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This is the session version of our bottle-release Imperial Breakfast Stout. It has a generous amount of oats and gets espresso, chocolate, cinnamon, maple, and vanilla post-fermentation. We are going for imperial character and mouthfeel in a sessionable frame.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 76%
OG: 1.060
FG: 1.025
IBUs: 12
ABV: 4.5%
MALT/GRAIN BILL
5 lb (2.3 kg) Maris Otter
2 lb (907 g) flaked oats
1 lb (454 g) Crisp Pale Chocolate malt
8 oz (227 g) Simpsons DRC malt
8 oz (227 g) Gambrinus Honey Malt
8 oz (227 g) Simpsons Brown (Coffee) Malt
8 oz (227 g) Briess Midnight Wheat