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Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.066

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.75

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: 10/15/2020 8:30 PM

Notes:

Author:

DargyBear

Boil Size: 443 Gallons

Boil Time: 120

Boil Gravity: 16.1

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.2

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/3/2023 4:24 PM

Notes:

Author:

Aaron Moore

Boil Size: 6.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.075

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: sucrose

Priming Amount: 1.7 oz

Creation Date: 11/14/2022 3:45 AM

Notes: Name
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The Beast of London is a reference to The Beast of London Below in Neil Gaiman's novel Neverwhere.

From the Novel
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"...One night in December the beast runned away, ran into the Fleed Ditch, and vanished into the sewers. And it fed on the sewage and it grew, and it grew. And it got meaner, and nastier. They'd send in hunting parties after it from time to time."
The Marquis pursed his lips. "It must have died three hundred years ago."
Old Bailey shook his head. "Things like that, they're too vicious to die. Too old and big and nasty."

From the Original Recipe
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This is kind of a hybrid English/American barleywine

Ingredients in original recipe for reference
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15 lbs. (6.8 kg) English pale ale malt
1 lb. (454 g) aromatic malt
0.5 lb. (227 g) Carapils® malt
1 lb. (454 g) crystal malt (65 °L) (preferably English)
0.5 lb. (227 g) CaraMunich® III malt
1 lb. (454 g) raw brown sugar
28 AAU Magnum hops (60 min.) (2 oz./57 g at 14% alpha acids)
4.5 AAU Fuggle hops (10 min.) (1 oz./28 g at 4.5% alpha acids)
6 AAU Cascade hops (5 min.) (1 oz./28 g at 6% alpha acids)
2 oz. (57 g) East Kent Goldings hops (whirlpool)
2 oz. (57 g) Styrian Goldings hops (dry hop)
Wyeast 1335 (British Ale II), Omega Yeast OYL-013 (British Ale VI), or LalBrew Nottingham yeast
3⁄4 cup corn sugar (if priming)

Stats from recipe
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OG = 1.097 FG = 1.028
IBU = 70 SRM = 17 ABV = 9.3%

Ingredients from Micro Homebrew and Downsized for Half Batch:
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8 lbs -- Thomas Fawcett Pale Pearl (2.1-2.9°L)
0.5 lbs -- Aromatic 15.5-23°L (Dingemans)
0.25 lbs -- Carapils 1.3-1.5°L (Breiss)
0.5 lbs -- Crystal 77°L (Crisp) ---- NOTE: 65 is what is called for, ask about it.
0.25 lbs -- CaraMunich III 53-60°L (Weyermann)
0.5 lbs -- Brown Sugar
***
14 AAU Magnum
2.25 AAU Fuggle
3 AAU Cascade
1 oz East Kent Goldings
1 oz Styrian Goldings -- dry hop, whole

Notes from recipe formulation:
- This will need a yeast starter even though it is a half batch because it's such a big beer.
- I doubt they have whole styrian golding hops but I'm afraid of the effect of using the pellets for dry hopping, it seems impossible to filter well enough, it will get into the final beer. Maybe cold crashing before bottling could help.
- I am upping my efficiency to 65%. I've gotten that only twice but I don't want to distort the recipe too much from the original, especially for this big of a beer. I will just... try to do a good job.
- The recipe says to let the beer rise up to 70 fermentation temp after 3 days.

Author:

Boil Size: 12.01 Gallons

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.083

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 9/15/2022 8:22 PM

Notes:

Author:

MattyT

Boil Size: 83 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.094

Efficiency: 70

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: 1/28/2022 12:15 AM

Notes:

Author:

WJaviation

Boil Size: 6.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.086

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 63 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/30/2021 7:58 PM

Notes:

MK2Brewed with full grain igloo setup. followed Recipe exactly.

OG: 1.091
FG: 1.019

After 7 Days.

20#s of Ice @100f outside air temperature. took 17min 35sec to cool to 68 f pitching temp.

Set recipe to 70% efficiency. Actual efficiency ~83%

Author:

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.082

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/30/2021 12:16 PM

Notes:

Author:

Fügetsu Brew

Boil Size: 8.36 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 3/8/2021 11:08 PM

Notes:

Author:

JustMe

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.072

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/16/2020 10:29 PM

Notes: Soak 2 vanilla beans and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in 4 oz. of dark rum or vodka for 1 day before you add them to the secondary

Author:

Boil Size: 14 Litres

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.067

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/3/2020 10:11 AM

Notes:

Author:

Old Grumps

Boil Size: 14 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.068

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/5/2017 7:01 PM

Notes: Parti-gyled this as a Weizenbock/Dunkelweizen combo, still working on my volumes and gravities, which came up short on the Weizenbock (1.073 vs expected 1.087). Dunkelweizen actually came out high (1.064).

Author:

Brewing Fox

Boil Size: 16.75 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.07

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/28/2020 1:25 AM

Notes: "A Bourbon Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout, inspired from BCS"

## TODOs

- [x] oak + bourbon quantities and exposure time
- [x] grain bill and hops
- [x] yeast
- [x] aging vessels and process
- [x] account for impact of massive grain bill on process efficiency
- [x] Mash process and temp
- [x] Water chemistry
- [x] oak barrel
- [x] Bottling equipment (not enough flip tops this time)
- [x] get chalk
- [x] buy grain bill, DME and hops
- [ ] carbonation levels, qty of yeast to pitch for bottle conditioning and how to avoid bottle bombs

## RECIPE

for malt bill
https://www.homebrewhappyhour.com/bourbon-county-stout-clone-recipe/

for process
https://learn.kegerator.com/goose-island-bourbon-county-stout-clone/

## MALT

Mash the dark groans later in the mash to avoid astringency/tannins extraction

Grain bill from Hop and grain
Buy DME in case gravity needs to be seriously corrected

Base malt: 2row
Layers of toasty/biscuit/roasted/dark malts - Up to 20% of the bill

Expecting a ~15% drop in efficiency due to large grain bill (65% instead of 80%). The "11%" target accounts for eventual process undershooting or overshooting.

120 minutes mash - what temp?
Boil: 120 minutes

## WATER

"Kettle finings are a must"

## HOPS

60' and 45', aim for 60+ IBUs
Neutral tasting hop preferred, EK Goldings

## YEAST

"Pitch double yeast rate, for half sized batch"

US05 2pks + yeast nutrient + rehydration

Pitch temp 19-22C - violent fermentation, careful (use the 20L ferm bucket)

Aerate as per usual

## FERMENTATION AND AGING

### PRIMARY

~1 month, time it takes to finish primary fermentation.

### SECONDARY

Siphon in barrel. Keep excess beer for topping off the barrel (fight headspace). Prep the barrel as instructed, put in , shake and soak some bourbon after that and regularly rotate barrel to soak all places.

Rack in 2 * 5L glass carboy. Make two diff. aging:

Oak: American oak, medium toast cubes
Room temp fine if not too warm.

#### first carboy

3 months aging, then bottling
Per liter or beer: 2.7g Oak + 0.007L Bourbon

#### second carboy

6 months aging, then bottling
Per liter or beer: 1.5g Oak in 0.005L Bourbon

### CONDITIONING

Bottles. Might need to pitch fresh yeast on bottling day.

TODO: qty of yeast to pitch for bottle conditioning and how to avoid bottle bombs

## INFO AND LINKS

- https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/how-much-oak-cubes-and-how-long.411105/
- http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/post1888/
- https://byo.com/article/russian-imperial-stout-tips-from-the-pros/
- https://learn.kegerator.com/goose-island-bourbon-county-stout-clone/
- https://www.homebrewhappyhour.com/bourbon-county-stout-clone-recipe/

Author:

Frosty Weasel

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.092

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 5/12/2020 8:31 PM

Notes: Soak rum barrel chips in 2-3 ounces of rum a few days before racking to secondary.

Author:

Rebus

Boil Size: 1150 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 24.8

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/18/2020 8:14 AM

Notes:

Author:

Duhrl

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.072

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 27.65 psi

Creation Date: 4/22/2019 5:08 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.061

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 2/2/2019 4:44 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.075

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 1/2/2019 9:59 PM

Notes:

Author:

donovan23

Boil Size: 26.58 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.085

Efficiency: 75

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: 11/4/2018 2:24 PM

Notes:

Author:

fredcai6

Boil Size: 7.1 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 10.5

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.75

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/12/2018 9:59 PM

Notes: Decoctionesque move at end of mash - pint removed and boiled to half volue. Returned prior to boil

Diluted by half at bottling, so actually ~4.4%, 6 SRM