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Author:

Joshua Post

Boil Size: 9.86 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.032

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 12/3/2018 3:58 PM

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Author:

The Keg

Boil Size: 30 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.06

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 3.65

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: 8/8/2024 7:44 AM

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Author:

Antmaniac

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.148

Efficiency: 78

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 64 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 24.52 psi

Creation Date: 2/17/2024 9:21 PM

Notes: Mash at 149 for 90 mins then boil for 90 mins.

Chill to 64 then pitch yeast. Let temp rise to 80 over the course of the week. It should finish after 1 week. Then carbonate to 4 vols and serve at 40-50f.

First made 2/18/24.

Did a 90 minute mash. Added 1 1/4 tsp gypsum to mash water and 11 grams of lactic acid to get ph to 5.19, as it started at 6.0.

Pre sparge gravity was 1054. Sparged with 1.1 gallons of 168 degree filtered water - did not make any additions as wanted to slightly raise mash ph.

The Saaz hips were only 2.8 aa so had to add more IBUs. Added 1 oz or Perle and .4 oz Sincoe to hit target 32 IBUss

Pre boil gravity 1075 after adding sugar. Ph was 5.21.

Post boil 1081. Chilled to 64 and added yeast starter.

Fermented at 64 for a day, then fraduuraised temp by a degree or two per day until it was 77 degrees. Fermentation was linear until 1034 then it stalled. I roused the yeast and it got going again. Had to rouse 3 or 4 more times to keep the gravity drop.

After 3 weeks in the fermenter the gravity stabilized at 1010 so put into keg. Chilled for 24 hours to 34 degrees then added CO2 to 20 psi . Lovely nose out of fermenter - like nectar. Palate was very complex with amazing length. As it was 77 degrees there was an alcohol taste, but subtle, along with good bitterness. It’s going to be a complex beer.

Author:

Lybe

Boil Size: 4 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 5/28/2023 12:02 AM

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Author:

Bitterland

Boil Size: 30 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.076

Efficiency: 71

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 30 ° C

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/27/2022 2:55 AM

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Author:

joshlinton86@gmail.com

Boil Size: 310 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.066

Efficiency: 77

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/25/2022 4:28 PM

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Author:

Mbanyas

Boil Size: 5.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.072

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/29/2021 2:56 AM

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Author:

Peasant Brewer

Boil Size: 8.125 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 50 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/26/2021 3:32 AM

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Author:

Viking Fyr

Boil Size: 5.79 Gallons

Boil Time: 120

Boil Gravity: 1.095

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 59 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/24/2020 1:49 AM

Notes:
Black as a moonless night. Thick as chocolate syrup with rich, brown head. Dominating the taste on every field. Burned, roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, molasses, toffee, oatmeal cookies... Whole symphony of flavors completed with top-fermenting yeast and New World hops. Deep, warming, bitter-sweet finish. Beer for tasting on a cold, winter nights.
Raw Materials:
50% Viking Pilsner Zero Malt
20% Viking Munich Light Malt 4% Table sugar
5% Viking Wheat Malt
4% Viking Chocolate Dark Malt 4% Viking Smoked Beech Malt 5% Viking Caramel Malt 150 2% Brown sugar
2% Viking Caramel Malt 600 2% Viking Roasted Barley 2% Viking Rye Malt
Mashing:
Malt/Water ratio: 1/3,5
pH set with lactic acid to 5,3
65°C 45min / 71°C 15min / 76°C 5min
Boiling:
Boil 120 minutes, normal pressure
pH set with lactic acid to 5,0.
Hops: 60% from bitter hops 60 minutes after start of the boil, 30% 5 minutes before the end of the boil (New Wave American hops). Sugar added 5 minutes before the end of the boil.
Fermentation: OG/FG 23/4,3
WLP004 Irish Ale. 21 days at 15°C + 21 days at 14°C
Beer Analysis: Alcohol
OG
Color Bitterness
10,8 vol-% 23% 100°EBC 100 BU

Author:

Brewing Fox

Boil Size: 16.75 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.067

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/13/2020 8:26 AM

Notes: "A Bourbon Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout, inspired from BCS"

## TODOs

- [x] oak + bourbon quantities and exposure time
- [x] grain bill and hops
- [x] yeast
- [x] aging vessels and process
- [x] account for impact of massive grain bill on process efficiency
- [x] Mash process and temp
- [x] Water chemistry
- [x] oak barrel
- [x] Bottling equipment (not enough flip tops this time)
- [x] get chalk
- [x] buy grain bill, DME and hops
- [ ] carbonation levels, qty of yeast to pitch for bottle conditioning and how to avoid bottle bombs

## RECIPE

for malt bill
https://www.homebrewhappyhour.com/bourbon-county-stout-clone-recipe/

for process
https://learn.kegerator.com/goose-island-bourbon-county-stout-clone/

## MALT

Mash the dark groans later in the mash to avoid astringency/tannins extraction

Grain bill from Hop and grain
Buy DME in case gravity needs to be seriously corrected

Base malt: 2row
Layers of toasty/biscuit/roasted/dark malts - Up to 20% of the bill

Expecting a ~15% drop in efficiency due to large grain bill (65% instead of 80%). The "11%" target accounts for eventual process undershooting or overshooting.

120 minutes mash - what temp?
Boil: 120 minutes

## WATER

"Kettle finings are a must"

## HOPS

60' and 45', aim for 60+ IBUs
Neutral tasting hop preferred, EK Goldings

## YEAST

"Pitch double yeast rate, for half sized batch"

US05 2pks + yeast nutrient + rehydration

Pitch temp 19-22C - violent fermentation, careful (use the 20L ferm bucket)

Aerate as per usual

## FERMENTATION AND AGING

### PRIMARY

~1 month, time it takes to finish primary fermentation.

### SECONDARY

Siphon in barrel. Keep excess beer for topping off the barrel (fight headspace). Prep the barrel as instructed, put in , shake and soak some bourbon after that and regularly rotate barrel to soak all places.

Rack in 2 * 5L glass carboy. Make two diff. aging:

Oak: American oak, medium toast cubes
Room temp fine if not too warm.

#### first carboy

3 months aging, then bottling
Per liter or beer: 2.7g Oak + 0.007L Bourbon

#### second carboy

6 months aging, then bottling
Per liter or beer: 1.5g Oak in 0.005L Bourbon

### CONDITIONING

Bottles. Might need to pitch fresh yeast on bottling day.

TODO: qty of yeast to pitch for bottle conditioning and how to avoid bottle bombs

## INFO AND LINKS

- https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/how-much-oak-cubes-and-how-long.411105/
- http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/post1888/
- https://byo.com/article/russian-imperial-stout-tips-from-the-pros/
- https://learn.kegerator.com/goose-island-bourbon-county-stout-clone/
- https://www.homebrewhappyhour.com/bourbon-county-stout-clone-recipe/

Author:

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/24/2015 6:23 PM

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Author:

Greywood B

Boil Size: 30 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.064

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 2.5

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: 11/21/2018 6:55 PM

Notes: NB 200g Acidulated malt included with water calculation. Website does not appear to be handling Acidulated Malt correctly in the ph calculation when using the water profile tool

Author:

Pughtown Brewers

Boil Size: 12.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.066

Efficiency: 79

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/14/2018 9:02 PM

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Author:

Aussiedamo

Boil Size: 26.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.037

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 16 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/26/2018 11:35 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/6/2017 5:54 PM

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Author:

Hills

Boil Size: 389 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 12.3

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/19/2017 3:58 PM

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Author:

britPaul

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.031

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/27/2016 4:40 AM

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Author:

Alulim

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 66.5 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/31/2016 12:31 AM

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Author:

llvtt

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.061

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: table sugar

Priming Amount: 5 oz

Creation Date: 5/30/2016 2:31 AM

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Author:

Itbrvilla

Boil Size: 19 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/28/2015 3:35 PM

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