Bite-Me Imperial Stout
This stout ferments HUGE! Be sure to use a blow-off hose, or you'll be cleaning up a pretty large mess.
Brewer: | Bite-Me! Brewery | Email: | wdcp@attbi.com | |||||
Beer: | Bite-Me Imperial Stout | Style: | Imperial Stout | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 50 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.086 | FG: | 1.020 | |||||
Alcohol: | 8.5% v/v (6.6% w/w) | |||||||
Grain: | 1 lb. British crystal 50-60L 6 oz. American chocolate 2 oz. American black patent 8 oz. Roasted barley |
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Steep: | steeped grains for 25 minutes in 2.5 gallons of water @ 155°, sparged with 1 gallon of 165° water. Remove from heat, add extracts. | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.107 | 4 gallons | |||||
6 lb. Light malt extract 4 lb. Amber dry malt extract |
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add irish moss last 15 minutes of boil. | ||||||||
Hops: | 2 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Centennial (aroma) |
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Yeast: | made a doubled starter using a Wyeast Scottish Ale Yeast # 1728 smak pak. Pitch when wort temp. is 75°. Aerate well. |
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Log: | Ferment in primary (used 6.5 gallon carboy with blow off hose) for 1 week @ 62-66° , racked to secondary for at least 2 weeks (or until fermintation is complete) again temp. range is 62-66°. Bottle and age for 6-8 weeks. This stout can age as long as you can wait. | |||||||
Carbonation: | 2.3 volumes | Corn Sugar: 3.74 oz. for 5 gallons @ 65°F | ||||||
Tasting: | This stout was supreme at bottling. Can't wait until it ages. |
Recipe posted 02/13/02.