Chewy Imperial Stout
This stuff looks like motor oil but drinks very smooth
Brewer: | Dennis Lowery | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Chewy Imperial Stout | Style: | Imperial Stout | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5.25 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 21 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.070 | FG: | 1.025 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.8% v/v (4.6% w/w) | |||||||
Grain: | 8 oz. American Munich 1 lb. American chocolate 1 lb. American black patent 8 oz. Rolled oats |
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Steep: | This was a lot of grain to steep, I probably should have backed it off a bit. | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.105 | 3.5 gallons | |||||
9 lb. Light malt extract | ||||||||
Hops: | 1 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Galena (aroma) |
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Yeast: | British Ale Wyeast W1098 | |||||||
Log: | pitched yeast about 6PM, this thing woke me at 4AM coming through the top of the air lock. use a blow-off tube! racked at one week and again 20 days later. |
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Carbonation: | primed with 4 oz corn sugar. | |||||||
Tasting: | this beer took 6 months in the bottle before it really came together, was even better at 10 months. |
Recipe posted 02/26/08.