Devil's Double Chocolate Stout
Brewer: | Donny V & Tony M | Email: | homebrew1014@gmail.com | |||||
Beer: | Devil's Double Chocolate Stout | Style: | Sweet Stout | |||||
Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 21 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.058 | FG: | 1.017 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.3% v/v (4.2% w/w) | |||||||
Grain: | 4.5 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. Belgian chocolate 6 oz. British black patent 6 oz. Flaked barley .75 lb. Rolled oats |
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Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.107 | 3 gallons | |||||
3 lb. Dark dry malt extract 1 lb. Lactose |
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Prepare yeast according to the package directions Pour 3 gallons of spring water into a large SS pot. Heat to ~130 degrees F. Add 1 teaspoon gypsum to grain bill and pour into a nylon steeping bag. Steep for 30 minutes @130 degrees. After 30 minutes, increase the heat to ~150 degrees F. Steep for 60 minutes. Remove grains, sparge with 1.5 gallons of ~150 degree water and pour the liquid back into the pot. Stir in the dry malt extract, lactose and 1 teaspoon of gypsum. Return to a boil add Fuggles hops set a timer for 60 minutes. When 15 minutes are left, add the Irish moss. When 10 minutes are left, add the Willamette hops. Chill wort to 70 - 75 degrees as quickly as possible (wort chiller or ice bath) Strain the wort into your fermenter (carboy) and add the yeast. Add water to reach the 5.5 gallon mark (should be about 1.5 gallons). Stir well, add an airlock and place in a cool dry place where the temperature remains below ~70 degrees. Ferment for 7 days. Use a sterile siphon hose to transfer the beer to a secondary fermenter. Set in a place where the temperature is ~64 degrees, and ferment for 14 days, or until the specific gravity has dropped to 1.005 when tested using a hydrometer. If Bottling Sterilize your bottles for bottling. Pour the beer into a new sterile 5 gallon bucket and stir in the corn sugar until dissolved. Siphon into sterile bottles and cap. Let the beer prime in the bottle for at least 14 days in a place where the temperature stays below 70 degrees. |
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Hops: | 2 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 15 min.) |
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Yeast: | Wyeast Irish Ale Yeast | |||||||
Carbonation: | 2.4 volumes | Keg: 15.3 psi @ 48°F |
Recipe posted 08/28/12.