The Czar's Revenge

Taylor Talkington: ~

This is a couple of firsts:
  • The first time I've ever brewed a beer while I still have the same beer on tap. (In my defense, it's really good and I let it age a good 6 months prior to drinking it...)
  • The first time I've tried using oak

I bought these in 'the before time,' before COVID-19 with no real plan on what to use them on...but with the thought that having it would force me to try it.

I figured an imperial stout was as good a thing as any. The package says both sticks for 6 gallons...and I have a bit over 5...so both sticks went in!

I'll see in a couple weeks how the flavor is.


Beer Info

Name The Czar's Revenge
Style Imperial Stout
Est. OG 1.097
Est. FG 1.019
Est. ABV 10.4%
Volume 5.25 gallons
Efficiecy 72%
Boil Length 60 minutes
Est. IBUs 76.9
Est. Color 60.7

Results

Actual OG 1.086
Actual FG 1.025
Actual ABV 8%
Packaged On 2020-10-18
Carbonation Keg

Fermentables

% Name Color Amount
75.9% Pale (US) 15 lbs 9 oz
7.9% Roasted Barley 1 lbs 10 oz
5.5% Caramunich 1 lbs 2 oz
5.5% Chocolate 1 lbs 2 oz
5.2% Special B 1 lbs 1 oz

Mash

Step Type Time Target Strike Amount
1 Infusion 60 150F 161F 26 qts
2 Sparge 15 168F - 2.68 gallons

Boil

Time Name Amount AA% IBUs
60 Magnum 2 oz 12% 56.77
15 Irish Moss 1 tsp - -
10 East Kent Golding 1.27 oz 5% 5.45
1 East Kent Golding 2.54 oz 5% 1.3

Fermentation Steps

Step Time Temp
Primary 10 Days 68F

Fermentation Ingredients

Name Step Amount
US-05 Primary 1 pkg

Notes

  • used CTZ (15% aa) hops instead of Magnum
  • collected 5.25 gallons (perfect volume but low OG...~62%)
  • pitched 1 pkg of US-05 @ 71F
  • 2020-09-23 - moved to secondary, added 2 spiral sticks of american oak, medium plus toast