Horsebridge Imperial Stout

British-Style Imperial Stout - All Grain

Recipe Description

Bastardised a recipe from Beersmith.com to reflect the ingredients I had in stock. Wanted to use English Hops and T-58 yeast.

Batch Size: 19 L (5 gallon)
Boil Size: 23 L (6.1 gallon)
Boil Time: 60 mins

Ingredients

Grains/Fermentables
5450 g (192.24 oz) Maris Otter (3 °L)
450 g (15.87 oz) Crystal 120 (120 °L)
450 g (15.87 oz) Roasted Barley (300 °L)
350 g (12.35 oz) Carafa I (337.5 °L)
230 g (8.11 oz) Chocolate Malt (350 °L)
450 g (15.87 oz) Dark Brown Sugar (50 °L)
Hops
40 g (1.41 oz) Wye Northdown Leaf 7.2% AA (First Wort)
43 g (1.52 oz) East Kent Golding Leaf 5.5% AA (Boil - 30 mins)
14 g (0.49 oz) Fuggle Leaf 5.2% AA (Boil - 5 mins)
Yeast
T-58 (Dry)

Directions

Infusion Step: Mash at 70 °C (158 °F) for 30 minutes.

30 min protein rest @ 50c
30 min saccrification @ 70c
10 min mash out @ 75.6c

Hold in primary fermentor for 7 days at 20 °C (68 °F).

Transfer to secondary fermentor for 2 days at 15 °C (59 °F).

Allow to carbonate and age for 28 days at 20 °C (68 °F).

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Submission Information

Submitted by: seanayling
Submitted on: Aug 17, 2011
Alcohol by Volume: 6.6% (Estimated: 6.6%)
IBU: 55 (Estimated: 22.2)
Color: [Not given] SRM (Estimated: 54.0 SRM)
OG: 1.070 (Estimated: 1.103)
FG: 1.020 (Estimated: 1.018)

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Style Information

Name: British-Style Imperial Stout
Type: Ale
ABV: 7 - 12%
IBU: 45 - 65
Color: 20 - 40 SRM
OG: 1.080 - 1.100
FG: 1.020 - 1.030

Dark copper to very dark brown, British-style imperial stouts typically have high alcohol content. The extremely rich malty flavor (often characterized as toffee -like or ...

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