Barrel Project - Summary Thread

[Shane Phelan]

I made one of these in the SD brewers forum to provide quick and easy access to all the need-to-know information for the barrel project. Some of the stuff is only a provisional suggestion so things will change and I will try to keep this thread updated.

Capital  Barrel Imperial Stout
13-F Russian Imperial Stout
Author: rossa

Size: 20 L @ 20 °C
Efficiency: 60%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 315.95 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.094 (1.075 - 1.115)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.023 (1.018 - 1.030)
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Color: 87.77 (59.1 - 78.
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Alcohol: 9.35% (8.0% - 12.0%)
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Bitterness: 155.5 (50.0 - 90.0)
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Ingredients:
8 kg (74.8%) Pale Ale Malt - added during mash
1 kg (9.3%) Amber Malt - added during mash
.7 kg (6.5%) Roasted Barley - added during mash
.300 kg (2.8%) Black Malt - added during mash
.500 kg (4.7%) Chocolate Malt - added during mash
.200 kg (1.9%) Crystal 55 - added during mash
30 g (9.1%) Magnum (14.1%) - added during boil, boiled 90 m
150 g (45.5%) East Kent Goldings (7.2%) - added during boil, boiled 20 m
150 g (45.5%) East Kent Goldings (7.2%) - added during boil, boiled 5 m
3.0 ea WLP004 Irish Ale (200ml of slurry after starter(s) have finished)

Recipe Targets Rough guidelines, suggest corrections where appropriate
Mash temp 150^oF/^oC66 for 90 Minutes
Pre Boil gravity 1.088
Post Boil gravity 1.094
Terminal Gravity 1.023

Contributors:
01. Shiny - 20L - 20L @ 1.096
02. CARA - 20L
03. Padraic - 20L - Brewday 7th/11th May
04. Cathal O D - 20L
05. Rossa - 20L - Brewday 3rd/4th May
06. Rossa - 20L
07. Thomas - 20l
08. JoeyD - 20L - Brewday 6th May
09. TOG - 20L Brewday 12th May (Padraic's Equipment)
10. TOG - 20L Brewday 12th May (Rossa's Equipment??)

Total: 20L  (In fermenters)

The Schedule
Fill Barrel - 25th May
Sample 1 - 1st July
Sample 2 - 1st August
Sample 3 - 1st September
Sample 4 - 1st October
Sample 5 - 1st November
Bottling   - 1st December
Competition - Club Entry to Brewing Competition March 2014

[Rossa]

I'm brewing the bank  holiday weekend too.

[Padraic]

Ill be brewing the following weekend!

Can I suggest that samples are taken to bring along to our tasting evening on the last Tuesday of the month?

Slots 9&10 could be brewed at tog maybe?

[JoeyD]

yup Im brewing bank hol monday.

[Padraic]

Getting excited about this now! Who's going to brew the second batch at Tog? Rossa?

01. Shiny - 20L - Brewday 3rd/4th May
02. CARA - 20L
03. Padraic - 20L - Brewday 7th/11th May
04. Cathal O D - 20L
05. Rossa - 20L - Brewday 3rd/4th May
06. Rossa - 20L
07. Thomas - 20L
08. JoeyD - 20L - Brewday 6th May
09. TOG - 20L Brewday 12th May (Padraic's Equipment)
10. Brew in TOG? - 20L

[Rossa]

I think a joint brew would be cool. What is that date ?

[Rossa]

Everyone happy enough on the bittering?

[Shane Phelan]

Happy enough with bittering, you eased my fears about it last night.

[Rossa]

Happy enough with bittering, you eased my fears about it last night.

Cool. Getting excited now. 

[Padraic]

I think a joint brew would be cool. What is that date ?

12th May

[JoeyD]

well lads, Im transferring to a secondary this week as I guess we will have to store it for a bit to get organised.  Has everyone brewed?  Just wondering what the status is as its gone a bit quiet and Im looking at this stout like a ticking time bomb for infection.....

[Dr Jacoby]

Bacteria are scared of Imperial Stouts

[Ciderhead]

And so am I!

[JoeyD]

Ah Im just wondering if we have a rough plan and if everyone got the brew on.  Ill put it into a plastic keg I don't use and leave it in the closet till we have an idea.

[Shane Phelan]

Just putting it into secondary, 1.031.....hmmm

Added half a teaspoon of yeast nutrient to encourage it the rest of the way. 
Tastes absolutely fantastic though I think the bitterness is perfectly balancing the sweetness at the moment, normally the bitterness at this stage of any of my imperial stouts is nearly burning the back off my throat.