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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:

brewcrewjake

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 9/12/2016 3:29 AM

Notes: Yeast Starter in 1000ml flask

Author:

Herr Braumeister

Boil Size: 6.92 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.031

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/3/2021 10:22 PM

Notes: Mash at 149 for an hour.
Mash out at 160; sparge at 170.

Chill to 63, aerate, and pitch yeast

Add dry hop to primary after 3-4 days.

Fullers uses light crystal; most clone recipes use 120-150

Author:

W&C

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.034

Efficiency: 72

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: 12/17/2019 11:57 PM

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Author:

Aasbakkane Garasjebryggeri

Boil Size: 55 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/20/2018 8:15 PM

Notes: Brukar pale malt, roasted barley og sjokolade frå Bøhmer. Norsk malt.

Using norwegian malts!

Author:

Hawkbox

Boil Size: 28.99 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/25/2017 10:38 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 2.6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.018

Efficiency: 75

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: 5/11/2017 5:28 PM

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Author:

Bakke Brygg

Boil Size: 29 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 4.432

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: Sukkerlake

Priming Amount: 6 g sukker/l

Creation Date: 1/24/2017 3:27 PM

Notes: Kjøl ned vørter til 17 grader før pitching av gjær.

Gjæring på 18 grader i 5 dager, 20 grader resten av gjæringsperioden.

Tørrhumling etter stormgjæring, 7-10 dager

Author:

FFATS Brewing

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 8/6/2013 5:40 PM

Notes: Cleaned up my grain inventory with this one. Was a little worried about the % of speciality grains but decided to try it out. Wort tasted magnificent, in the secondary now.

Author:

egurrad

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.112

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: corn sugar

Priming Amount: 4.9 oz

Creation Date: 8/22/2016 4:52 AM

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Author:

Kev

Boil Size: 4.75 Gallons

Boil Time: N/A

Boil Gravity: 1.164

Efficiency: N/A

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/31/2016 1:22 AM

Notes: 1 lb Gesho twigs/stems for bugs/yeast. At 1 month, add 1/2 lb Gesho leaves for flavor.

Author:

Klassic

Boil Size: 7.41 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.028

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/29/2015 6:56 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 14 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.032

Efficiency: 74

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 74 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/15/2015 4:36 PM

Notes:

Author:

Cort House Brew

Boil Size: 8.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.081

Efficiency: 60

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: 7/17/2015 12:58 AM

Notes: Pitch on yeast cake of Scottish 92 shillings

With corn sugar OG=1.106

Author:

cowace2

Boil Size: 7.33 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.031

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/7/2015 1:03 AM

Notes: Ferment at 68, leave 7-10 days
Carb, cool for 7-10 days

Author:

AlejandroCervantes

Boil Size: 13 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 64 ° F

Priming Method: Force Carbonation

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/10/2017 8:11 PM

Notes: New hops and a unique yeast blend will give this American lawnmower beer something to stand on.

NOTE: Yeasts used are Omega OYL-001 Alt, Omega OYL-050 West Coaste Ale IV, and Omega OYL-105 West Coast Lager.

Author:

Bakke Brygg

Boil Size: 32.5 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 79

Mash Thickness: 5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 17 ° C

Priming Method: Sukkerlake

Priming Amount: 6,5 gram/liter

Creation Date: 5/30/2017 10:53 AM

Notes: Kjøl ned vørter til 16 grader før pitching av gjær. Gjæring på 17 til stormgjæring begynner å roe seg, øk til 20-21 grader ila. et par dager og hold resten av gjæringsfasen.

Author:

SchuBrew

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.036

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/29/2015 8:16 PM

Notes:

Author:

Nagrand

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 4.5

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: 3/9/2015 6:36 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/10/2014 3:05 AM

Notes: