thoughts on Deschutes Abyss

[Bru-noob]

cant wait to hear how this turns out..

 

[poptarts]

Order has been placed! Still need to get the cherry bark, but should have a little to find that since its for secondary. This is the recipe I will be brewing, might tweak the hops a bit depending on the true AA that is on the package. Might not use all 3oz of oak, that's just what came with the package. Will soak some in bourbon, some in wine and leave some plain, during fermentation.

Recipe: The Abyss TYPE: All Grain
Style: American-Style Imperial Stout

---RECIPE SPECIFICATIONS-----------------------------------------------

SRM: 65.4
IBU: 74.9 IBUs
OG: 1.100 SG
FG: 1.018 SG
Est ABV: 10.9 %
EE%: 65.00 %
Batch: 5.50 gal
Boil: 9.82 gal
BT: 120 Mins

---WATER CHEMISTRY ADDITIONS----------------

Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.50 Items Campten (Mash / Sparge 0.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -

Total Grain Weight: 23 lbs 10.1 oz
Total Hops: 4.00 oz.

---MASH/STEEP PROCESS------MASH PH:5.20 ------
>>>>>>>>>>-ADD WATER CHEMICALS BEFORE GRAINS!!<<<<<<<

Amt Name
19 lbs Pale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess)
1 lbs 4.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM)
1 lbs Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)
12.0 oz Belgian Debittered Black Malt
12.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM)
8.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM)


Name Description
Mash In Add 7.56 gal of water at 164.6 F 150.0 F 90 min

---SPARGE PROCESS---
>>>>>>>>>>-RECYCLE FIRST RUNNINGS & VERIFY GRAIN/MLT TEMPS: 72.0 F/72.0 F

Drain mash tun, Batch sparge with 1 steps (5.05gal) of 168.0 F water

---BOIL PROCESS-----------------------------
Est Pre_Boil Gravity: 1.057 SG
Est OG: 1.100 SG

Amt Name
1.00 oz Millenium [14.25 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 45.0 min Hop
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) Other
0.25 tsp Yeast Energizer (Boil 15.0 mins) Other
0.50 Items Brewers Licorice (Boil 15.0 mins) Spice
6.1 oz Molasses [Boil for2 min](80.0 SRM) Extract
1.00 oz Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] - Boil 2.0 min Hop
1.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 2.0 min Hop


---FERM PROCESS-----------------------------
Primary Start: 14.00 Days at 65.0 F
Create a yeast starter with 0.88 gal of wort
WLP007

Secondary Start: 28.00 Days at 70.0 F
Secondary Ingredients
3.00 oz West Coast Oak Blend Cubes (Secondary 14.0 days)
0.50 oz Cherry Bark (Secondary 14.0 days)
2.00 Items Vanilla Beans (Secondary 0.0 mins)

View attachment The Abyss.bsmx

 

[ocluke]

just a point of clarification in case someone reading this thread is unfamiliar with molasses types, blackstrap molasses has quite a different (stronger) flavor character than regular light or dark molasses. If you're going for what they they use in The Abyss, it's unsulphured blackstrap molasses.

 

[poptarts]

just a point of clarification in case someone reading this thread is unfamiliar with molasses types, blackstrap molasses has quite a different (stronger) flavor character than regular light or dark molasses. If you're going for what they they use in The Abyss, it's unsulphured blackstrap molasses.

Correct and the molasses in the recipe is calculated to weight not fl oz.
4 Fluid oz per 5 gallons.
6.1 oz ( Weight ) per 5 gallons.

 

[poptarts]

Got most my goodies in the mail. My yeast was frozen solid.. Hope it's okay.














Edit:
Looks like my yeast are going to make it. Made a mini starter and this is what it looked like after ~12 hrs.

 

[poptarts]

Look what came in the mail today! And got a brew day set for the 21st!



Oh and these were at the store for 8$ a bottle gotta love Wyoming some times!

 

[stpug]

Now you're just gloating!!

 

[poptarts]

Now you're just gloating!!

nah, that would be me saying that they are actually $7.29 a bottle and I went back and got 2 more and the shelf is still full

 

[Cyclman]

I just had several glasses of this when in Portland this week, what an amazing beer. Definitely on the to brew list.

 

[reefriot]

Great price. Its 17 a bottle in Bend where its brewed. After 3-5 yrs the beer is best

 

[poptarts]

Stage 3 of the starter up a spinning

 

[ChrisMT]

Really interested in how this turns out. I love everything by deschutes, the abyss is outstanding though. Best of luck, I will be watching.

 

[poptarts]

Brew day complete with pics to come! we ended up using partygyling the leftovers so I made a black ipa type thing as well. Hit preboil perfectly but undershot the boil off rate so ended up hitting 1090 instead of 1100. Either way, cracking open a bottle of abyss after this brew day I cant help but think this is going to be a super close clone

 

[poptarts]

Brew Day Photos
Getting setup and ready

Grabbing the grains

Heating up the 1 car brewery

Starting to weight the grains, 2 buckets needed

First Runnings

Mash tun was close to the limit

Motor oil blackness

Hot Scotchies

Partigyling for "Leftovers" my on the fly black IPA recipe.

Into The Abyss we go

Action shot of making a 15 min addition jar

Natural Ice for cooling with my micro wort chiller

 

[poptarts]

Fermentation from the abyss

The lid blew off 4 times! I used femcap too, safe to say the yeast are doing well lol.
Leftovers is a acting nicer so it get to sit in the cellar.

 

[nu2brewing]

Can't wait to get your feedback on how close this 'Abyss' clone recipe is. Looking great!

 

[poptarts]

So far I know I cloned the appearance spot on lol.
For anyone in the future that tries to make this beer or something close to it, get a setup like this, I know I will next time.

 

[rossi46]

Waiting to hear how this turns out. Found a bottle when I was at Mt. Hood this past week. I'm going to try to save it for a while.

 

[ChrisMT]

Waiting to hear how this turns out. Found a bottle when I was at Mt. Hood this past week. I'm going to try to save it for a while.

I picked up a couple as well. "try to save" means they will prob be gone by the end of January haha.

 

[poptarts]

The abyss is no longer bubbling, ill try to take a gravity reading on Christmas and see what its up to.

 

[poptarts]

Its at 1030 raising the temp to 70f from 66-67 and gonna give it a little stir.

 

[MrNic]

Its at 1030 raising the temp to 70f from 66-67 and gonna give it a little stir.

Wow, that yeast is a beast.

 

[poptarts]

yea 60 points in 48 hours is pretty cool

 

[ChrisMT]

What is expected FG?

 

[poptarts]

1018

 

[pdxal]

Hope it turns out, I have a 2009-2013 vertical my friends and I are going to share over the holidays. I'd love to clone it well too and lay it down for a while.

 

[poptarts]

Cherry bark 2oz


Vanilla beans. 25oz


Burbon soaked oak cubes


Added it all to a dry hop bag and steamed it.


Hit target FG 1.018! So 9.6% abv. Not as bitter as the abyss, but the sample is very solid and has high hopes. Can't wait to try it in a week or two on the goodies.



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[ChrisMT]

Looks good!

 

[stpug]

Looking good. If the bitterness doesn't meet expectations you could always whip up a small hop tea.

 

[poptarts]

I think it's more of a roast dark grain bitterness not hop bitterness

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