Tweedle Beetle Imperial Stout
My troubles with
Tweedle Beetles have been well documented. They are mean,
evil, bitter,
dark hearted creatures with quite a bite. When I think of
what kind of
beer would be a good representation of tweedle beetles, I
think Imperial Stout.
High alcohol. Very black. High in bitterness. Originally
from
Russia (Russian mob ... Summit County mob ... need I say
more?)
This recipe started as a BYO recipe for CZar's revenge, an imperial stout. Of course, it has been scaled down to my batch size and preferences. The original recipe was a way to get rid of several partially used packs of hops that had been accumulating in my freezer. I expect every time I brew it, it will be different based on what leftover hops I have sitting in there at that time.
This beer is (if I do say so myself) simply amazing. It is Tweedleicious to the max. The roasty / chocolately / coffee like flavor is perfectly balanced by the various hops. There is not a hint of hot alcohol taste. At over 8%, you sure feel it quickly, though. Don't drink and drive with this one, kids. The thick beautiful head sticks around for the whole drink. Simply amazing work by the SheppyBrew nano-brewery!
This beer ages well. I had bottles from batch 1 almost 3 years after I bottled it and they seemed to get better and better.
| Tweedle Beetle Imperial Stout --- Batch 2 |
| Style | Imperial Stout | Batch Size | 4.50 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | |
6.72 gal | ||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | |
70.00 | |
Boil Time | |
90 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.086 SG | Estimated FG | 1.020 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 86.9 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 8.9 % | ||||
| BU : GU | |
1.005 | |
|
|
| |
| Recipe Color | 39.9 SRM |
|
|
| |||
| Measured OG: | |
|
|
Measured FG: | |
| |
| ADF: | |
|
|
Measured ABV: | |
|
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
| 12 lbs | Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 | 75.6 % |
| 1 lbs 12.0 oz | Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 11.0 % |
| 1 lbs | Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 6.3 % |
| 10.0 oz | Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 3.9 % |
| 8.0 oz | Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 3.1 % |
| 1.000 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min | Hop | 6 | 72.4 IBUs |
| 2.00 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) | Other | 7 | - |
| 1.000 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min | Hop | 8 | 14.5 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg | American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [124.21 ml] | Yeast | 9 | - |
| 1.0 pkg | Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] | Yeast | 10 | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
| Mash In | Add 19.84 qt of water at 163.7 F | 152.0 F | 60 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps (0.30gal, 3.36gal) of 168.0 F water Recipe Notes
Brewing Record
| Brew Date: | |
Strike Temp: | |
|||
| Mash Temps: | | |||||
| Pre-boil OG | |
(1.068 SG) | |
Pre-boil Vol | |
(6.72 gal) |
| Actual Mash Efficiency | |
Pitch Temp | |
| ||
| Fermentation | |
|
|
|
|
|
| Day 1: | ||||||
| Day ... | ||||||
| Day ... | ||||||