75/75/75 American Stout

For my 75th batch, making a 75 OG - 75 IBU - 75 SRM American Stout.

Brewer:	ChriSto		Email:	-
Beer:	75/75/75 American Stout		Style:	Foreign-Style Stout
Type:	All grain		Size:	4 gallons
Color:	231 HCU		Bitterness:	75 IBU
OG:	1.075		FG:	1.015
Alcohol:	7.8% v/v (6.1% w/w)
Grain:	9 lb. 8 oz. American 2-row 8 oz. British crystal 50-60L 6 oz. American chocolate 12 oz. Carafa Special II 12 oz. Roasted barley
Mash:	70% efficiency
	152F
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.060	5 gallons
	IM at 15 min.
Hops:	31.5g Magnum (13.2% AA, 60 min.) 28.4g Centenniel (10% AA, 7 min.)
Yeast:	S-05
Log:	20 days primary at 72-75F.
Carbonation:	medium carbonation
Tasting:	Ended up a quaffable beer, somewhat to my surprise as I expected it to be too bitter and too roast flavored for my taste. Used lots of debittered carafa to get color to the appropriate blackness without being overbearingly roast/tar flavored - probably could have actually added some black patent or more roasted barley in the end as it is almost too smooth for the style. Also would up the late hops additions as the citrus is just hinted at in flavor and none in nose.

Recipe posted 12/02/08.