Vicarious Imperial Stout

This is my second attempt at replicating Sweetwater Brewing's Happy Ending. The gist of the recipe is that I took my LHBS' Imperial Stout recipe and substituted the hopping schedule of a Double IPA.

Brewer:	CorradoVT		Email:	corradovt@gmail.com
Beer:	Vicarious Imperial Stout		Style:	Imperial Stout
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.25 gallons
Color:	131 HCU (~42 SRM)		Bitterness:	71 IBU
OG:	1.078		FG:	1.016
Alcohol:	8.0% v/v (6.3% w/w)
Water:	Used Poland Springs bottled water.
Grain:	8 oz. British pale 8 oz. American crystal 60L 8 oz. American chocolate 4 oz. Chocolate Wheat 6 oz. Roasted barley
Steep:	Steep @ 160F for 30 minutes in 3QT water. Sparge with 1QT @ 170F
Boil:	75 minutes	SG 1.118	3.5 gallons
	5 lb. Amber malt extract 2 lb. Dark malt extract 3 lb. Light malt extract 5 oz. Light dry malt extract
	Irish Moss 15 min before end.
Hops:	1 oz. Summit (16.5% AA, 75 min.) 2 oz. Centennial (9.1% AA, 30 min.) 2 oz. Cascade (6.8% AA, 15 min.) 2 oz. Cascade (6.8% AA, 5 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast Propogator Scottish Ale 2L of water with 200g of Light LME for the starter 24h before brewing.

Recipe posted 07/26/08.