This stout looks awesome in the fermentor

**Brandon O** · 07-09-2008, 10:26 PM

NOSFARATU'S RETURN 5 gallons, extract/specialty grains
Mark diSimone Brew Masters Ltd. Rockville, Md.
"This beer is silky smooth and has a great chocolate character. Its 10 percent alcohol is totally hidden. It is ranked number one in our 18-year history."
Ingredients:
• 6.6 lbs. gold unhopped malt extract
• 2 lbs. orange blossom honey
• 1 lb. chocolate malt
• 1 lb. pale chocolate malt
• 1 lb. Vienna malt
• 0.5 lb. cara-pils malt
• 0.5 lb. crystal malt, 56° Lovibond
• 1 lb. Munich malt
• 2 oz. Perle hops (8% alpha acid), for 20 min.
• 1 oz. crystal hops (3.2% alpha acid), for finishing
• Wyeast 1742 (Swedish ale)
Step by Step:
Steep grains in 2 gals. of 170° F water for 30 minutes. Remove grains. Add malt and honey to the grain water. Bring to a boil. Add Perle hops and boil for 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 oz. crystal hops. Add to fermenter. Add water to 5 gals. When temperature is below 80° F, pitch yeast. Ferment for seven to 10 days. Place in secondary for seven to 10 days. Prime with corn sugar. Bottle at 1.014. Let age three to four weeks.

Been in the fermentor for 4 days now. Looks like a giant guiness with the yeast all nice and 3 inches thick at the top.

I'm thinking 2 weeks in the primary and 1 in the seconday. Rave reviews on keeping it in the primary longer ya know.

I'll let you know how it turns out next month.

**Wicked Daddy** · 07-09-2008, 10:32 PM

Sounds good. I do full boils. Think that would change anything? What brand is that gold unhopped extract?

**Brandon O** · 07-09-2008, 10:40 PM

whatever the bulk stuff is at brewers connection in tempe. I couldn't tell ya. He pours it out of a 50 gallon drum.

damrass · 07-10-2008, 12:38 AM

Sounds awesome, post us some pictures!

GunnerMan · 07-10-2008, 12:42 AM

It's going in my "recipes to make folder" :P

Questions though:
Is the extract Dry or Liquid and im guessing gold means 'Light"
What lovibond rating is the Munich Malt

This is what Beersmith gives me for standard honeys etc, not on target for ABV.
Nosfararatu's Return
Altbier

Type: Extract
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 2.43 gal
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (3 Gallon)

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
6.60 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 46.81 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 7.09 %
1.00 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 7.09 %
1.00 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 7.09 %
1.00 lb Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 7.09 %
1.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 7.09 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.55 %
2.00 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (20 min) Hops 16.3 IBU
1.00 oz Crystal [3.20 %] (0 min) Hops -
2.00 lb Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 14.18 %
1 Pkgs Irish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1084) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.077 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.020 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.49 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 16.3 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 54.1 SRM Color: Color

Notes
Mark diSimone Brew Masters Ltd. Rockville, Md.

brstilson · 07-10-2008, 12:58 AM

Just saved it in Pro-Mash. 20 minute boil huh? That doesn't give the alpha acids a lot of time to isomerize, I calculated less than 25 IBUs. Seems to me like the high gravity mixed with the lack of bittering will throw it off balance, but surprises come often in the brewing world. Here's to it being a pleasant one.

**Brandon O** · 07-10-2008, 02:56 PM

This is my second beer brewed, first one going into bottles today or tomorrow.
The yeast action is just a thin quarter inch up top as of this morning. Still bubbling away nicely tho.
I didn't calculate the abv for this tho, i just cut and paste from brewarizona.org
I'd be plenty happy with 7.5%. The stone russian imperial is a bit too big for my drinkability preferences, i believe that is around 10 percent ABV.

**Brandon O** · 07-10-2008, 08:21 PM

HOLY COW! 43 calories in a pint?

That is freaking awesome!!!! Is that right?

Man, those diet beers can't even step to that.

TheFlatline · 07-10-2008, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brandon O

HOLY COW! 43 calories in a pint?

That is freaking awesome!!!! Is that right?

Man, those diet beers can't even step to that.

No it's not right. If you look at "actual alcohol by volume" from the cut & paste, it says .65%, not 7.5 or whatever the estimated is.

You need an FG to determine ABV. I estimate it might be around 170-250 per pint, but I didn't do the math, I'm just SWAGing (Scientific Wild-Assed Guess) the thing.

**Warped04** · 07-10-2008, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wicked Daddy

Sounds good. I do full boils. Think that would change anything?

Yes. It changes your hop utilization.