Happy Pig Stout
I borrowed the ingredients list from Andrew's Stout in the recipe
base, and adjusted everything to be in the middle of the style.
Attempting to brew to style - what a concept!
Brewer: | John Griswold | Email: | - | |||||
URL: | http://members.tripod.com/johngriswold/beer/ | |||||||
Beer: | Happy Pig Stout | Style: | Irish Dry Stout | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 35 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.050 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
Alcohol: | 4.6% v/v (3.6% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Bottled filtered spring water - and a touch of gypsum | |||||||
Grain: | 7 lb. American 2-row 12 oz. Belgian chocolate 8 oz. Roasted barley 1 lb. Flaked barley 8 oz. Flaked oats |
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Mash: | 80% efficiency | |||||||
Mash in with 12 quarts @165°F (1T gypsum). Adjust to 152°F, hold for 30 minutes. Adjust to 158°F, hold until conversion is complete. Mash out to 165°F, transfer to lauter tun. Sparge with 5 gallons to collect 6.5 gallons in the kettle. The sparge was a little sticky because of the oats and flaked barley. |
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Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.037 | 7.5 gallons | |||||
I added a gallon of water over the course of the boil to offset evaporation. My first batch with a new 170K BTU burner. Learned to watch more carefully for boilovers. |
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Hops: | 2 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.) | |||||||
Yeast: | SSC English Ale yeast in a one-pint starter | |||||||
Log: | Brewed Feb 21, 1999. Fermentation at 58°F-62°F. Bottled March 6, 1999. |
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Carbonation: | 1/3 C priming dextrose, roughly 2 3/4 oz. Perhaps a little much? This calculates out to about 2.1 volumes |
Recipe posted 03/06/99.