I enjoyed doing my inaugural brew last night but there was something missing and that was the deep darkness of a good IRS. Until i find one i'll make do with this concoction! Hope to get it going over the next few days.
Dead Czar Imperial Stout Mk III Bennachie Brewery
Imperial Stout
Type: All Grain
Date: 21/10/2009
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Time: 60 to 90 min
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.50 kg Pale Liquid Extract
3.50 kg Pale Malt (2 Row)
1.50 kg Barley, Flaked
0.50 kg Chocolate Malt
0.25 kg Amber Malt
0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt
0.25 kg Roasted Barley
0.15 kg Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 1.90 %
2.00 oz Northdown [8.50 %] (60 min) Hops 45.6 IBU
2.00 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (10 min) Hops 7.8 IBU
8.00 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2 Pkgs Windsor Yeast
Being realistic i don't expect to exceed a Brewhouse efficency of 60% so expect to see around 1.080 SG. Looking forward to this one. Its about 10 months since i did my last IRS! Apologies about the extract but the can has been looking at me for a year so there's only 1 logical place for it....
Dead Czar IRS Mk III Bennachie Brewery
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GARYSMIFF
Re: Dead Czar IRS Mk III Bennachie Brewery
Oi! any Pics? we love pics, you must have a Pic 
Hope it went well.
Hope it went well.
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pantsmachine
Re: Dead Czar IRS Mk III Bennachie Brewery
No pictures. I've not done it yet. Gies a day or so old chap. Just throwing it out there for a good savaging by you guys or maybe a few tweaks?
Gies a day or so old chap. Just throwing it out there for a good savaging by you guys or maybe a few tweaks?-
GARYSMIFF
Re: Dead Czar IRS Mk III Bennachie Brewery
sorry chap, think my 6 pints may be working, problem is, Im brewing right now. 
Im sure it will be ok.