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Author:

Flying Weasels Home Brewery

Boil Size: 32 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.068

Efficiency: 55

Mash Thickness: 2.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/10/2018 8:08 PM

Notes: Son of a Bastard
I love the Bastard series of stouts from Nickelbrook in Hamilton, Ontario, so this is my tribute to it. However, I've never quite fallen in love with this recipe. I need to make it creamier-feeling. Do I need to become nitro-capable?

Malt

Basic idea here is a healthy helping of dark/black malts and dark crystal malts. Feel free to vary the actual specific malts.

It's a lot of malt! Do not overgrind the malt. I had a seriously stuck mash for STOUT03. Also, make sure the mash filter is properly clamped on. Don't fuck around!

I've set brewhouse efficiency to 55% for this recipe. That reflects results to date. It's still quite possible that the yield will be lower than expected. Have on hand at least a kilo each of DME and dextrose.

Mash

The mash pH that is calculated for this recipe is way too low. Ignore it! Stout03 came in consistently at 5.5. Eventually it dropped to 5.2. Don't leave out the acid malt!

Dough in 33L @ 168F ==> 153F strike temperature //set to 2.5L/Kg grist ratio to avoid troubles with overly thick mash Stout03
Add 10L to HLT after dough-in and fit HERMS
Let sit 60-90 minutes at 153F (with a gently drop over time)
Use HERMS to raise temp to 158F, hold 10 minutes
Use HERMS to raise temp to 170F and start to run off
Be gentle with the HERMS recirc to avoid a stuck mash
Consider using rice hulls for same reason.

Chocolate

Use cacao nibs roasted according to this schedule:
- 350 °F (177 °C) for 10 minutes
- 325 °F (163 °C) for 5 minutes
- 300 °F (150 °C) for 5 minutes
- 275 °F (135 °C) for 5-10 minutes or until done.
When the roasting is right, there will an aroma of brownies. You could go longer too for deeper more complex flavors. I did not do that with STOUT02.

Cacao nibs are added to the mash.

Yeast

I'm going to go with SAFALE S-04, my new favorite. No need to rehydrate it. Sprinkle two packs on the wort and stand back.

Hops

Not a lot of hops. Most straight-up stout recipes use a bunch more, but I want little noticeable hop flavor, so the chocolate and coffee flavors can shine.

- 240 alpha pts 60 minutes
- 75 alpha pts 30 minutes
- 75 alpha pts 0 minutes (stay close to 1/2 ounce)

Coffee

Prepare cold-brew coffee at a rate of 60g coarse coffee per cup. (Make at least 6 cups. You won't need that much, but anything left over makes nice iced coffee.)

Default rate is STOUT 4 (equivalent) 3/8 cup to a glass carboy. Go with that or perform taste tests with the cold brew coffee.

Author:

PHB2234

Boil Size: 14 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 1.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 30.23 psi

Creation Date: 8/19/2025 10:43 PM

Notes: Batch #157

Author:

Lindi Court Brewery

Boil Size: 13.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.33

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 80 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/21/2023 9:51 PM

Notes:

Author:

Ottowerks

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.064

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/5/2020 3:38 PM

Notes: Step by Step
Mash at 150 °F (66 °C) for 30 minutes, start lautering slowly. Collect 7.5 gallons (28 L) in the brew kettle and boil for 75 minutes adding hops as indicated. After knockout, cool the wort down to ~190 °F (88 °C) before adding the first coffee addition. Ferment at 63 °F (17 °C). After fermentation has slowed down you can add the cocoa nibs and bloomed cocoa powder directly to either the primary or secondary fermentation vessel. Let the beer sit for one more week. Using a sanitized growler, draw off a 1/2 gallon (~2 L) from the fermenter onto the second addition of coffee for a 24-hour cold extraction of the coffee beans. Place growler with beer and coffee beans in a refrigerator for 24 hours. Strain the beer back into fermenter and you’re ready for bottling/kegging.

Author:

Final Boss

Boil Size: 6.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.061

Efficiency: 71

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 23.19 psi

Creation Date: 3/3/2020 10:22 PM

Notes: The last 2oz of Mosaic will be keg hopped rather than dry hopped.

Author:

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.061

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2.7

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/21/2019 6:19 PM

Notes:

Author:

Stu9158

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.03

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/14/2019 10:08 PM

Notes:

Author:

Jefferson Ale Works

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.08

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/27/2019 8:46 PM

Notes:

Author:

Mazsi

Boil Size: 44 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/29/2018 8:45 PM

Notes: Élesztő:
-Wyeast 5112 - Brett Bruxellensis
-WLP 648 - Brett Brussellensis Trois Vrai

Author:

Stellenbosch

Boil Size: 21 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.064

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 15 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/12/2018 9:31 PM

Notes: 5g CaSO4

dry hop on days 4, 6 and 8 of fermentation
keg on day 11.

Author:

Lee Sangmin21

Boil Size: 230 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.06

Efficiency: 78

Mash Thickness: 3.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/28/2017 10:38 AM

Notes:

Author:

J-Sap

Boil Size: 6.6 Gallons

Boil Time: 65

Boil Gravity: 1.063

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/8/2017 3:30 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/29/2016 12:50 PM

Notes: Pitch yeast at 68F & hold for 24 hours. Bring temp up 2F/day and hold at 74F

Author:

clacosta

Boil Size: 12 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.075

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/27/2015 11:16 AM

Notes: dry hop with 2 days before cold crashing 48 hr dry hop

Author:

rgrosholz

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.032

Efficiency: 73

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: CO2

Priming Amount: 10lbs

Creation Date: 7/7/2013 12:13 AM

Notes:

Author:

Wazza

Boil Size: 48 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 15 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/7/2017 10:20 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.032

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: Force Carb

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/2/2015 3:13 AM

Notes:

Author:

Pivo Vino Bru

Boil Size: 72 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 74

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/18/2020 11:46 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 27.23 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.034

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 5.22

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/13/2022 2:13 PM

Notes: Jamil Zainasheff raves about this beer which is Matt's fave too.
Dave Line p93 but he puts all 90ghops in at start of boil giving IBU of over 40.
Hence Ive moved over half the hops to flame out

see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lq7ajkQyWY

From the Malt Miller kit (£17 plus £6 carriage without yeast);
-This recipe Does Not Include Yeast-

Sussex Best is the most famous beer of this old English brewery, a superbly balanced bitter with prominent hop character. The brew evolved over decades, satisfying the expectations of the people of Sussex and its adjoining counties. Finest Maris Otter malted barley is supplemented with a dash of Crystal malt for balance. Their hops are a blend of four different local whole varieties, to give a distinctive traditional hoppy finish.

Ingredients

Crisp Extra Pale Maris Otter
Crisp Dark Crystal Malt
Crisp Flaked Maize

Total grain bill without husks 3976g

Oat Husks (500 grams)
Progress T90 Pellets (26 grams)
Bramling Cross Pellets (26 grams)
Fuggles Pellets (15 grams)
East Kent Goldings ( GOLDINGS ) Pellets (15 grams)

Method

Beer Style (main): British Ales
Beer Style (sub): Special Bitter or Best Bitter
Batch Size: 23
Original Gravity: 1.040
Final Gravity: 1.008
ABV %: 4.0
IBU: 35

THE MASH
Temperature °C: 68
Length (mins): 60
Out temp °C: 77
Out time (mins): 10

THE BOIL
Boil time (mins): 90

Additions and timing:

26 g, Progress, ≈6.3% AA, 60 minutes
26 g, Bramling Cross, ≈6.5% AA, 30 minutes
15 g, Fuggles, ≈5% AA, at flame-out, steep until cooled
15 g, Goldings, ≈5% AA, at flame-out, steep until cooled

But Harveys website says;
Finest Maris Otter malted barley is supplemented with a dash of Crystal malt for balance. Our hops are a blend of four different local varieties, to give a distinctive hoppy finish.The malt miller version looks closer to this ..do this as a separate recipe on brewers friend Millers Sussex Best...

The yeast..
the Malt Miller recipe is for highish attenuation yeast (havnt calculated it exactly) UK based Brewlabs do a yeast slope of Harveys!!!

Ive put in low attenuation yeast Windsor
(doing different mash temps doesn't seem to affect efficiency/ABV in the software??
? plan to mash low at 65 if using a low attenuating yeast in contrast to Malt Miller recipe which mashes at 68.
(Another tack would be to mash high and use verdant)