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Imperial Stout - Extract Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)
Imperial Stout - Extract Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)
Imperial Stout - Extract Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)
Imperial Stout - Extract Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)
Imperial Stout - Extract Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)
Imperial Stout - Extract Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)
 

Imperial Stout - Extract Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)

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Description

Bubbling Crude, Black Gold, Texas Tea - you may not strike oil in your backyard, but you can make Imperial Stout at home. With a texture and color similar to black crude oil, this monstrous, thick, chewy beer takes a minimum of six months to age out. The foundation of the beer is 12 lbs of malt extract. Then we throw in some Crystal, Chocolate, Roasted Barley, and Black Patent malts. Yes, there are two additions of hops in this recipe but you probably will never taste them through all that malt flavor. This is a great beer for sipping in front of the fire. Will age for years, eventually gaining some Port-like flavors.

  • Makes 5 gallons
  • Estimated Original Gravity:1.080-85
  • SRM (Color Range): 37-40
  • IBUs: 78-83
  • Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 8%


 

Our recipe kits DO NOT include grain bags, yeast or priming sugar. To find our yeast recommendations, choose your preferred kit option above and then select the drop-down menu under “Yeast Options”.  For more info, click on the recommended yeast(s) below in the “You Might Also Need” section below. All included steeping grains will come milled.
 
Liquid Malt Extract (LME) vs. Dried Malt Extract (DME)
MoreBeer! recipe kits are offered in both Liquid Malt Extract and Dry Malt Extract so that our customers can choose the format that best suits their needs and brewing style. LME is a viscous liquid, similar in consistency to maple syrup. In addition to being the more affordable option, many brewers find LME easier to handle than dry extract. DME is more condensed and comes in a powder format that is similar to baking flour. Although it’s a little more costly, DME is naturally lighter in color and stays fresher for longer. We highly recommend DME when brewing light colored beers.
 
 

 

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My wife and I like Imperial Stouts, and I picked dry malt extract over liquid after reading that dry is better and liquid needs to stay cold to be good
Craig A on Mar 8, 2022
Imperial Stout sounded good for this winter
John on Dec 17, 2021
My wife and I like Imperial Stouts, and I picked dry malt extract over liquid after reading that dry is better and liquid needs to stay cold to be good
Craig A on Mar 8, 2022
Had it before, liked it
Michael G on Jan 26, 2022
Imperial Stout sounded good for this winter
John on Dec 17, 2021
Imperial Stout Good
Lance I on Dec 9, 2021
love stouts and ease of brewing
Tom O on Dec 3, 2021
Getting ready for the winter!
SARAH S. on Jul 9, 2020
great taste
paul t on Jun 30, 2020
I love stouts
Sam S on Jun 23, 2020
because yum
Charlie S on Jun 19, 2020
I wanted something for the winter.
Richard Gessner on Jun 10, 2020
To barrel age in whiskey oak barrels
David J on May 18, 2020
Looked close to my own recipe.
Edward K on May 8, 2020
High ABV
Eric I on Mar 24, 2020
I always wanted to make an imperial stout
Joshua Guthrie on Jan 9, 2020
love it! 2nd time brewing
David B on Oct 9, 2019
I like strong, dark beers.
Ronald J on Aug 31, 2019
Good reviews and been wanting to do a stout
Chad M on May 27, 2019
High alcohOl content
Dan Barnett on Jan 25, 2019
It appears to be almost identical to a favorite recipe that is no longer available in my local area.
Jack M on Jan 21, 2019
My favorite kit so far!
Mike S on Nov 19, 2018
Haven't brewed a stout yet
Gregory W on Oct 22, 2018
Love imperial stout
Kenneth P on Oct 18, 2018
good reviews
Andrew B on Oct 15, 2018
I got it before and it is amazing
Andy H on Mar 4, 2018
Love stouts Guinness especially
Raymond V on Mar 1, 2018
Good price with good reviews. Free shipping over $49.99
Big J on Feb 6, 2018
Brewed it before and love it
Joan M. B on Jan 15, 2018
Had it before, liked it
Michael G on Jan 26, 2022
Imperial Stout Good
Lance I on Dec 9, 2021
what dry yeast would be best for this recipe?
Pinchas on Sep 17, 2018
BEST ANSWER: I have made this recipe four times, and I used Windsor dry yeast each time. It is a great recipe! In fact, this recipe was the Grand Champion beer at the Spokane Interstate Fair in 2015.
I have brewed this twice and struggled to get over 6.5% ABV. My OG comes out showing I should hit 8%, but never do. Any suggestions? I do a 60 minute boil along with one packet of yeast, whatever is recommended.
Rick Hausauer on Sep 27, 2021
BEST ANSWER: Sorry for response delay. I started with an OG of 1.086. I added 3 drops (literally) of olive oil to the boil for the last 5 mnutes. I read that helps the yeast with oxygenation. I also bubbled 30 seconds of oxygen through a sintered stone into the cooled wort for this purpose. I also made a yeast starter. I went with Safale S-04 dry yeast and put it into undiluted Propper starter for 24 hours at room temp, swirling occasionally. It was very active when pitched and had only 6 hours of lag time to first sign of fermentation bubbling. Final gravity 1.028 for an ABV of 7.6%. I guess I have the same disappointment as you, though it tastes great! I welcome other thoughts.
How much yeast do i need?i donstseewhere it specifies.
Richard Bayer on Jan 6, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Hi Richard - It depends on your OG but 2 packs of any suggested yeast will be suffice. You could also use this calculator: http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html Cheers!
I love Imperial Stouts...but 8% seems way low. Is there anything to boost this kit to 9-10% abv?
John Coughlin on Aug 17, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Hi John - You could add more base malt or a couple pounds of table sugar.
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4.7 / 5.0
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Rated 5 out of 5
Best stout off the shelf.
best stout kit I have brewed. The first time I brewed this kit I was HOOKED! I've brewed this many times for Christmas time as a base recipe and build on it. Cocoa nibs, vanilla bean, cinnamon, dry hopped. DME instead of LME, YUM! The last one topped at 14% and was off the HOOK!
June 15, 2020
Purchased
 over 4 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great Imperial Stout
Recipe was easy to follow and clear. I have gotten several comments from friends as to how good this Imperial Stout beer turned out.
June 8, 2020
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Response from MoreFlavor
Thank you for your wonderful review. This was my first 5 gallon batch of homebrew 8 years ago and still one of my favorites. Cheers!
June 9, 2020
Malcolm lieban
Rated 5 out of 5
An explosion of sorts...
We added to the recipe for the stout with an extra 5 pounds of malt extract in the hopes of elevating the ABV to greater than 8%. Our estimation is it should be somewhere north of 15% when completed. When we initially put this stout into the primary fermentation tank it did not appear to be active. That was until the following morning when we opened the controlled cooling unit. It had blown out the water lock bubbler and covered the inside of the unit with dark rich foam. You can see in the third picture the black form completely filled fermentation tank. On a lighter note, the cooling unit smelled incredible LOL. We retrofit the bubbler to a 3/8 inch tygon hose and placed it in a bucket of sterilized solution. Fermenting at 66°, day nine still extreme fermentation. We will age this in the Bourbon barrel somewhere between two and six months. We will keep you updated.
We added an extra 5 pounds of malt to this stout to achieve a greater than 8% ABV, est 15%+
Fit a 3/8 tygon tube to the bubbler and placed it in sterilizer solution. And cleaned up the mess
Stout did not begin to ferment until the next morning, it had expanded and blown out the bubble
A burnt bourbon barrel will age our super stout.
August 16, 2019
Purchased
 over 3 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
We’ll see!
So far so good! 2 weeks in, I expect after transfer it should be better in 2-3 months. I woul give it 6-9 months but nothing lasts that long.
January 4, 2019
Purchased
 over 3 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Amazing Beer
I have brewed this twice. The beer is very dark, smooth, and rich in flavor. I keep the CO2 around 12 PSI in the kegerator. I used the WLP007 Dry English Ale - White Labs Yeast both times.
September 17, 2018
Purchased
 over 4 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Excellent stout
This is a great stout kit!
March 8, 2018
Purchased
 over 4 years ago
Rated 2 out of 5
Too thin for an imperial stout
This stout comes out really thin. Not impressed at all. Brewed 15 gallons to put in a bourbon barrel to age and wished I had known it was going to turn out like this. Buy some dark lme to boost it up a bit.
February 19, 2018
Purchased
 over 4 years ago
Response from MoreFlavor
Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate the honesty and value great feedback like this as it helps us improve our products. Cheers!
March 9, 2018
David W Staff
Rated 5 out of 5
Terramar
One of my favorites. Takes about 6 months to ferment in the bottle. I age another year then start opening. I have some that are 2 years old, keeps getting better and better.
January 26, 2018
Purchased
 over 4 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Surprisingly good
My last Imperial Stout was a homemade all-grain recipe. I got lazy on the next one and went with this extract kit. With an otherwise high grain bill, extract is much easier in my setup. I added cocoa nibs, chili pepper, oak and bourbon, so can't comment on the taste of the kit by itself. But it made a great base and tasters say the result is better than my all grain batch which had the same additives.
January 24, 2018
Purchased
 over 4 years ago
Rated 4 out of 5
It's good, but...
I've made this one twice, once with S-04, and once with US-05 yeast. Much better with of 05. My only complaint is, it's not dark enough!
November 16, 2017
 
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