Beer Style: Stout Family
Against the Grain Kamen Knuddeln clone
Against 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)
Gordon Strong’s Oatmeal Stout
My version is a bigger version of English examples, so I will use English ingredients where I can.
Junkyard Brewing Co.’s Peanut Butter Bandit clone
One of the largest concerns with adding peanuts to a beer centers on the slick and unpleasant mouthfeel contributions and impedance of head formation/retention due to peanuts’ significant oil content. When compared to other eating nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashews, pine nuts, etc.), peanuts share a similar profile to another nut used commonly in brewing, the hazelnut.
The BISness Belgian Imperial Stout
Kyle Larson, Brewer at Double Mountain Brewery in Hood River, Oregon provides a recipe to BYO from his homebrew collection.
Weird Beard Brew Co.’s Black Perle Coffee Milk Stout clone
Black Perle is one of the first beers Weird Beard produced commercially and still forms part of their core range in bottles and traditional cask. It takes its name from German Perle with which it is single-hopped. It’s a sweet stout with a rich coffee backbone.
Rastaman Stout
Loosely 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.
Bankside Brown Stout
Bankside Brown Stout (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.109 FG = 1.040 IBU = 100+ SRM = 87 ABV = 9.2% Ingredients 13 lbs. (5.9 kg) Briess 2-row pale malt (2
Dublin Stout
Dublin Stout (5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains) OG = 1.085 FG = 1.026 IBU = 83 SRM = 45 ABV = 7.6% Ingredients 12 lbs. (5.4 kg) pale malt syrup (10
Russian Imperial Stout: Style Profile
Russian 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
My 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.
The Czar’s Revenge
Even though this was at one time a British beer for a Russian court, the resurrection of its popularity in the United States means that a brewer has a number of fermentation choices. The only real must do is avoiding hot, fusel alcohols and an overly sweet finish.
Pedal Haus Brewery’s Maple Milk Stout clone
Pedal Haus Brewery (Tempe, Arizona) adds an extra layer of intrigue to their milk stout with a big addition of maple syrup near the end of fermentation. This recipe’s original gravity (OG) is based on the estimated gravity reading at the time the yeast is pitched. The ABV is calculated based on the inclusion of the maple syrup to the fermentation.
