Feedback on my Imperial Stout recipe

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  1. allouez86

    allouez86 Pundit (999) Jan 24, 2009 Wisconsin

    I'm relatively new to brewing imperial stouts. I've brewed a ton of porters, scotch ales and old ales, but I'm still sort of a newb to putting together a recipe for an imperial stout. Any feedback is more than welcomed.

    17 lbs of Marris Otter Pale malt
    1.5 lbs Roasted Barley
    1 lb Special B
    1 lb Chocolate Malt
    .5 lbs Carapils

    4 oz Target pellets @60 min
    1 oz UK Kent Goldings @30 min
    1 oz UK Kent Goldings @15 min

    Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale Yeast with a starter.

    Shooting for an OG of ~1.100

    I was also considering adding maybe 3-5oz of baker's chocolate @15 or cacao nibs to the secondary but wasn't sure if that would be overkill on the chocolate. I know a lot of people associate RIS with the kitchen sink mindset of throwing everything you can think of into it but I want to make sure I'm not over doing it. Looking for a good chocolate profile but not too over the top. Thanks in advance.
     
    #1 allouez86, Oct 10, 2012
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  2. kolschboy

    kolschboy Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2003 North Carolina

    I don't think you need the carapils myself. What did you calculate the IBUs at?
     
    #2 kolschboy, Oct 10, 2012
  3. MMAJYK

    MMAJYK Initiate (0) Jun 26, 2007 Georgia

    That's a lot of Special B, IMO.
     
    #3 MMAJYK, Oct 10, 2012
  4. allouez86

    allouez86 Pundit (999) Jan 24, 2009 Wisconsin

    I almost always use the IBU calculator at brewersfriend.com and my IBUs come out to be 107.7
     
    #4 allouez86, Oct 10, 2012
  5. skivtjerry

    skivtjerry Pooh-Bah (1,865) Mar 10, 2006 Vermont
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    I'd up the roasted barley to 2lb, skip the carapils and reduce the Special B to 0.5lb. That's tweaking though; it looks pretty good.
     
    #5 skivtjerry, Oct 10, 2012
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  6. NiceFly

    NiceFly Initiate (0) Dec 22, 2011 Tajikistan

    If you are interested in a chocolate note you may want to consider adding 3-7% of a Brittish Brown malt. Perhaps at least partially at the expense of the carapils, there will be plenty of body/residual sugar with an OG of 100.
     
    #6 NiceFly, Oct 10, 2012
  7. kneary13

    kneary13 Initiate (0) Jan 30, 2010 Massachusetts

    i'd even take that special b down to a c-120, maybe.
    ditch the carapils for some flaked barley.
     
    #7 kneary13, Oct 10, 2012
  8. premierpro

    premierpro Savant (1,060) Mar 21, 2009 Michigan

    What is the alpha acid % on your target? With the amount of roast and dark malts you will not need your IBU's that high. I also would drop some of the Special B.
     
    #8 premierpro, Oct 11, 2012
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