cluckk
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- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Nottingham
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.50
- Original Gravity
- 1.114
- Final Gravity
- 1.024
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 90
- IBU
- 80
- Color
- 40
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 21 days
- Additional Fermentation
- Bottle Condition
- Tasting Notes
- Pronounced cocoa and espresso flavor with hop bitterness and nose. Clean finish.
Grain bill:
20 lbs Maris Otter
1 lb Roast Barley
12 oz. Chocolate Malt (UK)
12 oz. Crystal 80L
8 oz. Flaked Wheat
4 oz. Light brown Sugar
2 1/2 inches of Brewer's Licorice Stick
Hop Schedule:
3 oz. Target (11%) at 60 min.
1 oz. Target (11%) at 15 min.
1 oz. Target (11%) at Flame Out
Mash 152 Deg (1.25 qt./lb) for 60 min.
Did not use a starter, but pitched three packs of Nottingham.
Aerate at pitch and again at 24 hours.
Ferment in mid 50's for 2 days then allow to rise to 65
Bottle with 2.50 oz Corn sugar for 1.8 vols.
The name is based on the stories of Czarina Catherine the Great
20 lbs Maris Otter
1 lb Roast Barley
12 oz. Chocolate Malt (UK)
12 oz. Crystal 80L
8 oz. Flaked Wheat
4 oz. Light brown Sugar
2 1/2 inches of Brewer's Licorice Stick
Hop Schedule:
3 oz. Target (11%) at 60 min.
1 oz. Target (11%) at 15 min.
1 oz. Target (11%) at Flame Out
Mash 152 Deg (1.25 qt./lb) for 60 min.
Did not use a starter, but pitched three packs of Nottingham.
Aerate at pitch and again at 24 hours.
Ferment in mid 50's for 2 days then allow to rise to 65
Bottle with 2.50 oz Corn sugar for 1.8 vols.
The name is based on the stories of Czarina Catherine the Great
