Exactly 18 months ago RdeVjun and I did a Russian Imperial Stout and it's been in a cube ever since, used as a door stop, hidden under a desk, travelled from Bribie Island to Old Bar Beach in the removalist truck, been through 2 summers in 2 garages.
Finally got round to pitching today as it's now ambient for brewing in my garage (21° which is perfect for the style and yeast)
Poor sad arse cube, gave it a wash down and a Starsan. Hey the thing's got a tap, forgot about that - useful to do a "single drop" to aerate it. Pitched with a bottle of Wyeast Irish Ale 1084 from a previous brew.
The aroma was lovely, filling the garage as if it was fresh out of the kettle. I had a taste and it's delicious. Might try a bottle at Christmas :super: and I'll certainly be sending RdeV a few.
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Russian Imperial Stout
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 22.0
Total Grain (kg): 9.475
Total Hops (g): 130.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.101 (°P): 24.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.024 (°P): 6.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 10.14 %
Colour (SRM): 54.7 (EBC): 107.7
Bitterness (IBU): 79.2 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 120
Grain Bill
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6.500 kg Pale Malt Golden Promise (68.6%)
0.600 kg Pale Malt Oakey (6.33%)
0.500 kg Choc Chit JW (5.28%)
0.400 kg Amber Malt (4.22%)
0.375 kg Brown Sugar, Light (3.96%)
0.300 kg Black Roasted Barley (3.17%)
0.300 kg Carafa II malt (3.17%)
0.300 kg Flaked Barley (3.17%)
0.200 kg Crystal Heritage Simpsons (2.11%)
Hop Bill
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40.0 g Magnum Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (1.8 g/L)
30.0 g Magnum Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil) (1.4 g/L)
30.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (1.4 g/L)
30.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (1.4 g/L)
Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 21°C with Wyeast 1084 - Irish Ale
Notes
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BIAB for initial Mash then sparged in lauter tun. Two hour boil.
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Finally got round to pitching today as it's now ambient for brewing in my garage (21° which is perfect for the style and yeast)
Poor sad arse cube, gave it a wash down and a Starsan. Hey the thing's got a tap, forgot about that - useful to do a "single drop" to aerate it. Pitched with a bottle of Wyeast Irish Ale 1084 from a previous brew.
The aroma was lovely, filling the garage as if it was fresh out of the kettle. I had a taste and it's delicious. Might try a bottle at Christmas :super: and I'll certainly be sending RdeV a few.
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Russian Imperial Stout
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 22.0
Total Grain (kg): 9.475
Total Hops (g): 130.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.101 (°P): 24.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.024 (°P): 6.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 10.14 %
Colour (SRM): 54.7 (EBC): 107.7
Bitterness (IBU): 79.2 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 120
Grain Bill
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6.500 kg Pale Malt Golden Promise (68.6%)
0.600 kg Pale Malt Oakey (6.33%)
0.500 kg Choc Chit JW (5.28%)
0.400 kg Amber Malt (4.22%)
0.375 kg Brown Sugar, Light (3.96%)
0.300 kg Black Roasted Barley (3.17%)
0.300 kg Carafa II malt (3.17%)
0.300 kg Flaked Barley (3.17%)
0.200 kg Crystal Heritage Simpsons (2.11%)
Hop Bill
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40.0 g Magnum Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (1.8 g/L)
30.0 g Magnum Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil) (1.4 g/L)
30.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (1.4 g/L)
30.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (1.4 g/L)
Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 21°C with Wyeast 1084 - Irish Ale
Notes
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BIAB for initial Mash then sparged in lauter tun. Two hour boil.
Recipe Generated with BrewMate