#70OCTOBER 2011
OLD WORLD RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT Download BeerXML
THIS BEER IS
This Old World Stout perfectly recreates the export stouts of years gone by; brewed to imperial strength to avoid freezing during its journey across the Baltic Sea to snowy Moscow. Full bodied with huge chocolate, coffee and roast flavours, this imperial stout employs a variety of hops to add enough bitterness and hop complexity to balance the huge malt sweetness and rich mocha and molasses flavours.7
BASICS
| VOLUME | 20L | 5.3gal |
| BOIL VOLUME | 25L | 6.6gal |
| ABV | 9.5% | |
| Target FG | 1014.0 | |
| Target OG | 1075.0 | |
| EBC | 195.0 | |
| SRM | 97.5 | |
| PH | 4.5 | |
| ATTENUATION LEVEL | 81.33% |
METHOD/TIMINGS
MASH TEMP
| 64°C | 147.2°F | 90mins |
FERMENTATION
| 19°C | 66°F |
INGREDIENTS
MALT
| Extra Pale | 6.56kg | 14.5lbs |
| Dark Crystal 350 | 0.66kg | 1.5lbs |
| Carafa Special Type 3 | 0.31kg | 0.7lbs |
| Caramalt | 0.31kg | 0.7lbs |
| Chocolate | 0.07kg | 0.2lbs |
HOPS
| (g) | Add | Attribute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnum | 12.5g | Start | Bitter |
| Galena | 12.5g | Start | Bitter |
| Herkules | 12.5g | Start | Bitter |
| Magnum | 6.3g | Middle | Bitter |
| Galena | 6.3g | Middle | Bitter |
| Cascade | 25.0g | End | Flavour |
| Galena | 25.0g | End | Flavour |
YEAST
- Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II
FOOD Pairing
- Seared steak with a peppercorn sauce
- Strong blue cheese and oatcakes
- Chocolate cheesecake
BREWER'S TIP
Add the chocolate malt after the mash is complete, at the start of sparging. This will extract flavour and colour, but will prevent the extraction of harsh tannins into the wort.