4.23.2013

Russian Imperial Stout | Brown Ale | 8 Gallon Woodenville Rye Whiskey Barrel


This is an 8 gallon Woodenville Whiskey barrel that are readily available online direct from the distillery in the Seattle, WA area.   My buddy at ZooBrew and I decided to get one of these and age some big beers in that will have a quicker turn around.   We decided for our first attempt that we'd do a big RIS.   We liked the RIS we created for the big Red Wine Barrel so much that we decided that it would be a good comparison to do the same beer and age it in this Rye Whiskey barrel.   The beer that we brewed both had final gravities in the 1.025 -1.035 range so this should be a big thick 9% Barrel aged RIS that will only need to be aged in this barrel for about two months.   Next Up, Rye Wyne!


This RIS recipe tastes and smells like beautiful chocolate.   Absolutely amazing nose on this!


Specific Gravity: 1.090 OG (average between two 4 gallons batch's)
Final Gravity: 1.027 FG  (average between two 4 gallons batch's)
Color:  46° SRM   Black
Mash Efficiency: 64 %
Bitterness: 67.3 IBU
Alcohol: 9.3% ABV
Calories: 330

Malt & Fermentables
%
LB
OZ
°L
PPG
74%
14
~

Mash

36
8%
1
8

Mash

34
5%
1
~

Mash
300°

25
3%
~
8

Mash

33
3%
~
8

Mash
120°

34
3%
~
8

Mash
550°

27
3%
~
8

Boil
18°

45
1%
~
4

Mash

34
1%
~
4

Mash
220°

30
19
0

Hops
Usage
Time
OZ
AA » IBU
boil
60 min
1.3
Columbus ~ pellet
14.6 » 57.9
boil
10 min
1
Northern Brewer ~ pellet
8.5 » 9.4

Yeast
Super High Gravity and Cali V yeasts pitched with no starter.


***I also got 4 gallons of 1.042 gravity second runnings brown ale/stout that I hopped to about 30 IBU's.  I love extra beers that are easy drinking!

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