Belgie Guinness Foreign Stout
The Guinness folk have an open “secret.” They brew ten to twenty different versions of their iconic stout, each tailored to the local market. In Dublin for export to Belgium, the land of strong beer, they brew Guinness Special Export Stout, an 8-percent hammer of a brew.
Style: Foreign Stout
Brew Type: All Grain
For 5.5 gallons at 1.076, 40 SRM, 34 IBUs, 7.7 percent ABV
90-minute boil
Directions
Follow the Single-Infusion Brew Process.
TIP
Adding the hops in for ninety minutes boosts the amount of bitterness extracted from the glands. Going beyond ninety-minute boil time, while tempting, produces grassy, vegetal, nasty flavors.
11.00 pounds Maris Otter Ale Malt
2.00 pounds Flaked Barley
1.00 pound Crystal 60L
0.75 pound Roasted Barley
4.00 ounces Carafa II Special Dehusked Chocolate Malt
8.0 pounds Pale Liquid Malt Extract (LME) (Maris Otter Preferable)
0.88 ounce Target (8.8 percent AA) Pellet for 90 minutes
1 tablet Whirlfloc
Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale / White Labs WLP004 Irish Ale
Saccharification Rest 155°F 60 minutes
