Dog A
Cacao, Coffee, Chili Imperial Anniversary Stout.
Our anniversary stout was based on AB:04, one of our most sought after beers ever. This beer is slightly different each year, with subtle variations coming into play purely down to environmental and fermentation factors. What doesn't change is the rich dark chocolate, bitter coffee and chili warmth of this monumental stout.
Malt: Extra Pale (8 kilograms) Malt: Wheat (0.5 kilograms) Malt: Flaked Oats (1.38 kilograms) Malt: Dark Crystal (0.88 kilograms) Malt: Carafa Special Malt Type 1 (0.63 kilograms) Malt: Carafa Special Malt Type 3 (0.63 kilograms) Malt: Honey (0.7 kilograms) Hops: Chinook (50 grams) - start bitter Hops: Cascade (25 grams) - start bitter Hops: Fuggles (25 grams) - middle flavour Hops: Coffee beans (12.5 grams) - middle flavour Hops: Fuggles (25 grams) - end flavour Hops: Coffee beans (12.5 grams) - end twist Yeast: Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II™
- Blackened cajun beef - Cave-aged cheddar - Flourless chocolate chilli cake
Be really careful when mashing, as this amount of malt can get tough to sparge! Add honey into the boil, and naga chili and vanilla in maturation (soak them in some neutral spirit to sanitise)