Imperial Advisor Imperial Stout | Extract Recipe Kit | 5 Gallons

Imperial Advisor Imperial Stout Extract Recipe Kit

Imperial Advisor is a bold 5 gallon extract imperial stout kit for brewers who want deep roasted malt, firm bitterness, and a serious 9.3% ABV target. This is a big, dark beer with enough malt structure to support layers of roast, chocolate, coffee-like character, and warming strength.

The extract base provides the gravity, while roasted barley, chocolate malt, English brown malt, Carastan, and Crystal 120 build the darker malt complexity. Willamette, Northern Brewer, and Apollo add bitterness and balance so the beer does not collapse into sweetness. CellarScience ENGLISH yeast keeps the fermentation character appropriate for a rich stout profile.

Beer Profile

• Style: Imperial Stout
• Batch Size: 5 gallons
• Original Gravity: 1.092
• Estimated ABV: 9.3%
• Bitterness: 69 IBUs
• Color: 39 SRM
• Yeast: CellarScience ENGLISH Ale Yeast

Flavor and Brewing Character

Expect a strong, dark stout with roasty depth, chocolate-like malt character, coffee notes, and a firm enough hop backbone to keep the finish balanced. This is a good kit for brewers who want a bigger stout for cool weather, cellaring, or sharing in smaller pours.

Detailed Kit Contents

• Liquid Malt Extract: two 5 lb pouches
• Dry Malt Extract: one 1 lb bag
• Pellet hops: Willamette, Northern Brewer, and Apollo
• Steeping grains: Roasted Barley, Chocolate Malt, English Brown Malt, Carastan, and Crystal 120
• Grain steeping bags: 2
• Wort clarifier
• CellarScience ENGLISH Ale Yeast

Priming sugar is not included. If you plan to bottle condition, add powdered dextrose separately before checkout.

Fermentation Requirements

• Fermenter: Use a clean, sanitized fermenter with enough headspace for a healthy 5 gallon high-gravity fermentation.
• Temperature control: Keep fermentation steady in the yeast’s recommended ale range. Strong stouts benefit from controlled fermentation, especially early.
• Gravity check: Confirm fermentation is complete with stable gravity readings before packaging. Bigger beers can take longer to fully finish.
• Conditioning: This beer can improve with some additional conditioning time after fermentation and carbonation.

Brewing Notes

• Read the included Brewmaster instructions before brew day. This kit has a larger malt and steeping-grain load than a basic extract beer.
• Steep gently. Keep steeping temperatures controlled and avoid squeezing the grain bags aggressively to reduce harshness.
• Add extract off heat. Stir thoroughly before returning the kettle to heat to reduce scorching risk with a high-gravity wort.
• Give the yeast what it needs. Oxygenating well before pitching and keeping fermentation steady are especially important for a 9%+ stout.