Lord Vader Imperial Stout - Beer Recipe - Brewer's Friend

Lord Vader Imperial Stout

318 calories 28.9 g
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.38 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.096 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 318 calories (Per )
Carbs: 28.9 g (Per )
Created: Wednesday September 9th 2015
1.096
1.019
10.1%
57.0
40.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb US - Pale 2-Row13 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 66.7%
2 lb Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 10.3%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 5.1%
1 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent1 lb Black Patent 27 525 5.1%
1 lb American - Roasted Barley1 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 5.1%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 15L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 5.1%
0.50 lb German - Carapils0.5 lb Carapils 35 1.3 2.6%
19.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Willamette4 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 90 min 57.03 100%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 oz Cacao nibs Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - San Diego Super Yeast WLP090
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
79.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 542 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Don't dump the nibs into the kettle - use hop bag.

Could substitute a slightly larger amount of pale chocolate malt for the standard chocolate; about a quarter to half pound more.

Brewer's Friend recommends 3.49 gallons of water for sparge, but kettle volume was a bit low. Next time use at least 4 gallons.

Gold medal in 2017 El Dorado County Fair. http://eldoradocountyfair.org/pdfs/EDCF2017HomemadeBeerCompetitions-ResultsByAward.pdf

3rd place at 2021 Amador County Fair.



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Last Updated: 2022-12-25 02:06 UTC

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