Vader Juice 24

Plan

• Annual imperial stout, using a modified Vader Juice recipe
• Brewing a year early to properly age it
• practice getting high mash efficiency
• add lactose for creamier body
• add bourbon wood chips while aging

Graph

Actual Figures

Field	Target	Actual
OG	1.108	1.109
FG	1.019	1.025
ABV	11.7%	11%

Lessons

• If I double mash in equal amounts then I can get away with 20l of liquor at start
• Dough in at 65, leave to rest for 10 minutes before starting sparge.
• Use top plate and lid
• stop every 20 minutes for a stir
• mash for full hour
• mash out at 75, with extra litre of 75C water for rinsing.
• let drain slowly then squash every last drop out with top plate.
• Extra water can be added, just boil until correct volume achieved. 180 minute boil got me correct volume and efficiency.