Russian Imperial Stout 3
301 calories
27.4 g
Hops
Amount
|
Variety
|
Cost
|
Type
|
AA
|
Use
|
Time
|
IBU
|
Bill %
|
0.80 oz |
Magnum0.8 oz Magnum Hops |
|
Leaf/Whole |
15.5 |
Boil
|
60 min |
35.57 |
24.2% |
1 oz |
Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops |
|
Pellet |
11 |
Boil
|
60 min |
34.71 |
30.3% |
0.50 oz |
Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops |
|
Pellet |
10.5 |
Boil
|
10 min |
6.01 |
15.2% |
1 oz |
Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops |
|
Pellet |
4.5 |
Boil
|
10 min |
5.15 |
30.3% |
3.30 oz
/ $ 0.00
|
Hops Summary
Amount
|
Variety
|
Cost
|
IBU
|
Bill %
|
0.80 oz |
Magnum (Leaf/Whole) 0.79999999817006 oz Magnum (Leaf/Whole) Hops |
|
35.57 |
24.2% |
1 oz |
Magnum (Pellet) 0.99999999771257 oz Magnum (Pellet) Hops |
|
34.71 |
30.3% |
0.50 oz |
Centennial (Pellet) 0.49999999885628 oz Centennial (Pellet) Hops |
|
6.01 |
15.2% |
1 oz |
Willamette (Pellet) 0.99999999771257 oz Willamette (Pellet) Hops |
|
5.15 |
30.3% |
3.30 oz
/ $ 0.00
|
Mash Guidelines
Amount
|
Description
|
Type
|
Start Temp
|
Target Temp
|
Time
|
22 qt |
|
Infusion |
-- |
150 °F |
75 min |
22 qt |
|
Fly Sparge |
-- |
168 °F |
-- |
Starting Mash Thickness:
1.1 qt/lb
|
Other Ingredients
Amount
|
Name
|
Cost
|
Type
|
Use
|
Time
|
1 each |
Whirfloc
|
|
Other |
Boil |
10 min. |
0.50 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient
|
|
Other |
Boil |
10 min. |
1 each |
clarity ferm
|
|
Other |
Primary |
-- |
Target Water Profile
Black Malty
Notes
Brewed 7/20/14. Strike water was 174F and it was about 152F. Recirculated about a gallon and a half down to 150F. I added 1lb rice hulls because when recirculating it got a bit stuck. I adjusted my mill gap recently so that might be a factor. Ph reading was 5.2 which was what was supposed to be predicted. Mash was very thick and could have maybe used more water. Vorlaugh was a bit slow maybe due to a lot of grains. Sparge was under by about a half gallon so I heated a half gallon more and sparged with that. Boil OG was 1.068 which puts the kettle efficiency at 73% which is a bit low. I believe I actually had about 8.75 or 9 gal pre-boil which probably wasn't that good. Efficiency was way down again. I didn't boil off enough so maybe that is why. Had about a half gallon extra in the boil. The huge drop in efficiency might be because of that. Pitch was about 72F and I cooled it to drop it a bit more. Ended up being about 64F and fermentation. 7/21 morning, fermentation has started and is sitting at about 65F. By evening it had drifted up to 69F so I cooled it back to 66F. I also added 6oz of turbinado to kick the OG and alcohol up a bit more. 7/22 the brew heated up to about 70F by morning so I cooled it down to about 66F. Might have cooled down lower than 66F, but by night time it was at 67F. 7/23 morning the brew had heated up to 70F cooled it to 68F. Was still sitting at 68F by evening. 7/24 out of swamp today, temp about 71F. It finished fermenting at about 75F as it has been quite hot. Took a gravity reading on 8/20/14. Fermented a bit more than expected but it tastes awesome. FG is a bit lower than I wanted but we shall see how the body holds up with a bit of age and carbonation. Prolly from the extra sugar. Kegged 8/22/14. Force carbed it and bottled all of it on 2/3/15, bottle code RS3. Beer had a very nice coffee and dark chocolate notes. Very smooth and balanced with a nice body despite it fermenting down more than desired.
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