Imperial stout 10%+

Cqr · Feb 7, 2016

Hello fellow Brewers
I won't to brew a strong a Russian imperial stout at least 10%
With a strong chocolate and a small coffee taste
Could anyone share a recipe please
I won't to go from kit to AG with a bang lol
Any help would de much appreciated
Many thanks

dad_of_jon · Feb 7, 2016

Cqr said:
Hello fellow Brewers
I won't to brew a strong a Russian imperial stout at least 10%
With a strong chocolate and a small coffee taste
Could anyone share a recipe please
I won't to go from kit to AG with a bang lol
Any help would de much appreciated
Many thanks

http://store.coopers.com.au/recipes/index/view/id/49/

heed the warning though! - plenty of headspace required.

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duncans · Feb 7, 2016

Never brewed anything so strong myself but was browsing for recipes the other day....

Might want to swap the Brett for another alcohol tolerant yeast like wlp099
http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2007/11/courage-russian-imperial-stout.html

Find it difficult to beleive wlp002 can ferment out 10% ABV but here's a recipe anyway..
https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3128-stone-imperial-russian-stout-clone

One more
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/...russian-imperial-stout-all-grain-brewing.html

Base malt, crystal, special b seems to be the core of it, London 1028 for yeast.

MyQul · Feb 7, 2016

Am I right in thinking you've got the greg hughes book? There's an AG RIS recipe in there (p180) - although it's 8.2% not 10%

Smileyr8 · Feb 7, 2016

Cqr said:
Hello fellow Brewers
I won't to brew a strong a Russian imperial stout at least 10%
With a strong chocolate and a small coffee taste
Could anyone share a recipe please
I won't to go from kit to AG with a bang lol
Any help would de much appreciated
Many thanks

I did this a while ago Cerberus Imperial Stout still have a few bottle left and it tastes good, its not the 10% you are looking for is turned out to be 7.5% maybe another bag of spray malt or two or another cheap kit would get you to 10%, I think that the bigger issue may be yeast that will deal with 10%, good luck and keep us informed.

Crawfordid · Feb 8, 2016

Hi Guys

Im also looking for an imperial stout extract/partial mash recipe rather than an all grain, ive found a few online

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=31763

http://www.keystonehomebrew.com/2013/07/what-should-be-in-your-fermenter-russian-imperial-stout/

http://www.keystonehomebrew.com/201...n-imperial-stouts-part-1-bourbon-county-done/

https://byo.com/mead/item/31-20-great-extract-recipes

Has anyone got a tried these or have a proven recipe, as the only one that seems to have been tried and have feedback is the one in the top link, as really want something that will hopefully turn out good as think its going to cost a fair bit in grains/extract etc

robbym123 · Feb 8, 2016

Check out www.bertusbrewery.com

Ive tried a few of his apa/ipa recipes and they have worked really well.

Im planning to try his RIS recipe in March. He uses white labs super san diego yeast 0090. I'm going to use wl007 dry english ale instead as i have it in the fridge.

I think the key thing is a big starter.

monkeyboy79 · Feb 8, 2016

Just made this one: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=238807
Gets great reviews on the link, but I'll have to wait ~6 months before I can recommend it!

MyQul · Feb 11, 2016

As far as yeast's goes Mangrove Jack's has some new dried yeast and I think ths one would be good for your RIS especially as it says suitable for them. If you want to go liquid strain I've read WLP007 is supposed to be the dog do dads for that style
http://mangrovejacks.com/collections/craft-series-yeasts/products/new-world-strong-ale-m42-yeast-10g

Crawfordid · Feb 12, 2016

Found this recipe which looks awesome which will be my next challenge! Just need to figure out how to connect a blow of valve to a normal fementer lid without drilling holes into it

https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3128-stone-imperial-russian-stout-clone

Smileyr8 · Feb 12, 2016

Crawfordid said:
Found this recipe which looks awesome which will be my next challenge! Just need to figure out how to connect a blow of valve to a normal fementer lid without drilling holes into it

https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3128-stone-imperial-russian-stout-clone

Split the brew between two fv's, you don't won't to lose a drop and combine once things have calmed down.

Cqr · Feb 12, 2016

Looks a recipe
For a blow off I use the two part air lock
Leve the top part off, fit tube to the inner pipe put other end in a container of water

rodabod · Feb 12, 2016

If you are brewing this strong, then search for guides on brewing "big beer". It's more difficult in some ways as you end up with less efficiency due to less sparging.

Stick with a known-good recipe, otherwise you'll be wondering if it's you or the recipe if you have any off flavours later.

The Mikkeller book has some excellent recipes like Tool Goliat.

dad_of_jon · Feb 12, 2016

MyQul said:
As far as yeast's goes Mangrove Jack's has some new dried yeast and I think ths one would be good for your RIS especially as it says suitable for them. If you want to go liquid strain I've read WLP007 is supposed to be the dog do dads for that style
http://mangrovejacks.com/collections/craft-series-yeasts/products/new-world-strong-ale-m42-yeast-10g

I can vouch for the MJ belgian ale yeast did 9.3% with no drama. I was half expecting a massive kruasen overflow but it was very well behaved.

HebridesRob · Feb 12, 2016

rodabod said:
If you are brewing this strong, then search for guides on brewing "big beer". It's more difficult in some ways as you end up with less efficiency due to less sparging.

Stick with a known-good recipe, otherwise you'll be wondering if it's you or the recipe if you have any off flavours later.

The Mikkeller book has some excellent recipes like Tool Goliat.

Yep, I agree with all of this. it's either sparge less or boil forever to concentrate the wort.

rodabod · Feb 13, 2016

Oh, and regarding the yeast, I wouldn't worry too much. I hit 11% with Wyeast 1056 (wet US-05) and I reckon it could go further. If it were me, I'd have a look at the Fullers strain, purely because I've had such good results with it, especially as far as flocculation goes. I thin the Scottish/Edinburgh strain may be able to go to higher ABV though, and also has excellent flocculation properties.

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