The second brew on Labor Day was this CIS of the Russian variety. (I think you notice the theme of the day.) Since most of the Labor Day details were covered in the previous post for the first brew, Meowski – The Russian Cat, let’s get right to the recipe of CIS.
Grains & LME
- 12 lb – 2 Row
- 1.5 lb – Crystal 90°
- 1 lb – Roasted Barley
- 0.75 lb – Chocolate Malt
- 3 lb – Dark LME (Added at 15 minutes)
Hops
- 1 oz – Columbus @ 60 minutes
- 1 oz – Challenger @ 45 minutes
- 1 oz – East Kent Goldings @ 15 minutes
Adjuncts
- 1 oz – Licorice Root @ 30 minutes
- 2 oz – Bittersweet Bakers Chocolate @ 20 minutes
Yeast
- Mangrove Jacks New World Strong Ale – M42 (primary)
- Fermentis SafBrew HA-18 (secondary)
Projected Analysis
- OG – 1.090
- FG – 1.023
- Color – 32.55 SRM
- ABV – 9%
- Bitterness – 82.7 IBU
Due to the business of life, the beer is still in primary and at 1.020 measured using the Tilt Pro. (Apparently I neglected to change the name of the beer from the last big boy.) WCRIS finished at this same reading before adding the HA-18 which dropped it to 1.010. Thinking this should happen again here to have another good 10% ABV beer.
This coming Saturday is the AHA Learn to Homebrew Day. The Fieldpointe team will be at Littleport Brewery of Racine demonstrating a propane homebrew system. Owner Mark of Littleport will be brewing on his electric system. This should be a fun educational day. Cheers to Homebrew!
