As the title says, I am going to brew my first imperial stout tomorrow and I'm putting the finishing touches on the recipe, so I figured I'd get some feedback from some guys that are much more experiences than I am. What I am specifically interested in is whether or not I'm going to get that good heavy body typically associated with stouts. I brewed one other stout, an irish stout, that while it was a good beer, it didn't have the body that I was looking for. So here's the recipe (5 gallons):
15 LB Pale Liquid Extract
Steeping Grains (30 Minutes):
8 oz Black Barley
8 oz Chocolate Malt
8 oz Roasted Barley
Hops:
2.5 oz Fuggles (60 min)
1.5 oz Fuggles (30 min)
1.0 oz Fuggles (0 min)
White Labs WLP007 yeast in a starter.
Expected ABV = 9.9%
So I have a few questions:
15 LB Pale Liquid Extract
Steeping Grains (30 Minutes):
8 oz Black Barley
8 oz Chocolate Malt
8 oz Roasted Barley
Hops:
2.5 oz Fuggles (60 min)
1.5 oz Fuggles (30 min)
1.0 oz Fuggles (0 min)
White Labs WLP007 yeast in a starter.
Expected ABV = 9.9%
So I have a few questions:
- Will this recipe give the full body that I'm looking for? If not, what can I add/substitute to increase body?
- Is there another hop that I could substitute for one of the fuggles additions? I haven't used fuggles before, but they've been highly recommended to me by several people for heavy stouts.
- My brew pot is only 4 gallons, so I am unable to do full boils at this time. How much of the extract can/should I add upfront vs at the end of the boil?