. Pitched yeast at 3:40 |
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Carbonation: | 2.3 volumes | Corn Sugar: 3.90 oz. for 5 gallons @ 69°F |
Recipe posted 04/19/00.