Resolution Ale

Brewer:	dugg		Email:	-
Beer:	Resolution Ale		Style:	Imperial Stout
Type:	All grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	132 HCU (~42 SRM)		Bitterness:	132 IBU
OG:	1.092		FG:	1.027
Alcohol:	8.4% v/v (6.6% w/w)
Grain:	12 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. 4 oz. American crystal 40L 1 lb. 2 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 8 oz. American chocolate 8 oz. American black patent 5 oz. Roasted barley
Mash:	80% efficiency
	Second pitch batch sparge of The looking glass mash start new new sparge with 5.5 gal@ 1.010sg, heat to 170 add to mash for 90 min recirculating and heating to maintain 168 in cooler mash tun, 2oz nugget pellets in mash tun
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.084	5.5 gallons
	1 oz. bakers chocolate 4 oz. Brown sugar
	1 oz dark baking chocolate,1/2 level tsp cayenne,2level tsp cinnamon at boil, 4 oz brown sugar at 60 min, 1oz irish moss at 75 min
Hops:	2 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) 2 oz. Nugget (12% AA, 60 min.) 2 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 45 min.) 3 oz. ammarillo (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast irish ale, would have preferred London Ale III or Pacman if available
Log:	3 oz amarillo leaf dry hopped in primary,rack to secondary@10days,add 24 jd oak cubes in secondary, second rack in 17 days, need pump&coarse filtration for high solids high gravity like this, lost a lot of volume in the first rack even with hop bag.
Carbonation:	corny keg
Tasting:	first sip at second rack was filthy!! delicious. With some small mods this will be an epic winter ale

Recipe posted 12/11/10.