knowltonm
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Sunday morning, my wife gave birth to our first baby, a 5lb 1oz boy. I had toyed with the idea and now I decided that I want to do it - I want to brew a Russian Imperial Stout to age until he turns 21. After brewing the 8-8-8 RIS, although I'm sure my results were different than most, I'd like to use that base for my recipe. My current idea is to make it darker, sweeter & less roasty (than my result), more bitter, and to age on oak and blackberries. If anybody has any ideas to lend, or advice from personal experience I would greatly appreciate it. This will be my first attempt with oak and fruit, but it is about my 30th or 32nd or so AG brew. Thanks!!!
The base 8-8-8 RIS recipe that I brewed (with modified hops if I remember right) is below.
Recipe: 8-8-8 Russian Imperial Stout #23
Brewer: Mark Knowlton
Asst Brewer:
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0) Rich dark nutty/roasted beer. Tastes great!
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.25 gal
Boil Size: 7.09 gal
Estimated OG: 1.085 SG
Estimated Color: 53.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 62.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 67.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
14.25 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 77.78 %
1.25 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 6.82 %
1.00 lb Special B Malt (145.0 SRM) Grain 5.46 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Wheat Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 2.73 %
0.33 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 1.80 %
0.33 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 1.80 %
0.33 lb Caramunich Malt (48.0 SRM) Grain 1.80 %
0.33 lb Chocolate Malt (225.0 SRM) Grain 1.80 %
1.50 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 57.1 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.3 IBU
1.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.91 items Chiller (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 gm Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.00 gm Baking Soda (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: My Mash
Total Grain Weight: 18.32 lb
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My Mash
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
15 min Step Add 23.00 qt of water at 145.3 F 135.0 F
60 min Step Decoct 7.47 qt of mash and boil it 154.0 F
10 min Step Add 10.70 qt of water at 211.7 F 170.0 F
Notes:
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Calculated water in mash for almost entire boil volume, very small sparge. Collect wort in pot on burner, heat to 180-185 and use for sparging when needed. ---- It DID NOT work. stuck sparge and got a little less than first runnings
Transferred 8/10, Transferred to better bottle 9/4
Bottled 11/8, it has been blowing off CO2 for quite some time while in secondary...trub compaction releasing it? --51 bottles
The base 8-8-8 RIS recipe that I brewed (with modified hops if I remember right) is below.
Recipe: 8-8-8 Russian Imperial Stout #23
Brewer: Mark Knowlton
Asst Brewer:
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0) Rich dark nutty/roasted beer. Tastes great!
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.25 gal
Boil Size: 7.09 gal
Estimated OG: 1.085 SG
Estimated Color: 53.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 62.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 67.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
14.25 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 77.78 %
1.25 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 6.82 %
1.00 lb Special B Malt (145.0 SRM) Grain 5.46 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Wheat Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 2.73 %
0.33 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 1.80 %
0.33 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 1.80 %
0.33 lb Caramunich Malt (48.0 SRM) Grain 1.80 %
0.33 lb Chocolate Malt (225.0 SRM) Grain 1.80 %
1.50 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 57.1 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.3 IBU
1.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.91 items Chiller (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 gm Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.00 gm Baking Soda (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: My Mash
Total Grain Weight: 18.32 lb
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My Mash
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
15 min Step Add 23.00 qt of water at 145.3 F 135.0 F
60 min Step Decoct 7.47 qt of mash and boil it 154.0 F
10 min Step Add 10.70 qt of water at 211.7 F 170.0 F
Notes:
------
Calculated water in mash for almost entire boil volume, very small sparge. Collect wort in pot on burner, heat to 180-185 and use for sparging when needed. ---- It DID NOT work. stuck sparge and got a little less than first runnings
Transferred 8/10, Transferred to better bottle 9/4
Bottled 11/8, it has been blowing off CO2 for quite some time while in secondary...trub compaction releasing it? --51 bottles