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Author:

Botnen

Boil Size: 28 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.072

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2.6

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/28/2016 1:55 PM

Notes:

Author:

PHB2234

Boil Size: 14 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 1.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/31/2025 7:33 PM

Notes: Batch 155

Author:

Boil Size: 27 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 10

Efficiency: 85

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: 3/22/2021 10:59 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 6.53 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 77.5

Mash Thickness: 1.42

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/12/2021 6:30 AM

Notes:

Author:

Magician

Boil Size: 27 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/3/2018 11:30 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 15 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3.4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/7/2018 7:51 PM

Notes:

Author:

John Snelson

Boil Size: 26.6 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/23/2018 10:09 AM

Notes:

Author:

WAWooldridge

Boil Size: 8.21 Gallons

Boil Time: 120

Boil Gravity: 1.071

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/30/2017 9:00 PM

Notes: Overall Impression: An intensely flavored, solid, dark stout with many interpretations. Roasty-burnt malt with a depth of dark or dried fruit flavors and a warming, bittersweet finish. Despite the intense flavors, the components must meld together to create a complex, harmonious beer, not a hot mess – sometimes only accomplished with age.
Aroma: Rich, deep, complex, and often intense, with a pleasant blend of roast, fruit, hops, and alcohol. Light to moderately strong roast can have a coffee, bittersweet or dark chocolate, cocoa, black licorice, tar, or slightly burnt grain quality, sometimes with a light caramel sweetness or toasty maltiness. Low to moderately strong esters are often perceived as dark or dried fruits like plums, prunes, figs, black currants, or raisins. Very low to aggressive hops, usually English or American in character. Alcohol flavor is optional but should not be sharp, hot, or solvable. The balance between these four main components can vary greatly; not all need to be noticeable, but those present should have a smooth interplay. Age can add another dimension, including a vinous or port-like impression, but not sourness. Age can decrease aroma intensity.
Appearance: The color ranges from very dark reddish-brown to jet black. It is opaque. The head is deep tan to dark brown. Generally, it has a well-formed head, although head retention may be low to moderate. High alcohol and viscosity may be visible as legs.
Flavor: Like the aroma, a complex mix of roast, fruit, hops, and alcohol (same descriptors apply). The flavors can be intense, often more significant than the aroma, but the same warning about the balance varying wildly still applies. Medium to aggressively high bitterness. The maltiness balances and supports the other flavors and may have the qualities of bread, toast, or caramel. The palate and finish can be dry to moderately sweet, an impression that often changes with age. It should not be syrupy or cloying—aftertaste of roast, bitterness, and warmth. The exact age effects as in the aroma apply.
Mouthfeel: It should be full to very full-bodied, chewy, velvety, and luscious. The body and texture may decline with age. Gentle, smooth warmth should be present and noticeable as a background character. Low to moderate carbonation.
Comments: Sometimes known as Russian Imperial Stout or RIS. Varying interpretations exist, with American versions having more significant bitterness, more roasted characters, and late hops. At the same time, English varieties often reflect a more complex specialty malt character with a more forward-ester profile. Not all Imperial Stouts have a clearly ‘English’ or ‘American’ character; anything in between is also allowable, so it is counter-productive to define strict sub-types. Judges must be aware of the broad range of the style and not try to judge all examples as clones of a specific commercial beer.
History: A style with a long, although not necessarily continuous, heritage. Traces are the roots of strong English porters brewed for export in the 1700s and are said to have been popular with the Russian Imperial Court. After the Napoleonic wars interrupted trade, these beers were increasingly sold in England. The style eventually all but died out until being popularly embraced in the modern craft beer era in England as a revival export and in the United States as an adaptation by extending the style with American characteristics.
Characteristic Ingredients: Pale malt with significant roasted malts or grain. Flaked adjuncts are common. American or English ale yeast and hops are typical. Ages very well. It is increasingly used as the base beer for many specialty styles.
Style Comparison: Darker and more roasty than Barleywines but with similar alcohol. It is more complex, with a broader range of possible flavors, than lower-gravity stouts.
Vital Statistics: OG: 1.075 – 1.115
IBUs: 50 – 90 FG: 1.018 – 1.030
SRM: 30 – 40 ABV: 8.0 – 12.0%
Commercial Examples: American – Bell’s Expedition Stout, Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout, North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout, Oskar Blues Ten Fidy, Sierra Nevada Narwhal Imperial Stout; English – 2SP Brewing Co The Russian, Courage Imperial Russian Stout, Le Coq Imperial Extra Double Stout, Samuel Smith Imperial Stout, Thornbridge Saint Petersburg
Tags: very-high-strength, dark-color, top-fermented, British-isles, north-America, traditional-style, craft-style, stout-family, malty, bitter, roasty

Author:

Homebrew Fanatics

Boil Size: 28 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/23/2017 1:44 PM

Notes: Dry Hop Directions:

1st Dry Hop at Day 3 of Fermentation
2nd Dry Hop in Secondary for 3 days.

Author:

Water'n'Wine Truro

Boil Size: 28 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.071

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 2.9

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 22 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/2/2017 4:16 PM

Notes:

Author:

tomahawk

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/13/2013 3:05 AM

Notes:

Author:

StewartH

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.098

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/31/2016 9:42 PM

Notes: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/zymurgy/from-russia-with-love-a-homebrewers-imperial-odyssey/

Author:

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/5/2016 1:29 AM

Notes: 1. Pilsen LME is Mr. Beer Canadian Blonde HME
2. Maltose is Chinese Rice Malt
3. Omit 60 minute hop addition since Mr. Beer extract is hoppedvto 27 IBUs

Author:

JB2332

Boil Size: 7.1 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 78

Mash Thickness: 1.28

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/12/2015 4:24 AM

Notes:

Author:

TWisBrewer

Boil Size: 610.2 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.061

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2.9

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: 12/3/2015 8:08 PM

Notes: For 11 gal/ 41.64 liter batch mash notes:
Mash schedule: single
Infusion, medium body,
Batch sparge
Total grain weight 25 lbs

Step time name description step temp
60min mash in add 31.25 qt of water at 166.9 F 154.0 F

Notes (for 11 gal/ 41.64 liters):
Dough-in with 7.75 gallons of 167 F water
Double batch sparge with 5 gallons of 170 F water per sparge
Collect 13.69 gallons of wort in kettle for boil
30 psi for 2 days, gently stir - then 30 psi for another 12 hours, then serve.

Author:

mystikhybrid

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/23/2015 3:44 PM

Notes: 7 g Gypsum

2 g CaCL

1 g Epsom Salt

HALF TO MASH... HALF To SPARGE

If the pH is too high, this usually means adding acid malt (~1% of the grist for every intended .1 drop)
If the pH is too low I add chalk (which should ideally be dissolved in carbonated water first) or baking soda (which can be added directly to the mash).

Add first dry hop to fermentor at end of brewday!

http://www.ezwatercalculator.com/

http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2013/11/focus-on-brewing-ph-american-pale-ale.html

http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2015/06/hop-juice-north-east-ipa-recipe.html

Author:

Boil Size: 28.4 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 2.9

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/20/2015 2:50 PM

Notes:

Author:

SJB Homebrew

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 3

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: 6/18/2015 11:42 PM

Notes:

Author:

Broham1

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 8/3/2011 3:01 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 4 Litres

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.023

Efficiency: 62

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 5/12/2016 11:46 PM

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