Just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a fantastic holiday season. Despite the COVID protocols, I hope you all get to spend some time with family, friends and loved ones.
It has been a pleasure interacting with this group, and I've learned a lot, especially since I only started brewing in April 2020 (though I've been "taste testing" for years, LOL! ).
Since it was 11:30am in NS, and I was actually born in Newf (hence making it noon there), I poured my first glass of a new recipe I brewed back in August, which was made just for this day.
This is my "Roza Shanina" Russian Imperial Stout, which had Elijah Craig bourbon added during keg racking; it has aged now for 95 days.
Damn it turned out AWESOME. Chocolate on the nose, full-bodied, smooth, warm and with a bourbon finish, it sits at just over 10% APV.
I'm pretty proud of it, since it is the first time I split a mash. Given the grain bill was much too big for my G30 GrainFather, I used the wort from the first mash & sparge as the water for the second half of the mash. Though it slightly lowered my brewhouse efficiency, it worked like a charm to create the beauty (and the beast) that I wanted.
Anyway, cheers to every one of you and Happy Brewmas!
Larry
Christmas... Russian Style
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Looks awesome. Cheers, and Merry Christmas!
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Re: Christmas... Russian Style
Looks tasty! Merry Xmas
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