Imperial Stout Double Black Diamond
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Brewer: | JC Sain | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Imperial Stout Double Black Diamond | Style: | Imperial Stout | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 5 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.088 | FG: | 1.022 | |||||
Alcohol: | 8.5% v/v (6.7% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | 1 teaspoon burtons water salts. | |||||||
Grain: | 2 lb. American crystal 40L 1 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 1 lb. American black patent |
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Steep: | Steep in Hop bags in the water before starting boil. Leave in for 45min. Mostly for flavor not for sugars. |
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Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.440 | 1 gallons | |||||
7 lb. 3 oz. Dark malt extract 3 lb. Dark dry malt extract 3 oz. Molasses |
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Half once of Irish moss near the end of the boil. | ||||||||
Hops: | 1 oz. Galena (12% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Galena (12% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) |
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Yeast: | Used liquid abbey ale yeast | |||||||
Log: | Ferment for 5-7 days rack added 1/2 cup priming sugar. Bottled after another 5-7 days. | |||||||
Tasting: | Have blind taste tested with my beer friends holds up nicely. After a few sips everyone seems to notice the alcohol. |
Recipe posted 11/03/00.