St. James' Gate Foreign Extra Stout Extract Kit

St. James' Gate Foreign Extra Stout Extract Kit
O.G: 1071 / Ready: 2-12+ months


Our first kit to ever include TWO yeast packs - an ale yeast for alcoholic fermentation, and a culture of Brettanomyces claussenii, the bacteria responsible for the funky, fruity undertones in vatted old ale! Brewed strong and hoppy for export to the far corners of the empire, foreign extra stouts took on a "vatted" character from Brett fermentation during transport and storage. The modern paragon of this style blends a percentage of pasteurized, Brett-fermented wort with S. cerevisiae-fermented wort to add acidic sourness and estery high notes to a more stable product.

This beer is a mighty, midnight-black strong stout in the tradition of Dublin's tropical export ales. Overtones of Turkish coffee and ultra-premium dark chocolate. Malt and residual sweetness spar with roast barley and a hefty charge of IBUs without a clear winner. You, the brewer, choose the ultimate character of this beer - modern or antique? Controlled sourness with mild- to moderate acid and esters; or the old-skool Victorian program with introduction of Brett to the entire batch during a lengthy secondary for a truly wild fermentation? The choice, dear homebrewer, is in your hands.


Kit Inventory

Specialty Grains
1 lbs. Roast Barley
0.5 lbs. 80 °L Crystal Malt

Fermentables
6 lbs. Dark Malt Syrup
2 lbs. Dark DME

Boil Additions
1 oz. Summit (60 min)

Special Ingredients
Priming Sugar - 1 lb. (Add at end of boil.)

If you choose dry yeast
Not recommended.

If you choose liquid yeast
Wyeast #9992 St. James Gate Yeast Kit. Optimum temperature: 62-75° F.


All kits also contain a muslin mesh bag for steeping the grains (if required).

http://www.northernbrewer.com/alekits-allgrain.html

(ProMash file is available as well)