Beer Style: Sweet Stout
(13B)
Recipe Type: partial mash
Yield: 5 US gallons
Mash water: 7.7 quarts (130 degF strike). 122 degF (30 min) 157 degF (55 min) 168 degF (5 min).
Sparge water: 9.2 quarts (170 degF) Sparge liquor: 3.3 gallons Desired final volume: 5 gallons.
Add malt extract and water to top and bring to boil; add bittering hops after 30 minutes. Pitch when cool (65-75 degF). Ferment at 65-68 degF for 48 hours; rack to secondary when gravity has dropped below 1.0 25. Continue secondary fermentation at 65-68 degF for 14 days. Prime with 3/4 cup corn sugar or equivalent and bottle. Store and serve at 55 degF.
Source: Michael Hoopes