What Type of Monster Have I Created?

[NWHopHead]

About a week and a half ago I set out to brew an Imperial Stout (see recipe below). However I made a crucial error - I went to my LHBS and they did not have any DME, so I did a quick conversion to LME, but I did it backwards and instead of getting 11 lbs of DME I ended up going home with about 8.25 lbs of LME - which is really not what I wanted to do. I should have ended up with about 13.8 lbs of LME. So I severely under malted my Imperial Stout, and ended up with a gravity of about 1.06.

Question: Since I didn't add sufficient malt I know I have thrown the whole equation of this balanced recipe out of whack. What type of style am I going to end up with? With a lower sweetness and alcohol level the hops should probably shine through a little more, did I just make a Cascadian Dark Ale?

Additionally - this beer was meant to be stored/aged for about 6 months first. Given the lower OG, any recommendations on whether I should consider aging this beer a bit before putting it on tap? Either way, it will be drunk, I just want to know a little bit more about how you would classify it, and maybe what to expect.


John Harvard Imperial Stout Clone:
Stats:
OG: 1.097
Volume: 5 gal
ABV 9.3%

Steeping Grains:
12 oz German Vienna Malt
12 oz Flaked Barley
4oz Rice Hulls
1lb 80L Crystal Malt
8oz British Roasted Barley
8 oz British Black Patent Malt

Base Malt:
11lb Light DME

Hops:
1.5 oz Chinook 12.7 AA%

Yeast
Wyeast 1028 London Ale

 

[slym2none]

Just a regular stout?

Probably will be good to drink quickly.

Also, please regard my signature.

 

[NWHopHead]

Also, please regard my signature.

Learn something new every day. Gonna have trouble slipping that one into casual conversation tough.

 

[joshesmusica]

I suppose it depends at what times those hops additions were made. It could just be a slightly more bitter stout. Too many specialty malts to be a black ipa though.

 

[NWHopHead]

Thanks for the input joshesmusica.

 

[m1k3]

John Harvard Stout

(just remove the words Imperial and Clone)

 

[Rkb1983]

Is that from the brewery restaurant John Harvards that closed down in Lake Grove?

 

[NWHopHead]

The recipe is from 'Beer Captured' and it lists John Harvard's Brew House in Connecticut.