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Beware the dragon that lurks in the inky shadows of this potent ale. On the surface, Dragon's Silk Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout exhibits a facade of chocolate, coffee, and approachable roast. But as you delve deeper into the lair you will discover a tremendous hoard of sweet bourbon, rich oak, and smooth notes of opulent vanilla.

Brewing this recipe kit is much easier than slaying any dragon, thanks to an abundance of premium ingredients and brewmaster know-how. But the complexity of the finished ale is as layered and captivating as any quest. We urge you to face off with a pint of this commanding ale and savor your victory.

Brewing Notes:

Style: Bourbon and oak-aged Imperial Stout
Fermentation Range: 60 - 73 F
OG: 1.096
SRM: 35
IBUs: 43
ABV: 9.8%

Tasting Notes:

Bourbon sweetness
Smooth oak
Full-bodied
Moderate roast
Hints of chocolate and coffee

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SKU: B11254, B11253
Beer Color: Dark
Original Gravity: 1.096
Regional Style: USA
Alcohol Content: ~9.8% abv
Yield: 5 Gallons
Beer Style: Stout/Porter
Fermentation Type: Ale
Beer Recipe Kit Instructions: Click here for recipe kit instructions

It’s a hit

This is a great brew! I like it better than the original. The full grain kit was complete, other than 12 oz of bourbon, and the instructions were solid. This my second round of this brew.

Dragon Silk

First time pressure fermenting. Numbers all came out. In the keg aging. Going to wait couple more months before tapping. JP

Great Stout, my 3rd time around

This was my third time making this recipe and it turns out awesome every time. I highly recommend it! It has a very deep flavor and smooth finish, right on the ABV advertised!

Dragon’s silk all grain recipe kit

Brew it with 2 weeks in primary and moved to secondary adding 3 oz of oak cubes soaked 6oz of Buffalo Trace. Removed the oak after another week and kegged a week later. It is awesome right out of the secondary.

2 Batch Mashing

I made Dragon’s silk a year ago, or so. I didn’t remember having troubles with the amount of fine milled particles that I found in this new batch. That first batch was delicious and so I recently started another. Like another reviewer said, “gonna need a bigger boat”. I’m running a HERMs unit and added rice hulls but couldn’t circulate water through the grains because they were so dense. Other reviewers complained of low starting gravity and I’m assuming that is why. They may not have been able to fully saturate the grains to convert and extract all of the sugars. After my false bottom completely plugged, I divided the grains leaving half in the mashtun and putting half in my 8 gallon boil pot and stirring both to move water through the grains. After an hour, I combined both in the mashtun and stirred the grains while sparging. I ended up using about 11 gallons of water which required two boil pots and enough boil time to get down to about 5.5 gallons. I just racked to secondary and hope this long complicated process is going to be worth the time and effort.

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Dragon's Silk Imperial Stout All Grain Beer Recipe Kit

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