10th Brew - Imperial Stout

Brew:	Imperial Stout
Date:	12/1/07
Weather:	Clear, high in the 40's. Occasional strong breeze
Recipe:	PDF \| BTP
Pictures:	Click here to see the pictures
Notes:	Used 2 vials of WL001 California ale yeast One added with 2 Liter starter Second added from the bottle Mash PH right around 5.2 Slight boil-over after 1st addition No irish moss was used. 1/2 - 1 gallon left in kettle due to hog clog in bazooka tube, connectors, and chiller

Statistics

Time	Description
08:18 am	Began filling HLT
08:24 am	HLT fill complete
08:25 am	Began heating HLT. Water at 48°
08:52 am	PH initially at 8.2
08:54 am	Added 3 Tablespoons buffer 5.2, PH @ 6.44 Added 5 lactic acid droppers, PH @ 5.8
09:10 am	HLT heat to 164° complete. 116° in 45 mins = 2.57°/min
09:35 am	Started mash at 150°-152°
09:58 am	Started recirculation. Delay was to get HLT back up to temp.
11:22 am	Mash completed after 114 mins
	Started heating HLT to sparge temp.
11:38 am	HLT heat complete
11:45 am	Began transfer to boil kettle
12:12 pm	Started sparging
12:58 pm	Transfer to boil and sparge complete. Running's ended around 1.020 Began heating boil kettle
01:30 pm	Boiling started
01:47 pm	1st hop addition, 90 mins
03:02 pm	2nd hop addition, 15 mins
03:12 pm	3rd hop addition, 5 mins

Date	Time	Description
12/1/07	04:00 pm	Fermentor place in laundry room. Wort at 67°, ETC set to 69°
	08:00 am	Noticed heat wrap was connected to power instead of ETC. Now at 72°.
12/2/07	07:30 am	Temperature stabilized back at 69°
		Bubble 3-4 times every 5-10 seconds. Seems to be a slow start.
12/6/07	08:30 pm	Refractometer = 16.6 brix (1.0431 sg approximation)
		Bubbling 1-2 times a second
12/8/07	10:00 am	Refractometer = 16 brix (1.0390 sg approximation)
		Bubbling once every 2 seconds
12/9/07	10:00 pm	Refractometer = 14.4 brix (1.0282 sg approximation)
		Bubbling once every 4-5 seconds
12/11/07	07:02 pm	Refractometer = 13.6 brix (1.0228 sg approximation)
		Bubbling once every 12 seconds
12/13/07	07:15 pm	Removed 50 oz of thin trube.
		Hydrometer = 1.033, Refractometer = 14.3 Brix (1.0282 sg approximation)
12/19/07	07:30 pm	Dumped 32-50 ozs of trube
12/23/07	10:30 am	Filtered with .65 micron filter. Kegged, pressure set to 30 psi.
		Hydrometer 1.032. Roasty, with long flavor. Bitter/grassy finish