Sweet RIS Base - critiques welcome

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  1. acarter5251

    acarter5251 Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2014 Oklahoma

    A buddy and I are talking about getting together to brew a RIS that we plan to add peanut butter and coffee to. We are currently working on formulating a base for this beer and are thinking we want to make a RIS base that is more on the sweet side to complement the peanut butter.

    This is what we are currently thinking for the base:

    OG~1.110

    FG~1.030

    Mash at 156 F

    IBU= 50?

    Maris Otter - 60% - 14.7 #

    Roasted Barley - 10% - 2.4 #

    Crystal 60L(or darker/lighter?) - 10% - 2.4#

    German Dark Munich - 10% - 2.4 #

    Chocolate Malt - 5% - 1.2 #

    Flaked Oats - 5% - 1.2 #

    Hop addition of Warrior for bittering at the start of the boil

    Ferment with an English Ale Yeast of some sort

    Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks in advance!
     
    #1 acarter5251, Mar 6, 2018
  2. GormBrewhouse

    GormBrewhouse Pooh-Bah (2,111) Jun 24, 2015 Vermont
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    If those # signs are pounds, I'd redo the recipe for roasted barley, German dark Munich and L60. Like 1 lb each. Other than that looks nice. For my self I'd up the marris depending on your efficiency.

    Have fun
     
    #2 GormBrewhouse, Mar 6, 2018
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  3. wasatchback

    wasatchback Pooh-Bah (1,574) Jan 12, 2014 Tajikistan
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    Anyone degassed any of the popular imperial stouts to see what their FGs are. Ive heard Dark Lord is 1.070.

    I degassed a very highly regarded 9% coffee stout the other day that that was 1.045.
     
    #3 wasatchback, Mar 6, 2018
  4. NeroFiddled

    NeroFiddled Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,276) Jul 8, 2002 Pennsylvania
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    I think your roasted barley is high, I'd cut that in half. Otherwise good.
     
    #4 NeroFiddled, Mar 6, 2018
  5. Eggman20

    Eggman20 Crusader (433) Feb 14, 2017 Minnesota

    Yeah way too much Roasted Barley. I also prefer UK Pale Chocolate to American Chocolate malt. If you want sweet you may want to go with 120L but I would lower the quantity to more 5-7% range if you do that and that would let you up your Marris Otter quantity as well. I've used wyeast 1335 on some similar recipes with good success. Never tried with PB though as I usually use 1272 which is a great attenuator.
     
    #5 Eggman20, Mar 6, 2018
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  6. acarter5251

    acarter5251 Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2014 Oklahoma

    Thanks all!

    So maybe something more along the lines of say

    18 lbs Maris Otter
    2 lbs Dark Munich
    1 lb Roasted Barley
    1 lb Crystal 120L
    1 lb Chocolate
    1 lb Flaked Oats
     
    #6 acarter5251, Mar 6, 2018
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  7. acarter5251

    acarter5251 Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2014 Oklahoma

    I looked around when I was trying to formulate this recipe and the numbers you see people rattle off seem to vary quite a bit (I've seen anywhere from about 1.033 to 1.070)
     
    #7 acarter5251, Mar 6, 2018
  8. GormBrewhouse

    GormBrewhouse Pooh-Bah (2,111) Jun 24, 2015 Vermont
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    And the more you look the greater number of different answers you will find
     
    #8 GormBrewhouse, Mar 6, 2018
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  9. EvenMoreJesus

    EvenMoreJesus Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2017 Pennsylvania

    This will certainly work better than your previous recipe. Unless you like REALLY roasty stouts, that is. If you still want the color to be as dark as your original, you can add some Carafa malt to your grist or just add Sinamar.
     
    #9 EvenMoreJesus, Mar 6, 2018
  10. MrOH

    MrOH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,995) Jul 5, 2010 Virginia
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    I like a blend of crystal malts once I'm using more than 1/2# per 5gal, especially if I'm using darker ones. So maybe go something like, 1/4# 120L, 1/4# 80L, 1/2# 40L. Keeps complexity without it being too forward on dark fruit and burnt sugar flavors.
     
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  11. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Use 1056. A big beer has enough issues fermenting out, don't add a low attenuating yeast strain to that list.
     
    #11 SFACRKnight, Mar 7, 2018
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