Rattling Muffler Brew

Stout

This is a 2004 BJCP style 13a beer. It is being brewed using the second runnings (exhaust) and the yeast bed from the Little Katrina Imperial Stout brew session.

Recipe: Dry Stout
Volume: 3 gallons
Dates:

Brew date: Dec 26, 2004
Transfer to secondary: Jan 2, 2005
Kegging: Jan 14, 2005

Ingredients:

Second runnings from Little Katrina Imperial Stout : 2.5 gallons 1.035 specific gravity
Yeast bed from Little Katrina Imperial Stout : WYeast 1272 American Ale II
Additional water source: basement utility sink filtered dispenser

Malt bill

	Potential sg pppg	Points per gal
Second runnings (2.5 @ 1.035) 1.25 lbs Plain Extra Light DME 0.5 lb Belgian Candi Sugar	1.045 1.046	87.5 56.2 23.0
	Pre-boil: Target:	166.7 166.7	/ 3.5 gal = 47.6 >>> 1.048 / 3 gal = 55.6 >>> 1.056

Hops

0.5 oz Chinook - 12.0% avg alpha Utilization: 60 minutes @ 1.056 = 21.9%	*IBU = 0.5 12.0 * 21.9 * 0.75 / 3 = 32.9**
0.5 oz Centennial - 10.1% avg alpha Utilization: 30 minutes @ 1.056 = 17.0%	*IBU = 0.5 10.1 * 17.0 * 0.75 / 3 = 21.5**
	Total IBU = 54

Activity Log

Boil:

Took second runnings from fridge and brought to a boil. Added 1 gallon of water plus DME and Candi Sugar. Brought to a boil again and added first hops. Boiled for 30 minutes and added second hops. Boiled for 30 more minutes and removed from heat. Cooled with cooling coil sanitized in iodophor solution. Siphoned into carboy used for Little Katrina primary fermenter still containing yeast. Took specific gravity reading of 1.056. Aerated by rocking carboy on towel. Fitted with stopper and airlock.

Fermentation:

Observation of primary (6 PM start @ 70 f):

12 hours: 3 inches of foam, 117 bubbles per minute
1 day: 4 inches of foam, ~45 bubbles per minute
1 1/2 days: 1 inch of foam, 6 bubbles per minute
3 1/2 days: patchy foam, 2 bubbles per minute
6 1/2 days: patchy foam, 1 bubble every 74 seconds

Transferred to 3 gallon carboy. Took specific gravity reading of 1.016. Temperature ~ 65 f.

Bottling/Kegging:

Boiled 1 ounce of corn sugar in 1 cup of water for 10 minutes, allowed to cool and placed in bottling bucket. Siphoned 1 gallon from carboy into bottling bucket taking specific gravity of 1.016 putting ABV at 5.2%. Filled and capped 9 bottles. Siphoned remainder of carboy into keg, refrigerated and pressurized to 30 lbs/sq inch with CO2.

See Rattling Muffler Brew Stout labels here.

Results:

This beer was entered in the 2005 UKG Drunk Monk Challenge
Testimonials here