I'm looking to brew either a Russian Imperial Stout or Barleywine for the upcoming cold New England winter. Problem is, I don't want to brew both and can't decide which to brew. Help me out. I'm looking for an all grain recipe (adding dme for an OG bump is ok) that will help me make up my mind. Convince me. Thinking something around 10-12% abv so I can age it at least 5 years yet something that will be good this December. Thanks and I'll be sure to send out a few bottles!
95% Marris otter 5% Carastan Bittered with Challenger Few oz of Challenger and/or Goldings and/or Fuggles @10 min Wyeast 1028 Mash low, sparge a lot, boil long.
I just brewed this RIS yesterday in preparation for winter: Batch Size: 5.25 gal Boil Size: 7.32 gal Estimated OG: 1.095 SG Estimated Color: 52.5 SRM Estimated IBU: 87.2 IBU 17.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) UK Grain 81.93 % 1.50 lb Roasted Barley Grain 7.23 % 1.00 lb Special B Malt Grain 4.82 % 0.75 lb Chocolate Malt Grain 3.61 % 0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine Grain 2.41 % 4.00 oz Challenger [5.80 %] (60 min) Hops 59.1 IBU 2.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [7.20 %] (30 min) Hops 28.2 IBU 1 Pkgs English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) Yeast-Ale Seems to get rave reviews over on HBT. Good luck!
The MoreBeer.com Imperial Stout (extract) is amazing!!! I had planned to age it on American Medium Plus toasted Oak Cubes that I had soaking in Makers Mark. When I went to prep to transfer to secondary I had a semi-sad moment. I debated on bottling it straight w/out the bourbon oak aging because it tasted so amazing. It was about 7.7% ABV so it's a little lighter than you wanted but there was so many nice roasted, coffee, chocolate, vanilla flavor in it right then and there. I bottled 2 bombers before transferring to secondary but went all in since I had the Oak already prepared. Definitely going to brew again and bottle with no oak and bourbon. Extract: http://morebeer.com/view_product/18344//Imperial_Stout_-_Extract_Beer_Kit All Grain: http://morebeer.com/view_product/18394//Imperial_Stout_-_All_Grain_Beer_Kit_Advanced Extract: 12# Light LME, 8oz Maltodextrin, 1# Crystal 40, 8oz Black Roasted, 6oz Black Patent, 6oz Chocolate, 2oz Magnum 60mins, 2oz Cascade 5 mins. All Grain: 15# 2 Row, 1# Crystal 40L, 8oz Black Roasted, 6oz Black Patent, 6oz Chocolate, 8oz Carapils, 8oz Munich, 2oz Magnum 60 mins, 2oz Cascade 5 mins.
Ok. I'm sold on the barleywine but I might break down and brew a RIS too. Any recipes appreciated! Anyone try this KTG clone that's floating around???
I've brewed this and beers like this many times, usually with maris otter, sometimes with golden promise instead, with gravities ranging from 1.090 to 1.120, sometimes with British northern brewer instead of challenger, sometimes with 1968 instead of 1028, but always along the same theme. IBUs for such a beer will vary depending on OG and personal tastes, but I'd say anywhere from about 50-90 is appropriate depending.
I just brewed an English IPA with all Optic malt. It's quite tasty. I'm tempted to brew a barleywine with that. Too little time!
I'm gonna brew a breakfast stout clone and maybe do it on some bourbon oak chips in the secondary. Hope it turns out good.
