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Hump's Sweet Imperial Stout

I was trying to make a sweet stout. Instead of using less hops and perhaps some lactose sugar, I simply used more malt to give it the sweeter taste. Hence the word "Imperial" in the name. Not really an imperial stout, but more royal than a typical sweet stout. The finished product was both stout and sweet. It's a tasty one!

Brewer: Joshua Humphries Email: jhumphries@newenergyassoc.com
Beer: Hump's Sweet Imperial Stout Style: Sweet Stout
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
159 HCU (~48 SRM)
Bitterness: 12 IBU
OG: 1.072 FG: 1.020
Alcohol: 6.8% v/v (5.3% w/w)
Water: Publix-brand drinking water
Grain: 1 lb. British crystal 50-60L
8 oz. American chocolate
8 oz. Roasted barley
Steep: Steep the grains after the kettle goes on the burner and remove grains before the water reaches boiling (~200°)
Boil: 55 minutes SG 1.181 2 gallons
2 lb. 8 oz. Amber malt extract
7 lb. Dark malt extract
Hops: 1 oz. Brewers Gold (4.6% AA, 55 min.)
1 oz. Willamette (5.1% AA, 55 min.)
1 oz. Kent Goldings (6.7% AA, 5 min.)
Yeast: White Labs Liquid Yeast - Irish Ale Yeast
Log: After 6 days - re-racked (SG 1.020)
MAN! Is it ever warm with alcohol at such a young age for 6.8%!
After another month - bottled (SG 1.020)
I let it go a month in the secondary to tame down the alcohol flavors. It worked. The beer finished great!
Carbonation: Standard bottle conditioning (1/2 cup priming sugar boiled in almost 1 pint of water, cooled)
Tasting: Very heavy, very strong, very stout, and VERY sweet. It is everything I was trying to make, except BIGGER!

Recipe posted 12/08/00.