Hump's Sweet Imperial Stout

I was trying to make a sweet stout. Instead of using less hops and perhaps some lactose sugar, I simply used more malt to give it the sweeter taste. Hence the word "Imperial" in the name. Not really an imperial stout, but more royal than a typical sweet stout. The finished product was both stout and sweet. It's a tasty one!

Brewer:	Joshua Humphries		Email:	jhumphries@newenergyassoc.com
Beer:	Hump's Sweet Imperial Stout		Style:	Sweet Stout
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	159 HCU (~48 SRM)		Bitterness:	12 IBU
OG:	1.072		FG:	1.020
Alcohol:	6.8% v/v (5.3% w/w)
Water:	Publix-brand drinking water
Grain:	1 lb. British crystal 50-60L 8 oz. American chocolate 8 oz. Roasted barley
Steep:	Steep the grains after the kettle goes on the burner and remove grains before the water reaches boiling (~200°)
Boil:	55 minutes	SG 1.181	2 gallons
	2 lb. 8 oz. Amber malt extract 7 lb. Dark malt extract
Hops:	1 oz. Brewers Gold (4.6% AA, 55 min.) 1 oz. Willamette (5.1% AA, 55 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (6.7% AA, 5 min.)
Yeast:	White Labs Liquid Yeast - Irish Ale Yeast
Log:	After 6 days - re-racked (SG 1.020) MAN! Is it ever warm with alcohol at such a young age for 6.8%! After another month - bottled (SG 1.020) I let it go a month in the secondary to tame down the alcohol flavors. It worked. The beer finished great!
Carbonation:	Standard bottle conditioning (1/2 cup priming sugar boiled in almost 1 pint of water, cooled)
Tasting:	Very heavy, very strong, very stout, and VERY sweet. It is everything I was trying to make, except BIGGER!

Recipe posted 12/08/00.