Beaver Oil - (Imperial Stout - Year 1)

Beaver Oil - Imperial Stout (8%)

13.5 lb 2 row barley
1 lb Special B 150
12 oz Roasted Barley
0.5 lb Munich 55 Malt
1 lb Pale Chocolate malt
0.5 lb Black Patent malt
1.5 lb Flaked Oats
4 oz Lactose 10 min.
1 tsp gypsum 10 min
1/2 tsp Calcium Chloride 10 min
4 oz cacao nibs (secondary) 1-2 weeks
2 oz cocoa powder at flameout
2 oz cold steeped coffee secondary 1 week
Oak Spirals (medium toasted oak)  soak in bourbon for 1 week then add to secondary for 1-2 weeks
1-2 oz per 5 gallons. 1-2+ weeks with chips. 1-2+ months with cubes


Mash at 153 deg for 60-90 min (actual may have been 148 deg, needed to start at 175 deg)
Safale 04 (cool wort to 65-70 F before pitching yeast) (cooled to 70 deg)
0.5 oz Magnum 60 min  (start with 6.5-7 gallons pre boil) (started with just under 7 gal and ended up with 5)
0.25 oz Magnum 10 min

Primary 1 week+
Secondary 2-3 weeks
Bottle Condition Months-Years

Original Gravity:
10.5% potential alcohol
82 specific gravity
20.5 brix

Gravity After 11 days:
2.5% potential alcohol
22 specific gravity
6 brix

Final Gravity:
3% potential alcohol
25 specific gravity
5.3 brix

Bottled on Dec. 29 Day 26,  Final gravity says 7.5%, which is strange since it was 8% after 11 days

Tasting Notes on January 14:
Nice nose of chocolate.  Very chocolaty with hints of vanilla and coffee.  The next time I would:
Eliminate lactose and replace with maple syrup or more malt
Eliminate powdered cocoa
More oak and maybe bourbon



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