Limited Release Homebrew -For a good reason

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I don't normally brew high gravity beers, but last year I did a thick creamy imperial chocolate stout that turned out great, so I figured I may as well do it again with some slight modifications to make it even better :p The only reason I wouldn't do this every other month is it is 23 lbs of grain, plus hops, yeast, and chocolate nibs, this turns in at close to $60 to brew! I can live with paying this much for one special boozy tasty brew a year, then stick to the more session-able beers the rest of the time :cool: Just taking a whiff of the grains all mixed together smells great! I will be brewing this tomorrow, with the finished product hopefully being ready come winter time. Here is the recipe:

16 lb American - Pale 2-Row
2.5 lb American - Chocolate
2.25 lb British - Caramel / Crystal 60L
1.5 lb Flaked Barley
0.75 lb American - Roasted Barley
1.35 oz Chinook Pellet Boil 60 min
0.5 oz Willamette Pellet Boil 30 min
0.5 oz Willamette Pellet Boil 10 min
2 Packs US-05
Add 5 oz chocolate nibs and 3 oz chocolate powder to secondary
Mash temp - 156
Ferment at 65 degrees
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MMmmmmm... Nice and malty... :D
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It helps get me through the winter :p
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Yummmmmmmmy :clink:
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I hear you. I brewed a Rare Vos clone that I think cost about $60. It isn't too close to RV, but people do love it. I'll make another in the fall.
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2.5 lb American - Chocolate
Add 5 oz chocolate nibs and 3 oz chocolate powder to secondary

Sounds like my kind of stout!
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jivex5k wrote:2.5 lb American - Chocolate
Add 5 oz chocolate nibs and 3 oz chocolate powder to secondary

Sounds like my kind of stout!
Well if you remind me in.. oh 4 months or so, I will send you a bottle! :clink:
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yankfan9 wrote:
jivex5k wrote:2.5 lb American - Chocolate
Add 5 oz chocolate nibs and 3 oz chocolate powder to secondary

Sounds like my kind of stout!
Well if you remind me in.. oh 4 months or so, I will send you a bottle! :clink:
Sounds good to me. Happen to like Berliners?
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I love Berliners!
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Wow, that looks tasty! What's the ABV range, has to be pretty high?
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I'm looking to get about 9.5% abv if all goes well. Didn't have time to brew the last few days but the weather is favorable today so I am about to head outside to brew it up now!
#15 There Gose 'Nother Semester - Gone
#16 Two Brothers Brown - Gone
#17 Home Toasted Pale - Gone
#18 Porter Potty - Gone
#19 I do IPA - Gone
#20 Max Capacity Stout - One Left in the cellar
#21 Not So Independent Scotch Ale - Drinking
#22 Berliner Weisse - Gone
#23 Fruit Fallacy IPA - Carbonating
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