Barell Project - Recipe

[Jacob]

Barrel Project
13-F Russian Imperial Stout
Author: NorthCountyBrewers
Date: 18/04/2013



Size: 23.0 L
Efficiency: 68.0%
Attenuation: 70.0%

Original Gravity: 1.089 (1.075 - 1.115)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.022 (1.018 - 1.030)
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Color: 98.6 (30.0 - 40.0)
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Alcohol: 8.74% (8.0% - 12.0%)
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Bitterness: 69.0 (50.0 - 90.0)
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Ingredients:
2500 g Pale Ale Malt
2500 g Dry Malt Extract
1000 g Wheat Malt
500 g Chocolate Malt
500 g Crystal
500 g Roast Barley
500 g Barley Flaked
50 g Magnum (15.7%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1 ea US-05

What do you think about it?
Tried to keep it as simple as possible. 
We should already have most of the ingredients.
Also, we can select different hops & yeasts.

[Will_D]

Looking Good. Is 1 pack of US-05 enough?

[Jacob]

Looking Good. Is 1 pack of US-05 enough?

No, for that gravity you'll need ~2, but there is a change that we'll use different yeast/slurry.

[Partridge9]

Lads thats the 5.5kg version - so it should fit into almost all mash-tuns.

[nigel_c]

What about swapping out the dme for grain? How much grain is equal to the 2.5kg of dme?

[Jacob]

What about swapping out the dme for grain? How much grain is equal to the 2.5kg of dme?

You'll need around 4.5kg to replace 2.5kg of dme.

Another thing, not sure how about you guys, but with big beers my brewhouse efficiency is usually lower by few points.
If you're having same problem please adjust recipe to compensate lower efficiency.

[Partridge9]

Nigel - whats you max capacity ? I can scale it up -

[ColMack]

Lads,
Recipe looks great, I like round numbers (mild OCD)!
Can you advise on water quantities for mash and sparge? 
Would 2.5L/kg for mash and 2x9L sparge get me to where I need to be? 
This is where my process falls down, I never seem to comfortably hit 23L (usually lost to hop soakage in the boiler I think).

[Jacob]

Would 2.5L/kg for mash and 2x9L sparge get me to where I need to be? 

13.75l strike, 17.82l sparge, so you should be fine.
With 50g of hops soakage shoudn't be a problem.

[ColMack]

Grand thanks.  Now I just need to make the manifold for the new mash tun, and make a new bigger boiler!

[Partridge9]

Any Chance we could add in 25g Fuggles in the last 3 mins ?

I presume  - we can use another standard bittering hop as long as we get the required IBU  - (Just want to use up my current Stock)

[Jacob]

Can't see any problems with extra hops

[Partridge9]

This Recipe Rocks - is there any point in the other clubs brewing anything when its always going to taste second best against ours ??

(Bring on the Trash talk !)

[Jacob]

Btw. bought flaked barley today in health shop. Paid 3.50e for a kg.
Not the best price but it's good to know that you can get it in your local store if needed.

[Partridge9]

Fancy doing a co-op brew for this one ?? What I was thinking was - do it pre-red-shirt party.

9am start - finish around 2 - get the train to Connolly - jump in a taxi to B&C - by 3pm we have our feet up sipping nice cold beer ..

If we have 3-4 of us in the taxi it will be cheap.

Will need to run it by HQ though ...