Shadow Warrior 3

For the last six or so months, I've been whining that all of my Shadow Warrior was gone.  I also kept telling myself that the next time I brew, it will be Shadow Warrior. Today was the day.

It was a muggy, cloudy day. Although I had planned to start at 8 am, the sky looked too foreboding, so I waited until 9 am.

I've been playing with the recipe for a few years now.  The first time, I used 10 pounds of light DME to bump this bad boy up. The second time, I used seven pounds. This time, after a successful all-grain Brown Shugga, I thought I would try to get more grain in the mash tun.

I brewed Dirk's Elixir as a starter, and added a vial of WLP 001 just for good luck.

It was a long day. I finally finished brewing, well, cleaning, about 4 pm.  I was tired and sticky and, even though I was not going to have beer tonight (I'm on a diet), I succumbed to some Lagunitas IPA.  Next brew day? Dirktastic!

Shadow Warrior 3

Imperial Stout

Type: All Grain	Date: 3/13/2012
Batch Size: 6.00 gal	Brewer: Jeff Holt
Boil Size: 8.38 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min	Equipment: Jeff's Brew Pot (15 Gal) and Igloo Cooler (10 Gal)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0	Brewhouse Efficiency: 58.00
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU 3.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 11.54 % 16.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 61.54 % 1.00 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 3.85 % 1.00 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 3.85 % 1.00 lb Carafa III (525.0 SRM) Grain 3.85 % 1.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3.85 % 0.75 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2.88 % 0.25 lb Wheat Malt, Dark (9.0 SRM) Grain 0.96 % 2.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (90 min) Hops 36.3 IBU 1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (90 min) Hops 27.7 IBU 0.25 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 4.7 IBU 0.50 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] (30 min) Hops 4.6 IBU 0.75 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (30 min) Hops 9.8 IBU 1.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (5 min) Hops 3.4 IBU 1.50 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] (0 min) Hops - 1.00 lb Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 3.85 % 1.00 lb Turbinado (10.0 SRM) Sugar 3.85 % 5 Pkgs English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.108 SG	Measured Original Gravity: 1.093 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.034 SG	Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 9.79 %	Actual Alcohol by Vol: 11.55 %
Bitterness: 86.5 IBU	Calories: 423 cal/pint
Est Color: 61.5 SRM	Color: Color
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge	Total Grain Weight: 21.00 lb
Sparge Water: 5.14 gal	Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F	TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE	Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge Step Time Name Description Step Temp 75 min Mash In Add 26.25 qt of water at 161.4 F 150.0 F
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2)	Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 21.6 PSI	Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F	Age for: 364.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F
Notes
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