Deep Woods Stout

Creepy Laser Ice Breath

It's that time of year when a cold breeze whips past your bald head and icicles hang from the gutters of the house you never leave. Except maybe for a Chipotle run. To fend off old man winter and his creepy skeletal hands we'll be brewing a hearty recipe tailor made to warm the coldest cockles. Today's kit comes from the great guys at WindRiver Brewing Co. and this time it's all about the stout! It will be the last kit in my kit-of-the-month club since I've recently started mad-sciencing with all grain recipes. So let's get on with it, eh?

Recipe: WindRiver Deep Woods Stout

Brew Date: 2/17/2013
Style: Stout
Batch Volume: 5 gal.
Type: Extract
Boil Time: 60 min.
Target OG: 1.064
Target FG: Not supplied for recipe

9.3 lb. Dark LME
0.5 lb. Black Patent
0.5 lb. Crystal 80L
1 oz. Brambling Hops (60 min.)
1 oz. Willamette Hops (10 min.)
1 pkg. Muntons Dry Ale Yeast

Brew Notes
Collected Volume: 5 gal.
Measured OG: 1.070 (Waaay of. Did I get too much LME in my kit?)
Brew Time: 3h30m
Actual FG: 1.021
ABV: 6.5%
Calories: 234

Started with 3 gal of hot water, heated to 162. Steeped grains in muslin bag for 30 min. Killed heat and added LME. Brought to boil and added Brambling hops. Willamette added w/10 minutes left. Cooled wort in 30 min with ice bath. Racked to fermenter and topped off to 5 gal. Measured OG is 1.070. Pitched yeast, aerated and sent to the cellar.

Update 3/5/13 Gravity reading is 1.034. I'm a little concerned that this isn't lower. I'll check again in a week and see if we still have fermentation activity.

Update 3/17/13 - Gravity is still only 1.031. Maybe this is just a high finisher.

Update 4/20/13 - After two months in primary the gravity finally fell down to 1.021. I've run out of patience so I'm bottling this one, gravity be damned. Used 2/3 cup of priming sugar for about 4.5 gal of collected beer. Yielded 44 bottles. It's not really stout season any longer but it might be good for those dark and stormy days we sometimes get.