Old Foggy Russian Imperial Stout – Homebrew Version

Craig Shapland (of the Old School Triple IPA fame) won the Falcons Russian Imperial Stout tasting with his two year old “Old Foggy RIS”. This is the homebrew sized recipe. The 5-bbl sized recipe brewed at the Wild Parrot is here.

Recipe Author: Craig Shapland
Beer Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Batch Size: 11
Boil Time: 90 minutes
Original Gravity: 1.105
Est Final Gravity: 1.016
IBUs: 75
SRM: 42
ABV: 14%

Malt/Grain/Sugar/Extract:

24.5 lbs Domestic Pale Malt 61.3%
4.1 lbs Maris Otter 10.2%
2.25 lbs Brown Sugar 5.4%
2.0 lbs Turbinado Sugar 4.9%
2.0 lbs Maple Syrup 4.9%
1.75 lbs Oats, Flaked 4.1%
1.0 lbs Carafa III 2.3%
1.0 lbs Crystal 120L 2.3%
1.0 lbs Chocolate Malt 2.3%
1.0 lbs Roasted Barley 2.3%

Water Profile

Agorua Water – Carbon Filtered

Mashing

Main Rest – 150°F for 60 minutes
Mash Out – 167°F for 10 minutes

Hops:

Magnum 11.8% 3.25 oz 90 minutes
Northern Brewer 8.5% 2.25 oz 30 minutes
Northern Brewer 8.5% 2.25 oz 10 minutes

Yeast:

Fermentis S-04

Misc:

Notes:

Aged in a freshly dumped bourbon barrel for 6 weeks