Tried to get everything to add to the number of the beast in metric. Added 66.6g of gypsum to boost the calcium and sulphate levels
3 Cinnamon sticks chopped into 1" pieces. 2 Madagascar vanilla bean pods split and then cut into 1" pieces. Cinnamon and vanilla added to 150ml of bourbon. Shake daily. Add to secondary after one month.
Our base stout with lactose added during the boil. Then vanilla beans and Amoretti Butter Pecan artisan flavoring added during kegging.
A cognac and oak-infused Imperial Stout
Add 0.5 g mosaic after flame out when temp reaches 180F no ph adjustment was necessary. mash was at 5.4. Used 6 gallons of mash water @ 164 strike temp (67F grain) Used 5 gal sparge water 45 minutes 1.069 initial runnings (poor efficiency) 1.030 final runnings boil volume 6.75 gal @ 1.055 Whirlfloc at 10 min Missed OG Target. Actual was 1.070 after boil. Added the rest of the extract to the fermenter so used total of 3.15 lbs of lme which should raise the OG to 1.074. Fermented at 70-72F ...