Arran from the home brew group brews this lovely Imperial Russian Stout and he let us have the recipe – thanks Aaron. Finally we’ve got around to brewing it. We managed to fit this in between Christmas and New Year 2018.
Obviously this requires a considerable grain bill. For 12L it totalled over 6kg (which is more than a typical 20L brew needs). A mixutre of Maris, Roasted barley, oats, crystal, Special B, Oat flakes and chocolate malts, bittered with Cluster, Fuggle and Target. Fermented with two lots of Safale S04 to ensure a nice strong fermentation.
The day went well. No mistakes, no failures, no problems. The mash and boil were both long ones (90m each) but we managed to finish at a sensible time and then head out to see friends.
So far it’s fermented quickly and with some vigour. It’ll be primed, kegged and conditioned for a couple of weeks to carbonate and then bottled.