Crazy-boy's Imperial Amber (CIA)

Source: dan raphael
Recipe added: 03/29/03
Email: raphael@aracnet.com

This brew has it all--high hops, complex malts and esther rich alcohol. Maybe could shave off just a little of the boiling hops. I based this recipe on my Polish Imperial Stout, lightening the grains & with a different hop profile.

Specifics

Recipe type: Extract
Batch Size: 6 gal
Starting Gravity: .084
Finishing Gravity: .020
Time in Boil: 60 mins
Primary Fermentation: 2 weeks
Secondary Fermentation: 2 weeks

Ingredients:

7# light syrup, 3# light DME, 3# amber DME, 1# corn sugar
3/4# crystal, 1/2# carapils, 1/4# special B
1/3# flaked barley
2 oz magnum leaf, 2 oz northern brewer pellets--60 minutes (49.4)
1 oz northern brewer leaf-15 minutes
1 oz willamette leaf-aroma
1 oz northern brewer pellets in secondary

Procedure:

day before make 3 pt yeast starter crack and boil grains for 5 minutes, remove grains, boil for one hour. saprge, cool, add yeast, etc.

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