From the BrewBlog of Stoopsitters Brewing – Hastings, Minnesota USA
Printed April 27, 2024
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| O.G.: | 1.075 - 1.115 |
| F.G.: | 1.018 - 1.030 |
| ABV: | 8.0 - 12.0% |
| Bitterness: | 50 - 90 IBUs |
| Color: | 30 - 40 SRM |
| Info: | An intensely flavored, big, dark ale. Roasty, fruity, and bittersweet, with a noticeable alcohol presence. Dark fruit flavors meld with roasty, burnt, or almost tar-like sensations. Like a black barleywine with every dimension of flavor coming into play. Commercial Examples: Three Floyd’s Dark Lord, Bell’s Expedition Stout, North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout, Stone Imperial Stout, Samuel Smith Imperial Stout, Scotch Irish Tsarina Katarina Imperial Stout, Thirsty Dog Siberian Night, Deschutes The Abyss, Great Divide Yeti, Southampton Russian Imperial Stout, Rogue Imperial Stout, Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout, Great Lakes Blackout Stout, Avery The Czar, Founders Imperial Stout, Victory Storm King, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. |
| Method: | All Grain |
| 15.00 pounds | Rahr Pale Malt (2-Row) | 83.3% of grist |
| 0.00 pounds | Belgian Special B Malt | |
| 0.00 pounds | British Chocolate Malt | |
| 0.00 pounds | British Amber Malt | |
| 0.00 pounds | British Roasted Barley | |
| 3.00 pounds | Flaked Oats | 16.7% of grist |
| 0.00 pounds | British Dark Crystal Malt | |
| 0.00 pounds | Simpsons Caramalt | |
| 18.00 pounds | Total Grain Weight | 100% of grist |
| 1/2 tsp. | Yeast Nutrient @ 10 minutes | |
| 1 | Whirlfloc @ 10 minutes |
| 2.00 ounces |
Target 11.4% Pellets @ 75 minutes Type: Bittering Use: First Wort |
22.8 AAUs |
| 1.00 ounces |
Northern Brewer 9.6% Leaf @ 30 minutes Type: Flavor Use: Boil |
9.6 AAUs |
| 3.00 ounces | Total Hop Weight | 32.4 AAUs |
| Total Boil Time: | 60 minutes |
| Name: | Nottingham |
| Manufacturer: | Danstar |
| Type: | Ale |
| Flocculation: | High |
| Attenuation: | 75% |
| Temperature Range: | 57–70°F |
| Amount: | 2000 ml |
Split Mash: 1) 4lbs 2-row, 3 lbs oats. Start by adding 2 gallons of room temperature water. Raise to perform a beta glucanase rest (30 min), then raise to 155F for 30 minutes. 2) The remaining grains are mashed with 3.5 gallons of water at 172F, ,to hit a mash temperature of 155F. Mash Out: Mashout by draining the tun of 3 gallons of sweet wort, boiling it with an additional 2 quarts, and returning it to the tun. Drain the tun again to capture the first runnings. Add 3.5 gallons of water to the tun and drain to recover the second runnings. |
| Primary: | 10 days @ 56° F |
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| Target | Actual | |
| Strike Water Amount: | 6 | |
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| Sparge Water Amount: | 4.4 | |
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| Pre-Boil Gravity: | ||
| Pre-Boil Amount: | 6.1 | |
| Post-Boil Amount: | 5.1 | |
| Boil Time: | 60 | |
| Original Gravity: | 1.097 / 23.1° P | |