Imperial Stout Recipe - Big Guy Russian Imperial Stout

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Big Guy Russian Imperial Stout

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All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
7.5 Gallon(s)
90 min
75%
All Grain Imperial Stout homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: Pale 2-Row - US, Chocolate Malt - US, Black Patent Malt - UK, Roasted Barley - US, Horizon Hops, Northern Brewer Hops, East Kent Goldings Hops, Fermentis Safale S-04 Homebrew Yeast, Irish Moss.

This recipe was cloned from Russian Imperial Stout - Kit and Kaboodle.

Fermentables

93% - Pale 2-Row - US
16
37
1
Mash
1% - Chocolate Malt - US
0.25
34
350
Mash
3% - Black Patent Malt - UK
0.5
25
500
Mash
3% - Roasted Barley - US
0.5
25
300
Mash

Hops

Horizon
1
Pellet
Boil
90 min(s)
12
32.9
Northern Brewer
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
9
23.1
East Kent Goldings
1
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
5.5
10.8
East Kent Goldings
1
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
5.5
7.0

Yeast

Fermentis Safale S-04
75%
Fermentis Safale S-04
75%

Other Stuff

Irish Moss
0.5
tsp
Boil

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
mash-in grains to 154 deg using 5.75 gallons of water at ~167 deg (1.1 quarts of water per pound of grain). Stir for 2 mins to prevent balls of grain from clumping together, creating a consistent mash
2.
cover the mash, only uncovering to briefly stir every 20 mins. Heat 4.25 gallons of sparge water to about 185 deg
3.
after mashing for 60 mins, mash-out and sparge. You should have 7-7.5 gallons in the brew kettle. Add 2oz. of Magnum(Galena) hots and bring to a boil
4.
after boiling for 60 mins, add 1oz. Northern Brewer hops
5.
after 80 mins, add 1oz. Northern Brewer hops. Add 0.5 tsp Iris Moss
6.
after 90 mins, remove from heat and chill using a wort chiller to 60 deg. Transfer to a carboy and take the OG
7.
ferment at 60-65 deg for 3 wks. Transfer to secondary carboy and age in a cool dark place for another 3-6 wks until no signs of active fermentation for 2-3 days
8.
transfer fermented wort to bottling bucket
9.
mix 5oz priming suger to 2 cups water boling water. cool and add to bottling bucket with fermented wort
10.
bottle or keg for a medium low level of carbination
11.
age for 3-6 wks before drinking

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Recipe Facts

Big Guy Russian Imperial Stout
Imperial Stout
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.094 OG
  • 1.023 FG
  • 73.8 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.79 BG:GU
  • 35.9° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 9.1% ABV Alcohol
  • 329 per 12oz Calories
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