Description:

I've gotten several requests for the recipes with which I've won awards. I believe all but the Imperial Stout and Dubbel-style have been posted. I won't post the Dubbel-style, since I don't agree with the judges -- I thought the beer was quite a bit worse than they did.

This Imperial Stout is less alcoholic than many others I've had -- this is partly due to the fact that the Laaglander extract is not very fermentable. The Laaglander is also partly responsible for the high FG. This is a very creamy, smooth beer.

Ingredients:

• 6.6 lbs Northwestern Dark Unhopped Extract
• 3 lbs Laaglander Light DME
• 1/4 tsp NaCl
• 1/4 tsp CaSO4
• 1 tsp CaCO3
• 1 lb 40L Crystal malt
• 1/2 lb Chocolate malt
• 1/4 lb Flaked barley
• 3/4 lb Roasted unmalted barley
• 5 gal Palos Hills, IL (soft) tapwater
• 1.5 oz 7%AA Cluster pellets (60min)
• 1.5 oz 5%AA Cascade pellets (60min)
• 0.6 oz 5%AA Cascade pellets (15min)
• 0.5 oz East Kent Goldings whole (dryhop)
• 8 oz starter culture from 4 bottles of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Beer Profile

Original Gravity: 1.090
Final Gravity: 1.037
Alcohol by Vol: 6.94%
Recipe Type: extract
Yield: 5.00 US Gallons

Procedure:

Source: Al Korzonas