Beer Style: Imperial Stout
Includes both Russian imperial stouts and American-style imperial stouts including several barrel-aged recipes and dessert (pastry) style stouts.
Smoked “Imp” Imperial Stout
MEMBERS ONLYI like to make my imperial stouts on the dry/thin side so I mash low, but feel free to raise your mash temperature, or add some rolled oats for more of a “wet” stout with added mouthfeel.
Maple Imperial Stout
FREEMaple Imperial Stout (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.076* FG = 1.021IBUs = ~35 SRM = 45 ABV = 9.6%* Prior to maple syrup addition Ingredients10.5 lbs. (4.8 kg) 2-row pale malt2
Candy Cap Mushroom Imperial Stout
FREECandy Cap Mushroom Imperial Stout (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.084 FG = 1.021IBU = 60 SRM = 41 ABV = 8.2% Candy cap mushrooms impart a distinct flavor and aroma of
Imperial Stout with Dried Mushrooms and Cumaru
MEMBERS ONLYImperial Stout with Dried Mushrooms and Cumaru (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.097 FG = 1.017IBU = 61 SRM = 80 ABV = 10.6% Courtesy of Daniel Ropelato, this imperial stout incorporates dried mushrooms and the unique flavors of cumaru seeds (tonka beans). Ingredients10 lbs. (4.5 kg) pale ale malt3 lbs. (1.4 kg)
Avery Brewing Co.’s 20th Anniversary Mephistopheles’ Stout clone
MEMBERS ONLYAvery Brewing Co.’s 20th Anniversary Mephistopheles’ Stout clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.102 FG = 1.020IBU = 45 SRM = 70+ ABV = 11% A “devil” of a beer, this iteration of Mephistopheles’ was made specifically for the 20th anniversary 2020 Big Beers, Belgians, and Barleywines festival. This decadent imperial stout was aged in
Oskar Blues Brewery’s Ten FIDY clone
MEMBERS ONLYThis recipe was developed to be brewed using a parti-gyle technique, producing 3 gal (11 L) of finished Ten FIDY and a second, larger volume, small beer. Ten FIDY is a first runnings beer. Oskar Blues often utilizes second runnings in a different beer.
Abysmal Stout (Bourbon “Barrel” Aged)
FREEAbysmal Stout (Bourbon “Barrel” Aged) (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.096 FG = 1.020 IBU = 40 SRM = 66 ABV = 11.5% Ingredients 15 lbs. (6.8 kg) Golden PromiseTM malt 1.5
Against the Grain Kamen Knuddeln clone
MEMBERS ONLYAgainst the Grain Kamen Knuddeln clone Blend 4 parts kettle sour beer with 1 part Russian imperial stout for the clone. Carbonate to approximately 2.5 volumes. Kettle-Soured ale (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.054 FG = 1.013 IBU = 26 SRM = 25 ABV = 5.3% Ingredients 7 lbs. (3.18 kg) Pilsner malt 1
The BISness Belgian Imperial Stout
MEMBERS ONLYKyle Larson, Brewer at Double Mountain Brewery in Hood River, Oregon provides a recipe to BYO from his homebrew collection.
Rastaman Stout
MEMBERS ONLYLoosely based on Miles Davis Bitches’ Brew by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Rastaman Stout is part imperial stout, part Ethiopian T’ej. A fun recipe for those looking to trying something unique.
Russian Imperial Stout: Style Profile
FREERussian imperial stout was one of the first beer styles that caught my interest. I remember tasting North Coast Old Rasputin as I read and reread the BJCP style guidelines for the
Mike Riddle’s Tricentennial Stout
MEMBERS ONLYMy friend Mike Riddle, well known for his award-winning Russian imperial stout, does use a lower attenuating Irish ale strain. He counters this with very high levels of roast malt and hops to try to balance out the residual sweetness. He also keeps the amount of crystal malts to one modest addition of dark crystal.