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Melena Stout

Brewer:	Wernicke-Korsakoff Brewing Co.		Email:	scott@docsuds.com
URL:	http://www.docsuds.com
Beer:	Melena Stout		Style:	Foreign-Style Stout
Type:	All grain		Size:	6.2 gallons
Color:	166 HCU (~50 SRM)		Bitterness:	44 IBU
OG:	1.060		FG:	1.013
Alcohol:	6.1% v/v (4.8% w/w)
Grain:	10 lb. British pale 1 lb. Belgian biscuit 1.5 lb. British crystal 95-115L 8 oz. British Chocolate 8 oz. Belgian Black Patent 10 oz. Belgian Roasted Barley
Mash:	65% efficiency
	16qt 170°F h2o + grains => 151°F (too thick; added 1.5 qt h2o @ 151°F) mash x 60 min
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.045	8.4 gallons
	1 lb. Honey
Hops:	1 oz. Fuggles (5% AA, 90 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (6.6% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (6.6% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	WLP004- Irish Ale Yeast [No Starter] This is the yeast from one of the oldest stout producing breweries in the world. It produces a slight hint of diacetyl, balanced by a light fruitiness and slight dry crispness. Great for Irish ales, stouts, porters, browns, reds and a very interesting pale ale. Attenuation: 69-74%. Flocculation: Medium to High. Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 65-68° F.
Log:	12/09/01 Brew day -- sparge to 6.6gal (8.25") s.g. 1.050 -- fill to 8.4gal (10.5") s.g. 1.038 -- added 1# unfiltered honey at very end; return to boil, d/c fire -- o.g. 1.058 -- no starter 12/29/01 => keg f.g. 1.012