Just had to drive home by Bud drinking brother and Coors Lite drinking brother-in-law after a few of my just tapped Imperial Bastards. First off, I can't believe they even liked it. It's 10% ABV and 110+ IBU's for God sakes! A far cry from what their used to. But they actually loved it. So do I. It's fantastic.:rockin: They had 4 pints and were staggering around like a couple of college kids. Gotta love it. I on the other hand was not effected by a couple of them...
Here's the recipe. If you like Arrogant or Double Bastard, you'll love this stuff. Not really meant to be a clone of DB but I tried to make it somewhat similar. I ran out of Chinook so I added some Warrior, Columbus and Centennial. Boy am I glad I did.:
Imperial Bastard
OG: 1.097
FG: 1.024
ABV: 10%
IBU:111.2
SRM: 25.2
15.5 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) 85.52 %
1 lbs Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) 5.52 %
10.0 oz Caraaroma (130.0 SRM) 3.45 %
8.0 oz Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) 2.76 %
8.0 oz Lyle's Golden Syrup (SRM)2.76 %
0.50 oz Chinook [15.00 %] (90 min) (Mash Hop) 6.3 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook [15.00 %] (90 min) (FWH) 18.8 IBU
0.75 oz Warrior [16.70 %] (60 min) 42.9 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [15.00 %] (20 min) 16.9 IBU
1.00 oz Nugget [14.00 %] (20 min) 15.8 IBU
1.50 oz Nugget [14.00 %] (Steep 30 min at FO)
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (Steep 30 min at FO)
0.25 oz Columbus [15.80 %] (Steep 30 min at FO)
1.25 oz Centennial [9.00 %] (Dry Hop 10 Days)
0.75 oz Warrior [16.70 %] (Dry Hop 10 Days)
1.00 tsp Wyeast Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
2 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #S-05)
Here's the recipe. If you like Arrogant or Double Bastard, you'll love this stuff. Not really meant to be a clone of DB but I tried to make it somewhat similar. I ran out of Chinook so I added some Warrior, Columbus and Centennial. Boy am I glad I did.:
Imperial Bastard
OG: 1.097
FG: 1.024
ABV: 10%
IBU:111.2
SRM: 25.2
15.5 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) 85.52 %
1 lbs Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) 5.52 %
10.0 oz Caraaroma (130.0 SRM) 3.45 %
8.0 oz Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) 2.76 %
8.0 oz Lyle's Golden Syrup (SRM)2.76 %
0.50 oz Chinook [15.00 %] (90 min) (Mash Hop) 6.3 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook [15.00 %] (90 min) (FWH) 18.8 IBU
0.75 oz Warrior [16.70 %] (60 min) 42.9 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [15.00 %] (20 min) 16.9 IBU
1.00 oz Nugget [14.00 %] (20 min) 15.8 IBU
1.50 oz Nugget [14.00 %] (Steep 30 min at FO)
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (Steep 30 min at FO)
0.25 oz Columbus [15.80 %] (Steep 30 min at FO)
1.25 oz Centennial [9.00 %] (Dry Hop 10 Days)
0.75 oz Warrior [16.70 %] (Dry Hop 10 Days)
1.00 tsp Wyeast Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
2 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #S-05)