This beer is dark folks. 14 lbs. of grains go into a 5 gallon run of this beastly black liquor. It also has an insane amount of adjunct ingredients, making this beer the "Kitchen Sink" beer of Glengarry's product line. Because of the fact there is so much grain in the infusion, the infusion process requires the striking water and wort to be continually transferred back and forth between the 2 tanks of the Precision Brewmaster 3000. Only a few of the other equally dark beers in the product line require such gymnastics, Lager or Ale.
Grain Bill:
- 5 lbs. American Pale 2 Row Malt
- 3 lbs. UK Brown Malt
- 2 lbs. American Munich Malt 10L
- 1 lbs. American Chocolate Malt
- 1 lbs. American Caramel Malt 10L
- 1 lbs. Whole Flaked Oats
- 0.5 lbs. American Carapils Malt
In other words, The "Kitchen Sink" more or less.
This is a great winter time beer, has a warm "roasted" taste to it with the vanilla and coffee flavors playing to it's dark mellow tones.
Hops:
- 1.75 oz East Kent Goldings Hops @ start of boil
- 0.75 oz Willamette (Cascade) Hops, @ 15 mins remaining
Adjuncts:
- 0.25 lbs. Brown Sugar, add @ 15 mins into boil
- 0.3 lbs. Corn Sugar, add @ 15 mins into boil
- 6 oz Cocoa Powder, add @ 15 mins into boil
- 3 oz Decaffeinated Coffee Extract, add @ 15 mins into boil
- 1 oz Vanilla Extract, add @ 15 mins into boil
- 4 Whole Madagascar Vanilla Beans, add into fermenter.
Yeast: Wyeast 1056 American Ale
Infusion Process:
- 60 mins rest @ 155 degrees F
- 10 mins rest @ 170 degrees F, mash out
- 60 mins boil
Fermentation: 14 days @ ^ 65 degrees F
OG: ~ 1.060
FG: ~ 1.028
ABV: ~ 7.0%