Imperial Stout - All Grain Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)

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Our Imperial Stout recipe is one big daddy! A huge beer that features nearly 18 lbs of grain. Features Crystal, Chocolate, Roasted Barley and Black Patent. This Imperial Stout recipe makes an excellent beer for sipping in front of the fire. Ages for a long, long time eventually gaining some Port like flavors.

Estimated Original Gravity:1.080-84
SRM (Color Range: 40
IBU's: 79-83 Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 8%

Our recipe kits DO NOT include grain bags, yeast or priming sugar. To find our yeast recommendations, choose your preferred kit option above and then select the drop-down menu under “Yeast Options”. For more info, click on the recommended yeast(s) below in the “You Might Also Need” section below. All grains will come milled, unless you select unmilled base malts.

ABV %	8
IBU	80
SRM	37
Beer Style	Stout & Porter
Ready to Drink Within	4-8 Weeks
Alcohol Content	High (7-9%)
Bitterness	Very High (71ibu+)
Fermentation Temp Range	64-72
Brewing Method	All Grain
Pre-Milled	Y

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sounded good.

William on Feb 23, 2021

One of my favorites

Chad R on Oct 27, 2020

Sounds very interesting and a nice balance to the lighter beer I'm brewing for the same occasion

Michael M on Aug 11, 2020

need a good beer for the upcoming holidays

Dennis M. R on Oct 18, 2019

Love imperial stout

Ritchie B on Jul 1, 2019

I wanted something other than IPA/Pale Ale

Joseph C on Mar 5, 2019

Fall is here, time for dark beers

rideordie007 on Sep 24, 2018

Reviews are good. Sounds tasty.

Matthew Racine on May 23, 2018

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Jim Jenkins on Feb 9, 2018

sounded good.

William on Feb 23, 2021

looks interesting

William Kellner on Nov 21, 2020

One of my favorites

Chad R on Oct 27, 2020

Winter is coming!

Gary K on Sep 8, 2020

Sounds very interesting and a nice balance to the lighter beer I'm brewing for the same occasion

Michael M on Aug 11, 2020

Great Stuff...

Kenneth S on Mar 11, 2020

need a good beer for the upcoming holidays

Dennis M. R on Oct 18, 2019

Looking for a long term fermenting ale

Steven P on Oct 9, 2019

Love imperial stout

Ritchie B on Jul 1, 2019

Sounds tasty!

Eric M on Mar 21, 2019

I wanted something other than IPA/Pale Ale

Joseph C on Mar 5, 2019

Why not?

William M on Jan 11, 2019

Fall is here, time for dark beers

rideordie007 on Sep 24, 2018

Good reviews and a nice grain bill!

Marc K on Jul 11, 2018

Reviews are good. Sounds tasty.

Matthew Racine on May 23, 2018

Spring brew to be ready at Christmas

William L on May 5, 2018

reviews

Jim Jenkins on Feb 9, 2018

great taste

bill h on Feb 8, 2018

looks interesting

William Kellner on Nov 21, 2020

Winter is coming!

Gary K on Sep 8, 2020

Great Stuff...

Kenneth S on Mar 11, 2020

Looking for a long term fermenting ale

Steven P on Oct 9, 2019

Sounds tasty!

Eric M on Mar 21, 2019

Why not?

William M on Jan 11, 2019

Good reviews and a nice grain bill!

Marc K on Jul 11, 2018

Spring brew to be ready at Christmas

William L on May 5, 2018

great taste

bill h on Feb 8, 2018

The recipe says 60 min boil, but has anyone tried or recommend taking the boil a bit longer to 75 mins or maybe even 120 mins? I've heard with bigger beers like barleywines and imperial stouts people prefer to do longer boils cause its supposed to develop more complex caramelization, and more of a rich character.

Heidi Gray on Jul 2, 2020

BEST ANSWER: Depending on the initial wort volume and boiling setup, I will often boil longer to bring down the final volume. I typically determine how long (75 / 90 minutes) before I start so I can stay to within the recommended hops time. Not sure how much it adds to the 'complex caramelization', but I always enjoy the end results!

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Kurt V on Sep 15, 2020
Purchased on May 16, 2019

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Kurt V on Sep 15, 2020
Purchased on May 16, 2019

Heidi, exactly right increase boiling time to increase complexity. Downside: longer brew day, more energy cost. Recall that the evaporation rate is approximately one gallon per hour, so increase your sparge water volume by one gallon, which will also increase the efficiency of the sparge.

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FRED Z on Jul 2, 2020
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

A longer boil won’t hurt and may produce the carmelization effects you describe. I did a 60 minute boil and the beer turned out fine. One thing to consider is the water loss from a longer boil. It will concentrate the wort and decrease the yield.

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Charles B on Jul 5, 2020
Purchased on Nov 19, 2019

I have done many of these stout recipes Stick with the 60 min boil. However, you can experiment has home brewers do. I never had a bad imperial stout with this recipe. But you have to be patient. I racked mine to kegs after 4 weeks. Perfect!

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Jamie G on Jul 2, 2020
Purchased on Jul 14, 2019

I have heard of that, also. I've brewed this twice, 60 minute boil both times and it turned out great. I rack it and add cocoa nibs and make a chocolate imperial stout! Delicious!

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Rick Hausauer on Jul 2, 2020
Purchased on Aug 16, 2018

Ive done a lot stouts. I the longest I've done is a 90min boil. 120min seems long to me nut certainly get some other thoughts before making your decision.

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Rich B on Sep 15, 2020
Purchased on May 3, 2020

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Any suggestions on mash time, 60 minutes? 90 minutes?

Rick Hausauer on Aug 3, 2018

BEST ANSWER: Hello Rick,
I did a 60 minute mash. However I normally do a pretty slow spare which has helped my starting gravity quite a bit. Also, you may consider adding air to your wort just prior to pitching your yeast. This has helped my attenuation greatly. Good luck and have fun.

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Jeffrey Palmer on Aug 4, 2018
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

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Jeffrey Palmer on Aug 4, 2018
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

I mashed it for 90 Min. But then again I do that for most of my brews. The longer mash releases more of the sugars which in turn bumps up the ABV.

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Phil L on Aug 4, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

A sixty minute mash as 154 degrees works well for this style. For good results, age this beer for a minimum of five months.

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Rich M on Aug 4, 2018
Purchased on Dec 22, 2017

I did a 60 minute mash. Turned out great after I let it sit for about a year.

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John on Aug 4, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

60 mins was good for me.

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Eric G on Aug 3, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5

Amazing Stout

I have brew this beer many times. I love the heavy Imperial Stout. I have several times infused other flavors into this beer. The last time I juiced up pomegranate and added it to a secondary ferment to experiment.

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May 18, 2020

Rich B

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Rated 5 out of 5

Awesome Stout

Brewed this up a month or so ago...it's conditioning in the keg now, plan is to not tap it until this winter... we'll see how long that lasts. The beer tasted phenomenal when it was transferred to the keg...I've brewed a lot of Morebeer's all grain kits and they always come out awesome !!!

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April 22, 2020

Jeffrey Morris

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Rated 5 out of 5

Great Beer

I've bought this recipe 3 times now. It's a great beer to build on. I've done barrel aged with 2 of them and I'm now doing a Mexican Hot Chocolate.

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October 6, 2019

Gregory W

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Rated 5 out of 5

Delicious robust flavor, gets better with age!

This is a really nice beer! Best to let it age for a few months (goes without saying, I know). Try putting it on oak chunks that have been soaked in bourbon for an extra treat!

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February 14, 2018

Brett H

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Rated 4 out of 5

Great full flavored and suttley sweat stout. Easy to turn to a milk stout as a variation

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February 4, 2018

Matthew S

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Rated 5 out of 5

Great Stout! I added a couple of vanilla beans for fun!

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January 17, 2018

Joe B

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Rated 5 out of 5

Fantastic

This was my first all grain batch and it came out amazing. This is a fantastic recipe. Highly recommended. I used Wyeast (British) - 1098

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January 9, 2015

Scott K

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Rated 5 out of 5

Fantastic Beer

I tried this beer 1-month after brewing it and I thought it was a dumper. I pulled it off the tap rotation and left it in the corner to age for 6-months. After 6-months I was shocked at how much this beer improved. Roasty, malty, dark fruits with very little alcohol bite. Everyone who tries this beer can't believe how good it is. Definitely buy this kit and age it for at least 6-months before drinking. 12-months would be even better. This beer will now be in my regular rotation.