Batch 123 Russian Imperial Stout

7 gallons

8 lbs best malz pils
7 lbs muntons Maris otter
24 oz briess roast barley
20 oz weyermanns choc wheat
12 oz flaked wheat
1/4 tsp soda

SRM 40

Mash 1 hr 150 df

Boil 120 mins
90 mins 2 oz galena 13.8%aa, 63 IBUs
70 mins 2.5 oz homegrown Willamette, 15 IBUs
10 mins 2 lbs white table sugar
5 mins 1 oz homegrown centennial 2 IBUs

80 IBUs

OG after boil 1.092, add 1.5 lbs brown sugar to get to 1.102 into fermenter, 81% bhe

Pitch with fresh w1084 in 1.5 qt 2-stage starter, put at 70 df.  Ramps itself up to 78 df in 1-1/2 days, massive foam and heavy krausen, banana aroma.

Rack to secondary 11/14, dry hop with 1 oz falconers flight.  Leave at 70 df.  Bump to 75 df 11/18.

Bottle 11/29 with 100 gr table sugar, yield 756 oz, 2 vols co2.

Re-cap 1/9/16 with two priming tabs per bottle plus champagne yeast.