Idea for an imperial rum stout!

[haakon]

I'm going to brew an imperial stout with lots of roasted barley and chocolate malt.

I'm thinking of doing it with a twist, maybe with another type of yeast than wlp007, can anyone give advice (I'm not afraid of trying something really new)

I've got a bottle of mount gay eclipse rum, maybe I can soak some oak chips and throw them in the second fermentation? maybe I can add some vanilla in there too to make it a bit more spicy?

All ideas will be greatly appreciated!

 

[Seven]

I'm considering doing a 1.115 stout using Wyeast 1187 (Ringwood) slurry from a recent batch, since I'll have a lot of it on hand. I've really been impressed with 1187's performance since trying it recently.

I may also pitch some WLP007 at the same time to help ensure good attenuation.

 

[dcp27]

007 works great for a RIS, but if you're looking for something different 002 or 530 are my faves in a RIS. I would opt for oak cubes/staves etc over chips for a better, more complex flavor. the oak will already add vanillin, but chopping up a bean and soaking with the oak certainly works too if you want more vanilla.

 

[haakon]

007 works great for a RIS, but if you're looking for something different 002 or 530 are my faves in a RIS. I would opt for oak cubes/staves etc over chips for a better, more complex flavor. the oak will already add vanillin, but chopping up a bean and soaking with the oak certainly works too if you want more vanilla.

530 in a russian imperial stout sounds really interesting. Can you tell me more about the flavour? I'm thinking about fortifying the stout with the rest of the bottle of rum aswell, maybe, I'm not sure.

 

[dcp27]

IME using 530 over something like 007 ends up with a little drier but some extra fruity esters, which i think cuts the roast a touch. a nice bonus to it, is it makes it alot easier to avoid fusels as it has a higher temp tolerance. im sure there are other examples of a RIS with it, but AFAIK Avery's Mephistopheles uses it and its amazing if you wanna experience it before trying yourself. not a RIS, but allagash's black also uses it as well.