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Founders KBS Clone

Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.072 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 310 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday August 26th 2014

Original Gravity:

1.093

Final Gravity:

1.022

ABV (standard):

9.4%

IBU (tinseth):

65.0

SRM (morey):

40.0

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
26.50 lb	American - Pale 2-Row26.5 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	76.8%
3 lb	Flaked Oats3 lb Flaked Oats	33	2.2	8.7%
1.50 lb	American - Roasted Barley1.5 lb Roasted Barley	33	300	4.3%
1.50 lb	Belgian - Chocolate1.5 lb Chocolate	30	340	4.3%
1 lb	Belgian - De-Bittered Black1 lb De-Bittered Black	34	566	2.9%
1 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	2.9%
34.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Nugget2 oz Nugget Hops	Pellet	14	Boil	60 min	43.82	25%
2.50 oz	Willamette2.5 oz Willamette Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	25 min	12.24	31.3%
3.50 oz	Willamette3.5 oz Willamette Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	10 min	8.94	43.8%
8 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Nugget (Pellet)	43.82	25%
6 oz	Willamette (Pellet)	21.18	75.1%
8 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
10.8 gal	Infusion	--	155 °F	60 min
7.5 gal	Fly Sparge	--	175 °F	20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2 each	Fermcap	Other	Boil	90 min.
5 oz	Belgian bittersweet chocolate	Spice	Boil	15 min.
3 oz	unsweetened cocoa nibs	Spice	Boil	15 min.
2 each	Whirlfloc	Fining	Boil	15 min.
2 each	Fermcap	Other	Boil	5 min.
4 oz	ground Sumatran coffee	Spice	Boil	0 min.
4 oz	cold-brewed Kona coffee	Spice	Secondary	--
0.50 oz	French Oak chips	Flavor	Secondary	--
2 each	Kentucky Bourbon (1c)	Flavor	Secondary	--

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 421 B cells required

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Notes

Secondary:
Soak .25 oz French Oak chips in one cup Kentucky Bourbon for 2 days. Soak ground kona coffee in 1 cup boiled, cooled water and leave overnight, covered in refrigerator. Strain out grounds and add cold coffee and bourbon, with wood chips to secondary. Rack fermented stout into this mixture and condition in secondary at 55-60F for 2-6 mos.

original recipe:
Here's a recipe from Jul/Aug 2010 Zymurgy. The recipe was built with guidance from Jeremy Kosmicki, Founders head brewer. My buddy made this and it was as good as, or maybe even better than, the real deal. Per the article "this is not an exact ounce-for-ounce recipe, but the brewery was able to share proportions".

FOUNDERS KBS CLONE
5 US Gallons

FERMENTABLES
13.25 lbs pale malt
1.5 lbs flaked oats
.75 lb roasted barley
.75 lb Belgian choc. malt
.50 lb Belgian debittered black malt
.5 lb 120L crystal malt

HOPS
1.0 oz Nugget 13% aa (60 mins)
1.25 oz Willamette 5% aa (25 mins)
1.75 oz Willamette 5% aa (10 mins)

2.5 oz Belgian bittersweet chocolate (15 mins)
1.5 oz unsweetened cocoa nibs (15 mins)
2.0 oz ground Sumatran coffee (flameout)
2.0 oz cold-brewed Kona coffee (secondary)

YEAST
American or California Ale yeast

DIRECTIONS
Boil Time 90 mins
IBU. 73
SRM 60
Specific gravity 1.092
Assumed Efficiency 75%

Infusion Mash at 155F for 60 mins. Add Hops, chocolate, and coffee as specified. Ferment for 2 weeks at 65F. Soak .25 oz French Oak chips in one cup Kentucky Bourbon for 2 days. Soak ground kona coffee in 1 cup boiled, cooled water and leave overnight, covered in refrigerator. Strain out grounds and add cold coffee and bourbon, with wood chips to secondary. Rack fermented stout into this mixture and condition in secondary at 55-60F for 2-6 mos.

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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

Other Brewers Who Brewed This Recipe:

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