Disruptor

We got started on the Disruptor Imperial stout early in the morning. Well before 7 anyway. 

A lot of grain means a lot of water. In fact more than my measure stick has marks, but I made my best guess. 
I didn’t wanna sit there for an hour waiting for 6.5 gallons to heat so we busted out a Heatstick to help it along. 

Really makes a big difference. I woulda used both but only have the one GFI out here. 
We missed our preboil though. Supposed to be .082 and I only hit .075. Maybe over guessed the water? Maybe. But I know I don’t get nearly the efficiency with the big cooler as I do with the round one. Plus this big of a grain bill for batch sparge doesn’t help.
But not really that far off. 
Really suprised that this sucker isn’t darker than dark. It’s black and all, but I dunno. 
But any way. Here ’tis
Disruptor stout
17 lbs 2 row
1.5 lb roast barley 
1 lb special B
.75 chocolate malt
.5 lb carapils
2 oz chinook @60
2 oz East Kent @30
1 fresh racked Windsor yeast cake from a bitter
Now be careful with this. At time of writing I am 2.5 hours after pitching a 5.5 gallon batch into an 8 gallon bucket. And already blowing over
The Windsor cake is furious!
I can’t wait for this one