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From: pel@ptsfc.UUCP (Peter Lester)
Newsgroups: net.wines
Subject: double stout beer recipe
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Date: Fri, 7-Nov-86 18:48:35 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  7 18:48:35 1986
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Just bottled a batch of double stout (dark!!!) last night. Here is the recipe. 

Double Stout

3 gallons of water
2/12 oz. of Bullion hops
Boil for 20 minutes

add
10 lb s. dark malt extract
Boil for 20 minutes

add
1 lb. black patent malt
2 lbs crystal malt
1/2 lb. flaked barley
1/4 lb. roasted barley
1/2 licorice stick
1 tsp. ascorbic acid
1/2 tsp. citric acid
1 tsp. Irish moss
Boil for 5 minutes

remove from heat and add
1 1/2 oz. Golding hops
steep for 5 minutes

cool and add
2 tsp. yeast nutrient
3 pks. ale yeast

My initial specific gravity was 1.086
My final specific gravity was 1.020 = alcohol ~ 8%
Fermentation time 11 days. (a slow batch)
Yield 2 cases + 1 bottle

Anyone out there have any good dark beer recipes they would be willing to
share??


Peter "the mad brewer" Lester