Cocoa Psycho
Russian Imperial Stout. Rich. Decadent. Mocha.
Vanilla pods and toasted oak chips add a rounded character to this massive Russian Imperial Stout, brewed with a hefty malt bill, cacao nibs and coffee beans. Dark malts combine with Cascade to add a punchy bitterness, strong enough to offset the big chocolate sweetness.
Malt: Extra Pale (6.88 kilograms) Malt: Wheat (1 kilograms) Malt: Dark Crystal (0.13 kilograms) Malt: Black Malt (1.25 kilograms) Malt: Roasted Barley (1.5 kilograms) Malt: Weyermann Smoked (0.5 kilograms) Hops: Cascade (75 grams) - start bitter Hops: Cascade (25 grams) - middle flavour Yeast: Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II™
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Put coffee beans and cocoa nibs in a cheese cloth and dip in wort like a tea bag. Do multiple small additions for short lengths of time – the longer you leave them in the more heavy oils will be extracted.