I slept on making plans for the 4th, so I decided I'm going to make up for it by brewing a big Imperial Stout, inspired by the Mephistopheles and Dark Lord attempts found on here. I also plan on using this to build my yeast cake for a Utopias-like brew afterwards. Anyway, onto the recipe (sorry the #s are all screwy, I based it on a 5gal AG batch and scaled it down to what I can actually make):
OBLIVION (3gal batch)
OG: 1.144ish
IBU: 110ish
SRM: Black
5.25lb Marris Otter
1.05lb Aromatic
0.9lb Special B
0.9lb Flaked Oats
0.75lb Roasted Barley
0.45lb Chocolate Wheat
0.3lb Honey Malt
0.3lb Flaked Barley
1lb light DME (make up for the MO can't fit in)
0.5lb Molasses - during fermentation
1lb Honey or Demerara sugar - during fermentation
1.5lb light DME - during fermentation
1.5oz Chinook/Nugget mix 12.25% (FWH, 5min)
WLP028 & WLP530 yeast slurries
mash 149 for 75mins, double batch sparge, 90min boil
For the stuff being added during fermentation, I was going to boil it all together and then add half 2-4 days into it and the rest a few days later. Do I want to aerate this solution before adding?
Any comments/suggestions?
OBLIVION (3gal batch)
OG: 1.144ish
IBU: 110ish
SRM: Black
5.25lb Marris Otter
1.05lb Aromatic
0.9lb Special B
0.9lb Flaked Oats
0.75lb Roasted Barley
0.45lb Chocolate Wheat
0.3lb Honey Malt
0.3lb Flaked Barley
1lb light DME (make up for the MO can't fit in)
0.5lb Molasses - during fermentation
1lb Honey or Demerara sugar - during fermentation
1.5lb light DME - during fermentation
1.5oz Chinook/Nugget mix 12.25% (FWH, 5min)
WLP028 & WLP530 yeast slurries
mash 149 for 75mins, double batch sparge, 90min boil
For the stuff being added during fermentation, I was going to boil it all together and then add half 2-4 days into it and the rest a few days later. Do I want to aerate this solution before adding?
Any comments/suggestions?