Imperial Stout Ransack RIS

[Paramecium]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

WLP001 California Ale

Yeast Starter

4L decanted off before pitching

Batch Size (Gallons)

4.5

Original Gravity

1.112

Final Gravity

1.028

Boiling Time (Minutes)

60

IBU

89.2

Color

69.7

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

4 weeks @65

Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

8 Weeks @68

Tasting Notes

Thick and fulled flavored with plenty of roast. Light oak flavor and plenty of body.

Ingredients.
Brewhouse Efficiency 58%

19 lbs Pale Male, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 79.2%
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt 120L (120 SRM) 4.2%
1 lbs Chocolate Malt (250 SRM) 4.2%
1 lbs Chocolate Malt (450 SRM) 4.2%
1 lbs Roasted Barley (300 SRM) 4.2%
1 lbs Special B Malt (180 SRM) 4.2%

1.50 oz Warrior [16.70 %] (60 min) hops 65.1 IBU
2.00 oz Willamette [4.80 %] (30 min) hops 19.2 IBU
2.00 oz Willamette [4.80 %] (5.0 min) hops 5.0 IBU

Mash for 60 minutes at 154

2 oz medium roast French oak soaked in Tawny port for at least 2 weeks added to secondary for 2 months.

This is a roasty and very thick imperial stout. If you give it a while to condition it balances out nicely and makes for a great winter time stout. Enjoy.

 

[Haputanlas]

Damn, this looks like a wicked stout. I will definitely give this a try sometime.

 

[Paramecium]

Brewed this up again today. Hit the numbers, love seeing that hydrometer over that 1.100 mark.

Doing another batch in a few weeks to try one with bourbon and one with the original tawny port.

 

[Haputanlas]

Brewed this up again today. Hit the numbers, love seeing that hydrometer over that 1.100 mark.

Doing another batch in a few weeks to try one with bourbon and one with the original tawny port.

Getting ready for winter I see.

Maybe it's time for me to brew this too. If I do brew it, make sure you keep some around in December for us to compare.

 

[Paramecium]

Sweet, brew it up and lets have a tasting!

 

[Paramecium]

Just an update, we entered this as listedin the recipe in the Bruery batch 1000 contest, did not win but scored a 42 and 44 on the judging sheets. We also entered it into the Stone AHA rally competition last weekend with bourbon oak rather than port and took 3rd place.