Russian Imperial Stout - Brewers Best Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 1/3/2015

Notes (Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

snow fall during boil and cooling. OG far lower than target. French oak cubes soaked in Buffalo Trace for 1 week, added to secondary for 3 weeks. Initial taste at bottling makes me believe I could have added more Buffalo Trace to the secondary to enhance the burbon flavor. There was barely a hint of burbon. Will probably taste it after 31 days of conditioning, but target 3 months before drinking it regularly.

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

NaN (estimated)

Boil Volume

gallons liters 0.00 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 0.00 gallonsliters at NaN for 0 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 0.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to NaN.

You wanted an OG of 1.073. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

gallons liters 5.00 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.049 (1.073 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.020 (1.022 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

1/31/2015

Bottle/Keg

Priming Sugar Type

Priming Sugar Amount

oz g

Tasting Notes (1)

Tasted on 2/19/2015 by GothamVengeance

Notes:

Day 19 of conditioning, in fridge for 3 days. Just enough oak, barely any bourbon. That being said, this is going to be better with each month that goes by. The first sip was amazing. So happy.

Recipe Facts

Russian Imperial Stout - Brewers Best

Imperial Stout

5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
60 min Boil Time
1.073 OG
1.022 FG
40.5 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.55 BG:GU
39.8° SRM Color
75% Efficiency
6.6% ABV Alcohol
253 per 12oz Calories

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