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Russian Imperial Stout?
Does anyone know if there is a kit available (ideally on this site- I love it!) that makes a brew similar to Russian Imperial Stout? I would love to make this for my fella as a surprise. I am a newbie so need it simple! 
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Posted 1 year ago by Member
How about this puppy:
Munton's Imperial Stout
I can't tell you whether it's Russian but it's definitely Imperial!
Fermenting:
Condtioning:
Drinking: Twibute Clone, PJ Clone
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Hmmm looks promising - may order some tomorrow... one reviewer said he wasn't sure about the taste though. Actually should be perfect... I forgot my man has no taste (he likes Tennents!),oops except when it comes to me of course!
Posted 1 year ago by Member
I think I just may have a go at that too But I think I would try it with added Muntons Foil Pack Spraymalt Extra Dark. Hmm now how do you get the ABV up to near 10% ?
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
One of my last kits was a coopers stout with dark spraymalt and if I'm honest I could. Have drunk it from the fermenter!
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
Posted 1 year ago by Member
I've got a Coopers Stout conditioning in a keg at the moment - made with 1kg of Extra Dark Spraymalt (and I think, possibly, 500g of medium spraymalt for a little bit of extra oomph)
It is *very* nice.
Real effort of willpower to leave it in the keg to condition.
Fermenting: HONK! IPA - American IPA
Keg Conditioning: London's Burning Red Ale, Thornbridge Oatmeal Stout
Bottle Conditioning: Christmas Ale, "Gobhoblin" - a Hobgoblin clone, Kolsch,
Planning: Nelson Sauvin Single Hop Pale Ale
Posted 1 year ago by Member
I have two Geordie mild kits on the go both with Extra Dark added Ok so its not a stout but it makes a nice hoppy drink and a happy bunny (me)Third or forth batch of that this year
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Thanks for your help everyone. I have finished making it and my fella is over the moon with it! he calls it JGS - 'Jo's Good Stuff'! I used Cooper's stout with 1kg of extra dark malt- and did not scrimp on the sugar. Bottled it ten days ago.
Next issue: I want it to mature in the bottles a bit, but my man cant resist drinking it - I buy him bottles of 'old peculiar' in the hope to keep him off it, but it doesn't work! How do you avoid drinking the stuff too early? Any tips?
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Only way I've found of stopping myself drinking up before its prime, is to have a constant throughput.
So I'll always have something ready, something conditioning and something fermenting.
Failing that just hide a dozen bottles early on, so He can appreciate the difference an extra couple of weeks can make.
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Ohhhh yeah - in this game it pays to have a "rolling stock".
Soon you will have 90 bottles of beer, 30 bottles of wine, demijohns bubblin' every where and loads a fermentation buckets anf kegs floating around!
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Well its taken me less than a year to go from one FV and one keg to 3 of each and did I mention the beer fridge
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
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