Imperial stout critique

[radu]

Preparing to brew a RIS and I was wondering what you guys think about the recipe:

14.33lbs pale ale 73%
0.45 caramunich 2.2%
1lb caraaroma 5.1%
1lb chocolate 5.1%
1lb roasted barley 5.1%
0.45 carafa 2.2%
1lb flaked oats 5.1%
0.45 special B 2.2%

Mash: 90min at 152
Mash efficiency: 65%
OG: 1.088
FG: 1.024
Hops: Columbus. IBU: 68
Yeast: 2x US-05

 

[radu]

Nobody?

Should I scale down Caraaroma to 3.5% and raise Caramunich to 3.5%?

 

[Queequeg]

I wouldn't use cararoma and special B together. Even just a pound of cararoma is going to make it heavy on the liquorice and dried fruits. Perhaps sub it for a paler crystal malt, say C80 or 60.

Perhaps use munich malt as opposed to caramunich

Otherwise looks good to go

 

[radu]

From what I read cararoma and special b are a bit different so why wouldn't they work?

 

[Queequeg]

They are different in the way say carafa III and debittered black malt is or how chocolate and carafa III.

They will both contribute a similar quality and a little of both can go a log way. Special b is more plumb dried fruit and Caraaroma more liquorice.

If you really want liquorice then go for it, but a lb of caraaroma is a lot and will produce a more porter like beer. Think evil twin little B

 

[radu]

They are different in the way say carafa III and debittered black malt is or how chocolate and carafa III.

They will both contribute a similar quality and a little of both can go a log way. Special b is more plumb dried fruit and Caraaroma more liquorice.

If you really want liquorice then go for it, but a lb of caraaroma is a lot and will produce a more porter like beer. Think evil twin little B

Ohh. Ok. Well I adjusted the recipe a bit. I am also looking for a balance between the crystal and black malt

14.33lbs pale ale 71.5%
0.77 caramunich 3.9%
0.77 caraaroma 3.9%
1lb chocolate 5.1%
1lb roasted barley 5.1%
0.45 carafa 2.2%
1.3lb flaked oats 6.6%
0.45 special B 2.2%