Lily's Stout

I wanted to brew an aging beer for the birth of Lilian, but decided to brew a wintery beer instead. To store and age a bunch of beer before a big move seemed a little annoying. Perhaps when we get to our next location I'll make up for it :)

To get ready for the cold winter, I decided to brew a heavy, American stout. And the time seems perfect, as I am on paternity leave for Lily's birth, and to top things off, it's National Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day. My neighbor, Mike, joined me for a bit today.

In the absence of a good name (Lilyhammered got vetoed by the fam :) I'll just call it Lily's Stout for now...

Similarly to the last beer (Weed n Feed Ale) I chilled it with cold water and ice. Once again the wort dropped within pitching temp in about 2 minutes...we'll see if my use of ice has any ill effects. Contrary to the last batch, I used all LME and a smack pack instead of dry yeast.

Here is the recipe I used (the liquid extract is from Northern Brewer):

Lily's Stout

6.00 lb	Dark Liquid Extract [Boil for 15 min]	Extract	56.34 %
3.15 lb	Dark Liquid Extract (17.5 SRM)	Extract	29.58 %
0.50 lb	Black Malt - 2-Row (Briess) (500.0 SRM)	Grain	4.69 %
0.50 lb	Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM)	Grain	4.69 %
0.25 lb	Carafa III (525.0 SRM)	Grain	2.35 %
0.25 lb	Caramel Malt - 120L (Briess) (120.0 SRM)	Grain	2.35 %
2.00 oz	Williamette [4.40 %] (60 min)	Hops	29.7 IBU
1.00 oz	Cascade [7.50 %] (15 min)	Hops	12.6 IBU
1.00 oz	Cascade [7.50 %] (1 min)	Hops	1.1 IBU
1 Pkgs	Northwest Ale (Wyeast Labs #1332)	Yeast-Ale

OG: 1.077
FG: 1.026
ABV: 6.67

IBU: 54.8
SRM: 45.2

Overall comments: TBD