Mike T's Courage RIS Clone

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It's not a question of if I will brew this, but when :D
I've got 2 brews ahead of this one, and the 8-8-8 to brew before I leave for Florida ~12/22. So 4 brews in 4 weeks. No problem.

Courage Russian Imperial Stout Clone

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 4.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 15.94
Anticipated OG: 1.101
Anticipated SRM: 55.0
Anticipated IBU: 50.3
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68 %
Wort Boil Time: 95 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar
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6.00 lbs. Golden Promise
4.00 lbs. Maris Otter
3.00 lbs. Amber Malt
1.50 lbs. Dark Candi Sugar Syrup
0.94 lbs. Black Patent Malt
0.31 lbs. Cane Sugar
0.19 lbs. Brown Malt

Hops
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1.39 oz. Target @ 90 min.

Extras
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.65 Oz Medium Toast French Oak Beans for 60 Days

Yeast
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WYeast 1028 London Ale

Water Profile
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Profile: Courage RIS

Calcium(Ca): 58.0 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 11.0 ppm
Sodium(Na): 81.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 62.0 ppm
Chloride(Cl): 48.0 ppm
biCarbonate(HCO3): 247.0 ppm

pH: 8.34

Mash Schedule
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Sacc Rest 90 min @ 155
Mash Out 10 min @ 166 (pulled 1 gallon of wort, heated to a boil, then returned to the mash)

Paraphrase: Brett A or C added to secondary once gravity has reached ~1.030.

For more specifics check out: http://madfermentationist.blogspot.com/

If it turns out well it will be nice to see how it tastes at 10-20-30 years of age like the real thing.
 

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