Favorite RIS recipe?

[Demus]

I'm sipping an Old Rasputin from North Coast brewing and quite enjoying it. I do think it could be improved on though, maybe a touch sweeter, a little creaminess from a pound of oats, something...
Anyone care to post your favorite, knock your socks off strong stout?

 

[eulipion2]

Dark Night of the Soul. Huge and delicious. The end.

 

[evrose]

Dark Night of the Soul. Huge and delicious. The end.

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When I recover from my stunned state of awe at that recipe, I'm going to start planning how I can brew it.

 

[Demus]

Yea looks great. Unfortunately my wife loves stouts but is a bit of a lightweight. I don't want to push her much over 9%...

 

[smokinghole]

My fave is mine now. I did his dark night and began looking for more roast to balance out the crystal malts. Then I basically removed all the crystal/caramel malt from my most recent batch. Its just base malt, Brown malt, black patent, and midnight wheat. Hopped to whatever with a buttload of what I have handy. Then aged around 10 months in the fermentator with brett and an additional 4 in the bottle. Newest batches get cracked at Christmas time.

 

[eulipion2]

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When I recover from my stunned state of awe at that recipe, I'm going to start planning how I can brew it.

HUGE mash tun, HUGER starter (I used a yeast cake), and a lot of time.

Yea looks great. Unfortunately my wife loves stouts but is a bit of a lightweight. I don't want to push her much over 9%...

14% isn't that much over 9%

 

[hamaien]

The one in my dropdown is a winner. It's based pretty heavily on the recipe in Brewing Classic Styles.

 

[evrose]

HUGE mash tun, HUGER starter (I used a yeast cake), and a lot of time.

Yeah, I'm thinking I'd need to make 5 gallons of a stout with an OG of 1.070, just to get enough yeast to make 3 gallons of this. Yikes.