All Grain Imperial Stout homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: 2-Row - US, Chocolate Malt - US, Black Barley - US, Black Patent Malt - UK, Crystal 120L - CA, Flaked Oats - US, Nugget Hops, Willamette Hops, White Labs California Ale WLP001 Homebrew Yeast.
Last bottle left from the batch. The head retention on this batch was amazingly long. The initial head dissipated to a low, beautiful lacing that lingered, giving it such a nice velvety soft mouthfeel that allowed the flavors to be savored but left wanting more. The taste and aroma are still the same as the initial notes above. I will be brewing this again but I will add gourmet coffee from Fire Family Roasters to add some complexity to the aroma and taste.
This by far was one of the best Imperial Stouts I've brewed.
Aroma: roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, mild spicy, earthy hop aroma.
Taste: nice coffee like bitterness, semi-sweet chocolate, very drinkable.
Changes i'd make:
1. The ABV was a bit low for the style. Next time add 2lb. of 2-row (15 to 17lb.)
2. Pitch 2 packets of yeast because this was a late starter.
3. Let the bottles sit for 3-4 weeks to fully carbonate.
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Updated with tasting notes and revisions.
10/24/2016 12:57:52 PM