Midnight Reserve Coffee Vanilla Imperial Stout | All-grain Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons

Midnight Reserve Coffee Vanilla Imperial Stout All-grain Recipe Kit for Coffee Vanilla Imperial Stout Character

Midnight Reserve Coffee Vanilla Imperial Stout is a big all-grain stout for brewers who want a slow-sipping specialty beer with roast, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, and cellar-worthy depth. Imperial stout has roots in strong export-strength stout traditions, while the coffee-and-vanilla treatment reflects the modern craft stout world of layered dessert and barrel-room flavors.

This kit is built for a rich 5 gallon batch with dense malt structure, espresso roast, dark chocolate, subtle vanilla sweetness, full body, and warming strength. Choose it when you want a premium seasonal brew, a holiday share bottle, or a stout worth giving extra conditioning time.

Beer Profile

• Style: Coffee Vanilla Imperial Stout
• Batch Size: 5 gallons
• Original Gravity: 1.090
• Final Gravity: 1.024
• ABV: 8.7%
• IBU: 55
• SRM: 40+
• Fermentation Range: 64–68°F, with extended conditioning recommended

Grain Milling

We automatically mill the grains included with SoCal Brewing Supply beer recipe kits so they are ready for brew day. If you want the grains left unmilled, please add that request in the shopping cart notes before checkout. We’ll do our best to support unmilled requests when packing your order.

Flavor and Brewing Character

Expect black color, dense tan foam, dark chocolate, espresso roast, light caramel, subtle vanilla sweetness, firm bitterness, full body, and warming alcohol.

Fermentation Requirements

• Recommended fermentation range: 64–68°F, with extended conditioning recommended.
• Pitch healthy yeast into fully chilled wort; do not pitch into hot wort.
• Use gravity readings, not airlock activity alone, to confirm fermentation is complete.
• Package only after gravity is stable and the beer tastes clean for the style.

Detailed Kit Contents

• American 2-Row Malt: 176 Ounces
• Munich Malt: 24 Ounces
• Flaked Oats: 16 Ounces
• Crystal 80L Malt: 12 Ounces
• Chocolate Malt: 12 Ounces
• Roasted Barley: 8 Ounces
• Black Patent or Carafa® Malt: 4 Ounces
• Magnum Hops: 1 Ounce
• East Kent Goldings Hops: 1 Ounce
• High-Gravity American or English Ale Yeast: 1–2 Packs or Sachets, depending on yeast selection
• Midnight Reserve Coffee + Vanilla Adjunct Pack: 4 oz whole-bean coffee + 3 whole vanilla beans, packed separately for this 5 gallon kit

Why Brewers Choose This Kit

This is the premium winter stout slot for brewers who want something bigger than dry stout, porter, or standard imperial stout.

Brewing Notes

• After primary fermentation, gently crack the whole-bean coffee and add it in a sanitized bag for 24–48 hours.
• Split the 3 vanilla beans lengthwise with a sanitized knife, add the pods and seeds during conditioning, and taste every 1–2 days until the vanilla is balanced.

• Default grain handling: included grain is milled by default and packed together unless a listing or order note says otherwise.
• Mash around 154°F for body, but avoid making the beer cloying.
• High-gravity fermentation needs oxygen, enough yeast, and patience.
• Coffee and vanilla additions are included as a measured adjunct pack. Add according to the instructions and taste carefully; too much contact time can dominate the beer.

Want the malt-extract version? See the Midnight Reserve extract recipe kit.

Download the Midnight Reserve Coffee Vanilla Imperial Stout all-grain brewing instructions PDF.

If you are bottle conditioning, Priming Sugar is sold separately. Use our Priming Sugar Calculator to calculate priming sugar from your actual packaged volume, beer temperature, and carbonation target.

If you are kegging, use our Keg Carbonation Calculator to match CO₂ pressure, serving temperature, and desired carbonation level before serving.

Brewing all-grain in a single vessel? A BIAB bag is a useful add-on for easier mash handling, grain removal, and cleanup.