Okay, so I would like to do an Imperial Stout for my next beer and was trying to come up with a recipe. During the process I realized that I wasn't sure how much of the specialty grains I should use as I've NEVER done a stout before. I tried looking at some other recipes to get an idea but everyone was all over the board. And since black, chocolate and roasted barley could easily be a bit over the top I was hoping that some stout aficionados could lend a hand. The recipe is as follows
Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 55.00 %
4.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 20.00 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
1.00 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
1.00 lb Oats, Malted (1.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
1.00 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
0.50 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 2.50 %
0.50 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 2.50 %
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 38.2 IBU
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (45 min) Hops 15.9 IBU
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (30 min) Hops 13.4 IBU
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (10 min) Hops 6.3 IBU
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (5 min) Hops 3.5 IBU
WLP007 Dry English Ale Yeast
Mash @ 150
Est Original Gravity: 1.093 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.022
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 9.31 %
Bitterness: 77.3 IBU Calories: 435 cal/pint
Est Color: 46.7 SRM
Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 55.00 %
4.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 20.00 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
1.00 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
1.00 lb Oats, Malted (1.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
1.00 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
0.50 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 2.50 %
0.50 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 2.50 %
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 38.2 IBU
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (45 min) Hops 15.9 IBU
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (30 min) Hops 13.4 IBU
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (10 min) Hops 6.3 IBU
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (5 min) Hops 3.5 IBU
WLP007 Dry English Ale Yeast
Mash @ 150
Est Original Gravity: 1.093 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.022
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 9.31 %
Bitterness: 77.3 IBU Calories: 435 cal/pint
Est Color: 46.7 SRM