American Stout
 

Kaya's Choice
13-E American Stout
Author: Marc L.
Date: 2/15/10

Size: 5 gal
Efficiency: 73.82%
Attenuation: 69.6%
Calories: 232.69 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.069 (1.050 - 1.075)
Terminal Gravity: 1.021 (1.010 - 1.022)
Color: 31.03 (30.0 - 40.0)
Alcohol: 6.33% (5.0% - 7.0%)
Bitterness: 78.1 (35.0 - 75.0)

Ingredients:
9 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
21 oz Roasted Barley
14 oz Caramel Malt 80L
14 oz Kiln Coffee Malt
10 oz Wheat Flaked
7 oz Pale Chocolate
7 oz Rye Malt
1 tsp Ferm-Cap S - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1 oz Warrior (15.8%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1 oz Northern Brewer (7%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
1 oz Northern Brewer (8.5%) - added during boil, boiled 5 min
11 g Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05

Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m

00:05:00 Mash In - Liquor: 5.5 gal; Strike: 168.69 °F; Target: 153.0 °F
01:05:00 Sach Rest - Rest: 60 min; Final: 151.2 °F
01:05:00 Sparge - first runnings: 0.0 gal sparge @ 168.0 °F, 0.0 min; Sparge #2: 3.14 gal sparge @ 200.0 °F, 0.0 min; Total Runoff: 6.88 gal



Bottled on 3/24



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I'm finally into the second case of this over 6 months since it's been bottled. I can't believe how good this beer is. The mouthfeel is like liquid velvet. Even at 78 IBU, the malts come through incredibly well. Very pleasant coffee/chocolate tones. My only disappointment is with the head retention... there is none. But I guess that's purely aesthetic. I like to let the beer warm up to the mid 40's to 50. It really brings out the flavor.

Brewed this again today with a few minor changes. Namely, I used .75oz Magnum @60 minutes instead of Warrior, and I used 2oz Willamette @10 minutes. Here's today's rundown:

Kaya's Choice Copy
13-E American Stout
Author: Marc L.
Date: 4/13/11

Size: 5.5 gal
Efficiency: 76.49%
Attenuation: 69.6%
Calories: 218.96 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.065 (1.050 - 1.075)
Terminal Gravity: 1.020 (1.010 - 1.022)
Color: 29.82 (30.0 - 40.0)
Alcohol: 5.95% (5.0% - 7.0%)
Bitterness: 49.8 (35.0 - 75.0)

Ingredients:
9 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
21 oz Roasted Barley
14 oz Caramel Malt 80L
14 oz Kiln Coffee Malt
10 oz Wheat Flaked
7 oz Pale Chocolate
7 oz Rye Malt
.5 lb Rice Hulls
1 tsp Ferm-Cap S - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.75 oz Magnum (14.4%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
2 oz Willamette (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
1 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
11 g Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05

Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m

00:05:00 Mash In - Liquor: 6.0 gal; Strike: 167.71 °F; Target: 153.0 °F
01:05:00 Sach Rest - Rest: 60 min; Final: 151.3 °F
01:05:00 Sparge - first runnings: 0.0 gal sparge @ 168.0 °F, 0.0 min; Sparge #2: 2.94 gal sparge @ 200.0 °F, 0.0 min; Total Runoff: 7.12 gal

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