Son of Black Death Imperial Stout
A very-close remake of my first "excellent" beer, with some minor tweaks: this one gets dry hopped, slightly more roast barley and munich malt, and the coffee flavor comes from "dry-hopping" it with coarsely ground espresso beans (amount to be determined). Should be true to its lineage. For my oldest bro Dave.
Brewer: | Matthew R. | Email: | mathstew@gmail.com | |||||
Beer: | Son of Black Death Imperial Stout | Style: | Imperial Stout | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 89 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.114 | FG: | 1.020 | |||||
Alcohol: | 12.2% v/v (9.6% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | RO water with chalk added to raise the pH to 5.2 | |||||||
Grain: | 14.0 lb. American 2-row 1.73 lb. American Munich 6.9 oz. Belgian CaraMunich 6.9 oz. Belgian Special B 0.88 lb. American chocolate 2.6 oz. American black patent 2 lb. Roasted barley 0.88 lb. Flaked barley 0.88 lb. Flaked oats |
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Mash: | 72% efficiency | |||||||
Single infusion, 1.5 qts/lb, 150*F for 90 minutes. Stir once at the midway point. At mash out, empty insulated mash tun into boil kettle and heat up to 168*F for mashout. Then return mash to MLT and sparge for 1 hour with 175*F water. | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.084 | 7.5 gallons | |||||
1 lb. 0.00 oz. Molasses 1.25 lb. Brown sugar |
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Hops: | 1.77 oz. Warrior (17.2% AA, 60 min.) 2 oz. Styrian Goldings (4.6% AA, 15 min.) |
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Yeast: | US05 yeastcake from previous 1.045 brown ale. | |||||||
Log: | Add 1 lb blackstrap molasses just as high krausen begins to recede. Infuse with additional oxygen 12 hours after pitch. Start fermentation at 65*F, ramp up to 75*F by end of primary fermentation. Bulk age for 2 months. Dry hop with one ounce of Styrian Goldings for 7 days, then keg and slow carb for 3 weeks. Bottle with Blichmann beer gun and age for 5 years... | |||||||
Carbonation: | Force carb to ~2 volumes. | |||||||
Tasting: | Not yet! |
Recipe posted 07/13/11.