Hello everyone! I'm currently getting ready to brew a RIS that is comparable to Hanger 24's "Pugachev's Cobra." I'm aiming for a winter sipping beer, and I've developed the following recipe. Any thoughts/advice/critiques would be extremely helpful. The recipe is as follows:
16 lbs domestic 2-row
2 lbs flaked barley
2 lbs flaked oats
1 lb special b
.75 lbs Black (Patent) Malt
.75 lbs Crystal 120
.75 lbs Chocolate Malt
.5 lb Cara-pils
2 oz Columbus, 90 mins (70.2 IBU)
1 oz Columbus, 60 mins (32.8 IBU)
2 sticks cinnamon, 5 mins
1 lb table sugar at flameout
Wort collected: 8 gal, boiled down to 5 gallons
Mash temp goal: 145-148
Estimated OG: 1.119
Estimated FG: 1.014
Estimated IBU: 103
Estimated ABV: 13.8%
I plan on using WLP-001 until fermentation stops, then transfer to secondary where I will pitch a starter of WLP-099 (super high gravity) and let that finish as low as it can go. Then add 2 oz of medium toast wood cubes (soaked in bourbon of my choice that I haven't yet decided) to the secondary and let it age for 4-6 months.
Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated
16 lbs domestic 2-row
2 lbs flaked barley
2 lbs flaked oats
1 lb special b
.75 lbs Black (Patent) Malt
.75 lbs Crystal 120
.75 lbs Chocolate Malt
.5 lb Cara-pils
2 oz Columbus, 90 mins (70.2 IBU)
1 oz Columbus, 60 mins (32.8 IBU)
2 sticks cinnamon, 5 mins
1 lb table sugar at flameout
Wort collected: 8 gal, boiled down to 5 gallons
Mash temp goal: 145-148
Estimated OG: 1.119
Estimated FG: 1.014
Estimated IBU: 103
Estimated ABV: 13.8%
I plan on using WLP-001 until fermentation stops, then transfer to secondary where I will pitch a starter of WLP-099 (super high gravity) and let that finish as low as it can go. Then add 2 oz of medium toast wood cubes (soaked in bourbon of my choice that I haven't yet decided) to the secondary and let it age for 4-6 months.
Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated