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Right on. Thanks for the input.

Beersmith says batches less than 20 gallons should be 100% so that's what mine is set at.

Well I do 90 min boils so that adds to it but I'm still not sure why my IBU number is nearly half yours. To simplify, here's a screenshot of my beersmith.

Can you show me your calculations? Because I've triple checked this and I think we're just using different numbers. Maybe I should have started off with the rest of the specifics. Here goes: Boil volume: 11.67 gallons Fermenter volume: 10.5 gal Target OG: 1.109 These figures put me at 66...

By the way, has anyone ever used Imperial Organic Yeast before? I saw that they've got a 200 billion cell count for $3 more than a typical vial/smack pack, which is amazeballs. I wanted to use Darkness (linked below) for this RIS but given the occasion I'm brewing for I don't want to use a yeast...

Yeah now that you mention it I agree all the roasted grains is a bit much. Maybe I'll replace one of the to roasted malts with the same amount of crystal then. As fate would have it, I just so happen to have some crystal 120 laying around.

Thanks, I'll take the grain stuff under advisement! As for the hops, I'm not sure what you mean. Maybe you're thinking this for a 5 gallon batch? Beersmith puts me at 66 IBUs on the dot.

Hello, friends! I'm gonna be gettin hitched next year so I wanted to make something interesting and heavy for the winter occasion - why not a Russian imperial stout? The idea was to brew in January, bottle after about 6 weeks, and let em condition for a year or so. Primarily I'm looking to see...