New RIS brewing today

[Brewpastor]

I am in the middle of a brew, first one in months! Had to get an Imperial Stout going. I am in the sparge and everything is working well thus far. I have the new Drive-by Truckers playing and a crisp beautiful day to enjoy. I will check back as the day moves along.

I call the brew "Black Fish". Here are the details:

[size=+2]Desert Fish - Imperial Stout[/size]
[size=+1]13-F Russian Imperial Stout[/size]
Author: Thomas C. Hart
Date: 12/3/10



Size: 20.0 gal
Efficiency: 70.0%
Attenuation: 78.0%
Calories: 335.99 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.100 (1.075 - 1.115)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.022 (1.018 - 1.030)
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Color: 33.42 (30.0 - 40.0)
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Alcohol: 10.39% (8.0% - 12.0%)
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Bitterness: 78.8 (50.0 - 90.0)
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[size=+1]Ingredients:[/size]
30.0 lb Golden Promise Pale
25.0 lb Pale Ale Malt
11.0 lb Rye (Pregelatinized Flakes)
2.0 lb Roasted Barley
2.0 lb Pale Chocolate Malt
2.0 lb Chocolate Malt
2.0 lb Chocolate Rye Malt
2.0 lb Special Roast Malt
2 lb Crystal Malt 40°L
2.0 lb Cara 45 - Caramel Malt
1.0 lb Crystal Malt 120°L
2 lb Special B - Caramel malt
1.5 lb Melanoidin Malt
80.0 g Tomahawk Hop (15%) - added first wort, boiled 120.0 min
80.0 g Centennial (10.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
69.0 g Centennial (10.0%) - added during boil, boiled 20.0 min
Wyeast Cali - ale

[size=+1]Schedule:[/size]
Ambient Air: 38.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 1524 m

00:10:00 RIS Mash In - Liquor: 27.04 gal; Strike: 173.24 °F; Target: 155.6 °F
01:40:00 Saccrification - Rest: 90.0 min; Final: 155.6 °F
03:10:00 fly sparge - Sparge #1: 12.09 gal sparge @ 168.0 °F, 24.8 gal collected, 90 min; Total Runoff: 25.35 gal

[size=-1]Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.1[/size]

 

[Brewpastor]

Mash temp right at 155. Held at temp for 90 minutes with heated jacket. Sparging a bit hot at 178.

 

[Brewpastor]

Hop substitution needed. The Centennials don't look good, so 100% Tomahawks. Same schedule and IBUs, just different amounts. Tomahawk at 60 minutes = 58 grams.

 

[Brewpastor]

It doesn't appear anyone really cares about this brew, other than myself, but none-the-less, 20 minutes hop substitution will be 47 grams of Tomahawks.

 

[nealf]

I care!! can you get any pics?

 

[AnOldUR]

It doesn't appear anyone really cares about this brew . . .

Got my attention when I saw an 84-1/2 pound grain bill. The 13 ingredient malt list made my head spin trying to figure what the outcome would be. Lots of unfermentable and the highish mash temperature would go against my preference for dryer beers.

Can you get any pics?

This answered a lot of my questions.

 

[Brewpastor]

Well thanks!

I don't have a working camera (except for the Video and that is a PITA).

Next time I will try to do a photo brew, but for now, just imagine lots of stainless steel in a garage!

 

[Brewpastor]

I will be laying this one down and adding some oak. The malts are really just roast, chocolate and crystal, in various forms. 21% crystal and roast. I went on the higher end of the mash to get the character it will bring. I too generally mash lower for the drier finish, but I think the alcohol, oak, roast and IBUs should pull this one through. We shall see!

 

[Brewpastor]

Whirlpooling with whirlflock and 2 ozs in the hop-back. 23.2 brix (1.097ish) I believe I have volume, but will not know until I have it in the conical.

Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is fine this year!

 

[AnOldUR]

I believe I have volume, but will not know until I have it in the conical.

11lbs of flaked rye may throw off your grain absorption number.

 

[Brewpastor]

11lbs of flaked rye may throw off your grain absorption number.

That is definitely the case, little rye sponges! I used a couple more gallons in the sparge, but I think that was good because I had a great rolling boil throughout.

I think I am at about 19.5 gallons right now, but we shall see.

 

[motobrewer]

good god that's a h*ll of a brewery

 

[chefmike]

I have been lurking as well. It took me a second to process the grain bill as well. I am headed in this same direction soon.

How long are you going to age it? and how long on the oak?

I am a little jealous of the 38 degree new mexico day. It was 25 here this AM, and with the humidity it hurts.

 

[Brewpastor]

AnOldUR,

Cute bugeater. I assume she is your's? How old now?

I have 2 boys, 11 and 10. Kids are absolutely the best thing in the world!

 

[Brewpastor]

The brewery keeps growing. I now have a coldroom!

I will age it until the fall and oak it for 4 months.

I will see how it turns out, but I may add some raspberries to a portion of this as well. I like to add a can of puree to 3 gallons and then blend that in to whatever makes me happy.

 

[Brewpastor]

I also have a new HLT. It is the same tank JohnBeer bought. Ain't ebay great?! Basically a 70 gallon keg (or something like that, I can't remember the exact volume)! Now the smaller kettle (on the right, not the one on wheels) serves as the Mash/Lauter tun. I am also using a whirlpool chiller these days and don't use the 2-zone plate chiller unless I am making lager. The W/C is so much easier to clean!

 

[motobrewer]

I have been lurking as well. It took me a second to process the grain bill as well. I am headed in this same direction soon.

How long are you going to age it? and how long on the oak?

I am a little jealous of the 38 degree new mexico day. It was 25 here this AM, and with the humidity it hurts.

oh, stop whining. it was like 20 this morning, 30 right now.

 

[motobrewer]

The brewery keeps growing. I now have a coldroom!

I will age it until the fall and oak it for 4 months.

I will see how it turns out, but I may add some raspberries to a portion of this as well. I like to add a can of puree to 3 gallons and then blend that in to whatever makes me happy.

i like sprecher's generation porter (~6% porter with a bit of cocoa and raspberries) a lot. i don't know if i'd oak and berry tho

 

[AnOldUR]

Kids are absolutely the best thing in the world!

Yeah, but grandkids are almost as good!

That's Eva, my granddaughter. Just turned one last month. Both my son (27) and daughter (34) made grandparents out of us last year.

Makes getting old almost worth it.

 

[Brewpastor]

i like sprecher's generation porter (~6% porter with a bit of cocoa and raspberries) a lot. i don't know if i'd oak and berry tho

No, I wouldn't oak and berry.

I don't know Sprecher's, but I wouldn't mind resolving that situation! I make Rasperry RIS now and again. I really like the results!

 

[Brewpastor]

Yeah, but grandkids are almost as good!

That's Eva, my granddaughter. Just turned one last month. Both my son (27) and daughter (34) made grandparents out of us last year.

Makes getting old almost worth it.

That is so great! Congrats. I hear Grandkids are better, all the joy and none of the guilt. I hope I make it there. I had my first kid at 39 and if my boys follows suit I might be "that strange old man in the chair in the corner".

 

[ckwatkins]

30lbs of Golden Promise! Wow I bet this is going to taste awesome!

 

[Brewpastor]

oh, stop whining. it was like 20 this morning, 30 right now.

It is up to 50 here now! It is cloudy, otherwise it might be 60 by now. I do love the high desert!

 

[Brewpastor]

Hydrometer reading is 1.099 corrected for temperature. Now we shall see were we come out with volume!

 

[smokinghole]

I just saw this. I love your stouts I've brewed the dark night once as extract and again as AG with tweaks for grain availability last month. In fact I brewed the extract batch in Feb, and will be officially busting it out for consumption in three weeks when christmas hits.

 

[Brewpastor]

I just saw this. I love your stouts I've brewed the dark night once as extract and again as AG with tweaks for grain availability last month. In fact I brewed the extract batch in Feb, and will be officially busting it out for consumption in three weeks when christmas hits.

I do love RIS! Dark Night gets a lot of play and got me a pretty ribbon, but I keep looking for something better. Is this it? I will let folks know as soon as I figure it out!

 

[Brewpastor]

HOLY SHARP SHOOTERS!

I have 23 gallons in my fermenter! WOOO WHOOO!

Go yeast go!

 

[Brewpastor]

that is 23 in the fermenter. there is another 2 gallons in the hose, pump, hopback and kettle. I am happy with the days efforts!

 

[big supper]

Nice! Too bad we have to wait so long to hear how it turns out!

 

[LakeErieBrew]

Whoa, that is how it's done.