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Imperial stout

Name: Imperial stout
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 30 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 5.2 kg Pale Ale; 2.8 kg Munich; 200 g Flaked Oats; 100 g BEST Special X; 400 g Carafa II; 500 g Chocolate; 800 g Corn Sugar - Dextrose; 450 g Lactose (Milk Sugar); 50 g Bravo Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 30 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 33 liters
Post Boil Size: 30 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.082 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 273 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday March 9th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.082

Final Gravity:

1.020

ABV (standard):

8.1%

IBU (tinseth):

52.7

SRM (morey):

36.7

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
5.20 kg	German - Pale Ale5.2 kg Pale Ale	39	2.3	49.8%
2.80 kg	Munich2.8 kg Munich	37	6	26.8%
200 g	Flaked Oats200 g Flaked Oats	33	2.2	1.9%
100 g	Bestmalz - BEST Special X100 g BEST Special X	34.5	132.5	1%
400 g	German - Carafa II400 g Carafa II	32	425	3.8%
500 g	Ireks - Chocolate500 g Chocolate	32.2	340	4.8%
800 g	Corn Sugar - Dextrose800 g Corn Sugar - Dextrose	42	0.5	7.7%
450 g	Lactose (Milk Sugar)450 g Lactose (Milk Sugar)	41	1	4.3%
10,450 g / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
50 g	Bravo50 g Bravo Hops		Pellet	15.5	Boil at 100 °C	60 min	52.69	100%
50 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
30 L		Infusion	73 °C	69 °C	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
15 g	Chalk	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
8 g	Magnesium Chloride	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
16 g	Citric acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	30 Grams	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	22 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 208 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 132 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 1.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Imperial stout

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
90	20	30	120	50	200
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Last Updated: 2026-04-08 02:43 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
50 g	Bravo (Pellet) 50 g Bravo (Pellet) Hops		52.69	100%
50 g / $ 0.00