Imperial Stout Recipe - Lenin in Exile

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Lenin in Exile

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All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
7.5 Gallon(s)
120 min
65%
Bourbon Barrel Aged Swiss Chocolate Russian Imperial Stout

Fermentables

76% - 2-Row - US
17
37
1
Mash
7% - Special B - BE
1.5
30
180
Mash
7% - Roasted Barley - US
1.5
25
300
Mash
4% - Caramel Pils - DE
1
34
8
Mash
4% - Flaked Oats - US
1
37
1
Mash
2% - Chocolate Malt - US
0.5
34
350
Mash

Hops

Challenger
3
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
8.9
62.5
East Kent Goldings
2
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
5.7
20.5

Yeast

White Labs English Ale WLP002
72%
White Labs Trappist Ale WLP500
77%

Other Stuff

Yeast Nutrient
1.5
tsp
Mash
Bourbon Soaked Oak Chips
0.75
oz
Boil
Cocoa Nibs
4
oz
Boil

Mash Steps

Protein Rest
Infusion
118
15 min
Saccharification Rest
Infusion
148
60 min
Mash-Out
Infusion
166
10 min

Special Instructions

1.
Bring 10 gallons of water to 118F.
2.
Add grain.
3.
After 20 minutes, stir and raise to 151 for 100 minutes, stirring every 10 to 15 minutes.
4.
Remove grain, partigyle if desired. Bring wort to boil for 2 hours.
5.
60 minutes from flame out, add challenger hops.
6.
30 minutes from flame out, add EKG hops.
7.
At end of boil, bring rapidly to 60F.
8.
Pitch yeast. Requires 300 to 400 billion cells of each yeast type.
9.
Ferment for two weeks at 68 to 70.
10.
For weeks three and four, decrease to 65.
11.
Secondary at 60F for 2 to 3 months, with oak chips and cocoa suspended in fermenter until desired flavor reached.
12.
Add priming sugar and additional yeast, preferably additional Trappist yeast, 15 to 20 minutes before bottling.
13.
Gently stir, without splashing, for 2 minutes then proceed to bottling.
14.
Within 1 month beer should be carbonated. Bottle condition for at least 2 months.

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Recipe Facts

Lenin in Exile
Imperial Stout
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 120  min Boil Time
  • 1.104 OG
  • 1.027 FG
  • 83.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.80 BG:GU
  • 54.5° SRM Color
  • 65% Efficiency
  • 10.0% ABV Alcohol
  • 369 per 12oz Calories
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