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Double J Imperial Coffee Stout

My first attempt at an Imperial Stout. I wanted a hint of coffee flavor, so I added some coffee to the mash.

Brewer: Jim Johnson Email: Hop_Head@webtv.net
Beer: Double J Imperial Coffee Stout Style: Imperial Stout
Type: Partial mash Size: 5.5 gallons
Color:
182 HCU
Bitterness: 68 IBU
OG: 1.091 FG: 1.029
Alcohol: 8.0% v/v (6.3% w/w)
Water: Bottled Spring water
Grain: 3 lb. 4 oz. American 2-row
8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
12 oz. American chocolate
12 oz. Roasted barley
1 lb. British crystal 95-115L
4 oz. Flaked wheat
Mash: 43% efficiency
Steep grains at 152°f for 45 minutes in 3 gallons water. Sparge with 1 1/2 gallon 170°f water.
Add 1/2 cup "maxwell house™" coffee to grains.
Boil: 90 minutes SG 1.071 7 gallons
6 lb. Light dry malt extract
3 lb. Dark dry malt extract
Start boil and add DME for 60 minutes, 1/2 tsp. Irish moss for 60 min., and 1/2 tsp. for 15 min.
Hops: 2 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast: Wyeast 1084 (Irish ale) from a "Brown Ale" brewed one week earlier.
Log: 2 weeks in primary, 4 weeks in secondary
Carbonation: Batch primed with 1 cup DME and bottled.
Tasting: Brewed on 11-5-2000. Started fermenting within a couple of hours.

Recipe posted 08/16/00.