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By nilbogbrewer on Jun 17th 2009, 6:43 pm Permalink
Imperial Stout

Brewed on 6/16/09
First AG was very fun, but went ok, I hit about 61% efficiancy on my mash. I under shot the strike water and hit 150 instead of 152, it droped a little more during the mash too. then sparged with 180 degree water and might have extracted tanins I'm not sure though because I have never brewed AG. overall first mash could have gone better, but Im happy with it. After boiling and cooling wort I failed 3 siphon attempts (very frustrating) and just poured wort with trub into fermenter. NOTE TO SELF get a racking cane or mabye an auto siphon.

Recipe:
10 lbs wyermans german pale malt
2 lbs wyermans dark munich
1 lb wyermans british crystal malt 49-64 Lov
1 lb brown sugar
4 lb can of edme extra stout extract syrup(prehopped)

2 oz fuggle hops 4%alpha (60min)
2 oz northern brewer hops 7.7%alpha (60min)
1 tsp Irish moss(15min)

2 pcks Wyeast london ale(pitched into 85* wort. should have cooled it more)
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OG 1.090

currently in primary and will remain for 2 months