Comments on: Mad Boris Imperial Russian Stout

By: chromosphere » Sutton Craft Brewing Festival 2009

chromosphere » Sutton Craft Brewing Festival 2009 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:31:05 +0000

[...] Last weekend was the CBA National Homebrewing Festival in Sutton – I went last year and entered four beers this year. I took along a best bitter, an ordinary bitter, my BBX Porter and my year old Mad Boris. [...]

By: Simon Marriott

Simon Marriott — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:19:20 +0000

Thanks for the heads up! I will keep an eye on it. I did one last week that was the most vigorous that I’d ever seen. Came home from work to find one cat watching it ooze all over, the other cat playing with the froth and the the other scared and hiding!

I might try bottling this one too, same idea with a keg, prime bottle and sit somewhere warm for a few days and then somewhere cool for a month or two.

By: Graeme Coates

Graeme Coates — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:40:44 +0000

It got down to 1022 with two packets of S04. The ferment was pretty vigourous after a day or two and I gave it about 2 weeks to finish up before bottling it all up. Watch out for foam blowing it’s way out of the FV! It landed up all over the kitchen floor before I whacked it into the bathtub…

By: Simon Marriott

Simon Marriott — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:13:45 +0000

What was the final gravity that you let it go to? I’ve just done it and got exactly 1.090
Thanks
Simon

By: Graeme Coates

Graeme Coates — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:36:07 +0000

The grains are all bought pre-crushed – they need to be for the mash (or it won’t work . I don’t do anything fancy like crushing my own – it’s a lot like hard work (though essential if you want to try roasting your own – like for the Durden Park recipes). Good luck with it – it smells fantastic, though I’m a good month or two away from the first samples…!

By: Simon Marriott

Simon Marriott — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:35:29 +0000

Interesting, think I will give it a go myself, but fancy adding a vanilla pod or two to the brew somewhere along the way. Just a quick question though, the grains that you list, are they whole or crushed?

Excellent work!

Thanks
Simon

By: Graeme Coates

Graeme Coates — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:25:21 +0000

Legend! Owe you a gallon of beer or so

By: mrc

mrc — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:55:44 +0000

methyl orange aquired!

By: Graeme Coates

Graeme Coates — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:49:31 +0000

Still farting. Once per minute or two rather than once per second. First tiny quality control sample indicated this is going to be a stormer. Kitchen floor still slightly sticky…

By: SSG

SSG — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:43:58 +0000

hahha farting everywhere. hope the house is Ok. Was a great night, I LOVE prime suspect. and lemon meringue pie. yum. and MrC loves beer. good combo.