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Brews Severnaya

Brew 40 – Severnaya (Breakfast Stout)

A Breakfast Stout clone; mostly the same as Brew 26 – Severnaya (Breakfast Stout).

  • Steeped (35 min)
    • 22 oz Flaked Oats
    • 1.0 lb Chocolate Malt
    • 12 oz Roasted Barley Malt
    • 9 oz Debittered Black Malt
    • 7 oz Crystal Malt 120L
    • 1.8 oz coarsely ground Sumatra Coffee
    • 1.8 oz coarsely ground Kona Coffee
  • Additions
    • 90 min: 2.5 oz Dark, Bittersweet Baker’s Chocolate
    • 90 min: 1.5 oz Unsweetened Chocolate Baking Squares
    • 60 min: 1.7 lb Light DME
    • 30 min: 6.6 lb Light LME
    • 0 min: 0.5 oz Dark, Bittersweet Baker’s Chocolate
    • 0 min: 0.5 oz Unsweetened Chocolate Baking Squares
  • Hops
    • 60 min: 1.0 oz Nugget (Alpha 14.0%)
    • 30 min: 0.5 oz Willamette (Alpha 5.1%)
    • 0 min: 0.5 oz Willamette (Alpha 5.1%)
  • Misc
    • 10 min: Wirlfloc Tablet
  • Yeast
    • Danstar London ESB Yeast

Changes from previous:

  • Different Yeast
  • Slightly more coffee
  • Steeped 35 min.
  • Extra 0.5 oz of each chocolate at flame-out

At first this one tasted too sweet like it didn’t fully ferment. After several days of sitting in the keg and turning up the CO2 it was a little better. Next time, use 2 yeast packets for this high of an OG. Also transfer to secondary. Also let it sit longer. I think I kegged it too early.

  • Primary: 14 days
  • OG: 1.082 @ 78
  • FG: 1.032 @ 68
  • ABV: 6.8%
  • Calories: 295