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Author:

WAWooldridge

Boil Size: 8.21 Gallons

Boil Time: 120

Boil Gravity: 1.071

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/30/2017 9:00 PM

Notes: Overall Impression: An intensely flavored, solid, dark stout with many interpretations. Roasty-burnt malt with a depth of dark or dried fruit flavors and a warming, bittersweet finish. Despite the intense flavors, the components must meld together to create a complex, harmonious beer, not a hot mess – sometimes only accomplished with age.
Aroma: Rich, deep, complex, and often intense, with a pleasant blend of roast, fruit, hops, and alcohol. Light to moderately strong roast can have a coffee, bittersweet or dark chocolate, cocoa, black licorice, tar, or slightly burnt grain quality, sometimes with a light caramel sweetness or toasty maltiness. Low to moderately strong esters are often perceived as dark or dried fruits like plums, prunes, figs, black currants, or raisins. Very low to aggressive hops, usually English or American in character. Alcohol flavor is optional but should not be sharp, hot, or solvable. The balance between these four main components can vary greatly; not all need to be noticeable, but those present should have a smooth interplay. Age can add another dimension, including a vinous or port-like impression, but not sourness. Age can decrease aroma intensity.
Appearance: The color ranges from very dark reddish-brown to jet black. It is opaque. The head is deep tan to dark brown. Generally, it has a well-formed head, although head retention may be low to moderate. High alcohol and viscosity may be visible as legs.
Flavor: Like the aroma, a complex mix of roast, fruit, hops, and alcohol (same descriptors apply). The flavors can be intense, often more significant than the aroma, but the same warning about the balance varying wildly still applies. Medium to aggressively high bitterness. The maltiness balances and supports the other flavors and may have the qualities of bread, toast, or caramel. The palate and finish can be dry to moderately sweet, an impression that often changes with age. It should not be syrupy or cloying—aftertaste of roast, bitterness, and warmth. The exact age effects as in the aroma apply.
Mouthfeel: It should be full to very full-bodied, chewy, velvety, and luscious. The body and texture may decline with age. Gentle, smooth warmth should be present and noticeable as a background character. Low to moderate carbonation.
Comments: Sometimes known as Russian Imperial Stout or RIS. Varying interpretations exist, with American versions having more significant bitterness, more roasted characters, and late hops. At the same time, English varieties often reflect a more complex specialty malt character with a more forward-ester profile. Not all Imperial Stouts have a clearly ‘English’ or ‘American’ character; anything in between is also allowable, so it is counter-productive to define strict sub-types. Judges must be aware of the broad range of the style and not try to judge all examples as clones of a specific commercial beer.
History: A style with a long, although not necessarily continuous, heritage. Traces are the roots of strong English porters brewed for export in the 1700s and are said to have been popular with the Russian Imperial Court. After the Napoleonic wars interrupted trade, these beers were increasingly sold in England. The style eventually all but died out until being popularly embraced in the modern craft beer era in England as a revival export and in the United States as an adaptation by extending the style with American characteristics.
Characteristic Ingredients: Pale malt with significant roasted malts or grain. Flaked adjuncts are common. American or English ale yeast and hops are typical. Ages very well. It is increasingly used as the base beer for many specialty styles.
Style Comparison: Darker and more roasty than Barleywines but with similar alcohol. It is more complex, with a broader range of possible flavors, than lower-gravity stouts.
Vital Statistics: OG: 1.075 – 1.115
IBUs: 50 – 90 FG: 1.018 – 1.030
SRM: 30 – 40 ABV: 8.0 – 12.0%
Commercial Examples: American – Bell’s Expedition Stout, Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout, North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout, Oskar Blues Ten Fidy, Sierra Nevada Narwhal Imperial Stout; English – 2SP Brewing Co The Russian, Courage Imperial Russian Stout, Le Coq Imperial Extra Double Stout, Samuel Smith Imperial Stout, Thornbridge Saint Petersburg
Tags: very-high-strength, dark-color, top-fermented, British-isles, north-America, traditional-style, craft-style, stout-family, malty, bitter, roasty

Author:

Cory Meisch

Boil Size: 4.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.028

Efficiency: 75

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: 1/30/2017 8:33 PM

Notes:

Author:

Bravado

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 40

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/26/2017 5:12 PM

Notes: No sparge. 5 L mash out. 180 F

Flame out hops:
add at end of boil. mix hops in well with Immersion Chiller. Chill wort down to 170 F. Let stand at 170 for 15 min. Chill to pitching temp.

Dry Hops:
first DH goes into primary at end of fermentation.
2nd DH into modified (shortened dip tube) and oxygen free keg.
Jump (bev port to bev port) finished beer into another keg following DH

Author:

Bobber

Boil Size: 2 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 62

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: 1/6/2017 6:50 PM

Notes: Extremely clear golden color, very clean tasting and slightly hoppy. A very refreshing light beer with plenty of flavor.

----------Brewing Notes----------
No yeast starter

***Mash***
Mashed in 12qt pot - 1.25qts/lb
Pre-heated oven to 170F

Strike Water - 5.31qts @ 170F
Target Mash Temp 155F
151F when placed in the oven
Oven was turned off
Mashed for 60 mins
Ended at 146F
Ended with 3.9qts
20.6 Brix = 1.086

***Sparge***
Calculated the difference between mash runnings and 2 gallons
4qt sparge @ 170F
Stirred and dunked grain, then drained.
5.1 Brix = 1.020

***Boil***
Combined mash and sparge volumes to equal 2 gallons
Target Pre-Boil Gravity = 1.048
Actual Pre-Boil Gravity 13.4 Brix = 1.054
70% Mash Efficiency

***Fermenter***
2.5 gallons
9.6 Brix = 1.038
62% Total Efficiency

----------Final Gravity----------
Brewer's Friend:
4.5 Brix = 1.009 (3.88% ABV) (76.3% Eff)

Northern Brewer:
4.5 Brix = 1.005 (4.582% ABV) (86.8% Eff)

Author:

HopDawg

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.15

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: 4/29/2016 12:55 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 27 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 10

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/22/2021 10:59 PM

Notes:

Author:

Magician

Boil Size: 27 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/3/2018 11:30 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 80 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.032

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 17 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/4/2017 9:46 PM

Notes:

Author:

Dustydust

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/22/2017 7:29 AM

Notes: Recipe is from brewing classic styles. My favorite homebrew book by far.

Start ferment at 68 and gradually ramp up to80. Should attenuate to 1.011. 7.7% abv

Author:

Ericbeast

Boil Size: 14 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/14/2016 9:07 PM

Notes: Style/Philosophy/Story: An American Blonde that is both an easy drinking summer beer that I can quickly get into bottles as well as true enough to a style to get it into some competition. Wanting to get more specific with my brewing and process to get comfortable enough to feel I can produce good enough beers to enter into competitions.

Yeast:
WYEAST 1318 (London III) - 800 ml starter, night before
US SAFALE s-04

Author:

mtennant32

Boil Size: 4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 95

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/10/2012 5:50 PM

Notes: Re-hydrate the yeast at start of brew.

Author:

Roget

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.037

Efficiency: 79

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/30/2016 3:03 PM

Notes: SG 1.046
FG 1.012

Best of Batches over Christmas
Before water treatment.

CO2 @ 2.2 176g

Author:

Boil Size: 15.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 22.9

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 22 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/18/2016 10:32 PM

Notes:

Author:

Amsterdamse Brouw Mij.

Boil Size: 30 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.07

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 3.1

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/4/2016 8:43 PM

Notes:

Author:

Djcpereira

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3

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: 11/3/2015 12:19 AM

Notes:

Author:

Bobaidan

Boil Size: 2.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.101

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/21/2015 1:45 PM

Notes:

Author:

Jan Erik Johansen

Boil Size: 27 Litres

Boil Time: 80

Boil Gravity: 1.09

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/15/2015 1:15 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.8

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/1/2015 6:29 PM

Notes:

Author:

Chad DeVries

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

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: 4/15/2012 9:26 PM

Notes: I don't know where to title this, but going with the name Chad's 4-Handed Imperial Stout. This was brewed with friend and brewer Will Johnston from 4-Hands Brewing in St Louis. This is actually a 3 gallon batch because in order to be able to do the boil in my kettles we had to knock down the size.