STORY

Overview: Breakfast Stout Eh is a massive imperial stout brewed with St. Patrick’s Irish Stout Brewing Extract, Bewitched Amber Ale Brewing Extract, Robust LME, Booster, Nugget hops, Fuggle hops, Nottingham yeast, oak chips, maple syrup, bourbon, cracked Sumatra coffee beans, and bittersweet baker’s chocolate. It delivers roasted coffee, dark chocolate, maple-bourbon warmth, oak character, rich malt depth, and a huge 11% finish.

PROFILE

Tasting Notes: Expect a dark, full-bodied imperial stout with roasted malt, coffee, bittersweet chocolate, maple sweetness, bourbon warmth, oak character, and a smooth malty finish. It is rich, strong, and built for slow sipping.

IMPORTANT BREWING NOTE

High-Fermentation Activity: This recipe contains a lot of fermentables and may ferment aggressively. Place your fermenter somewhere safe in case foam or liquid escapes during fermentation.

Chocolate Note: Add the bittersweet baker’s chocolate off heat after the hop boil and stir until melted before adding the brewing extracts and Robust LME.

Maple Bourbon Oak Coffee Note: The oak chips and cracked Sumatra coffee beans are soaked in maple syrup and bourbon, then added to the fermenter on day 15.

Strong Beer Note: This is a very strong imperial stout. It may taste sharp, hot, or young early on, but extended conditioning helps the roast, coffee, chocolate, maple, bourbon, oak, and alcohol character smooth out.

WHAT YOU GET

• 1 Can St. Patrick’s Irish Stout Brewing Extract (HME)
• 1 Can Bewitched Amber Ale Brewing Extract (HME)
• 1 Packet Robust LME
• 2 Packets Dry Brewing Yeast under the lids of the Brewing Extract
• 1 Packet Booster
• 1 Packet Nugget Hops
• 1 Packet Fuggle Hops
• 2 Packets Oak Chips
• 1 Packet Nottingham Dry Ale Yeast
• 4 Muslin Hop Sacks
• 1 Packet No-Rinse Cleanser

YOU PROVIDE

• 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
• 1/2 cup Bourbon
• 2 oz Sumatra coffee beans, cracked
• 1 oz Bittersweet baker’s chocolate

FOR FANS OF

Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout

Imperial breakfast stouts

Coffee and chocolate stouts

Maple-bourbon barrel-style beers

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WHY THIS RECIPE