Imperial Stout Recipe - Founders KBS Clone

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Founders KBS Clone

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All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
7.5 Gallon(s)
90 min
75%
From AHA website. IBU: 70 [website] ABV: 11.2% [website] Extreme beer. Check yeast cell count! May warrant a second yeast pitch.

Fermentables

81% - Pale 2-Row - US
19
37
1
Mash
9% - Flaked Oats - US
2
37
1
Mash
3% - Roasted Barley - US
0.75
25
300
Mash
3% - Chocolate - BE
0.75
30
340
Mash
2% - Extra Dark Crystal 120L - UK
0.5
33
120
Mash
2% - De-Bittered Black - BE
0.5
34
500
Steep

Hops

Nugget
2
Pellet
Boil
90 min(s)
13
53.4
Willamette
1.75
Pellet
Boil
35 min(s)
4.7
13.1
Willamette
1.25
Leaf
Boil
10 min(s)
4.7
3.7

Yeast

Wyeast American Ale 1056
75%

Other Stuff

Belgian bittersweet chocolate, T-15 min
2.5
oz
Boil
Unsweetened cocoa nibs, T-15 min
1.5
oz
Boil
Ground Sumatran coffee, T-0 min
2
oz
FlameOut
Toasted oak chips
0.25
oz
Secondary
Kentucky bourbon
8
floz
Secondary
Ground cold brewed Kona coffee
2
oz
Bottle

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Direct Heat
154
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Ferment 2 weeks at 65G.
2.
Condition in secondary at 55-60F for 2 to 6 months.
3.
Soak toasted oak chips in bourbon for 2 days. Pitch two weeks prior to bottling.
4.
Soak 2 oz (mass) kona coffee grounds in 8-16 fl oz boiled cooled water for overnight covered in fridge. Strain and pitch at bottling.

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Recipe Facts

Founders KBS Clone
Imperial Stout
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.115 OG
  • 1.029 FG
  • 70.2 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.61 BG:GU
  • 46.7° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 11.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 415 per 12oz Calories
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Imperial Stout

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.075-1.115 / Your OG: 1.115
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.018-1.030 / Your FG: 1.029
IBU 0
120
IBU: 50-90 / Your IBU: 70
SRM 0
40
SRM: 30-40 / Your SRM: 46.7
ABV 0
14
ABV: 8-12 / Your ABV: 11.2
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.43-1.20 / Your BG:GU: 0.61

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