Boris
Boris is a dark craft beer, full bodied and with a moderate bitterness. Russian Imperial Stout is its style. On its recipe, it have cocoa, coconuts and lactose, which provide a pleasant, rich and unique aroma. This beer's aroma reminds chocolate and coconuts with coffee notes. Almost a liquid desert. Boris have a high body, perfect to comfort you during a colder weather. I have 9% of alcohol and 49 IBUs of bitterness.
Boris beer have an excelence award, given by Revista Paixao pela Cerveja in 2019.
Boris: Russian imperial stout craft beer recipe
Our mission is to spread the beer culture for new brewers. Not only in Portugal, but worldwide. Craft beer is meant to be democratic – for everyone. We love to share our culture with friends and customers. Right away, we will provide the recipe for you to brew Boris, our Russian Imperial Stout.
Note: always check and obbey your local laws of alcohol production and consumption. This recipe is given only for home brewers’ studying purposes.
Beer specs
- Alcohol 9%
- Bitterness 48 IBU
- Color 79 EBC
- OG 1105
- FG 1038
- Batch size 20L
Malts/grains
- Pilsner Malt 2,4 kg
- Wheat Malt 1,2 kg
- Chocolate Malt 0,8 kg
- Crystal 20L Malt 0,4 kg
- Carared Malt 0,2 kg
- Oats 0,6 kg
- Lactose 0,8 kg
Oats
- Collumbus/Tomahawk 20g (Boil) – 60 min
- Mosaic 15g (Boil) – 0 min
Yeast
- Fermentis S-04
Mashing temperatures
- 68°C (90 min)
- 72°C (20 min)
- 78°C (10 min)
Fermentation
- 17°C (2 days)
- 19°C (2 days)
- 21°C (5 days)
Tips and advice
- Use 15L as initial water for your mash. Then, use 18L of water for sparge.
- You should add the lactose only right before boiling
- We recommend a maturation process of 30-45 days of this beer, after the fermentation ends. The ideal temperature for that is from 8-12°C.