2 lb Flaked Oats
1 lb Special B 150 or double roasted crystal 115 (same thing)
1 lb Dark Chocolate malt
12 oz Roasted Barley
8 oz CaraMunich 60 Malt
8 oz carafa II
1 tsp gypsum 10 min (mash water and sparge water)
1/2 tsp Calcium Chloride 10 min (mash water and sparge water)
2.5 oz Lactose 10 min
2 oz cacao nibs (secondary) 1-2 weeks - when to add?
4 oz cold steeped coffee secondary 1 week (increased from 2)
2 oz Oak cubes (medium toasted oak) soaked in bourbon for 4 weeks add to secondary for 4-5 weeks
1-2 oz per 5 gallons. 1-2+ weeks with chips. 1-2+ months with cubes
or cherries (RW Knudzen tart Cherry Juice Concentrate for one gallon
or cinnimon or coconut
Mash at 153 deg for 60-90 min
Safale 04 (cool wort to 70 F before pitching yeast) 2 packets!!
0.6 oz Apollo 60 min (start with 6.5-7 gallons pre boil) (started with just under 7 gal and ended up with 5)
0.4 oz Citra hops 10 min
DONT FORGET THE HOT SCOTCHIE!! 1:1 or 2:1
Cocoa Nibs and Coffee in 5 gal for 10 days
Divide into 3 fermenters for final week
more cocoa nibs 3.5 gal
coconut 1 gal -
cherry 1 gal -
Brewing notes:
Mash temp was a little low at 143 so added a gallon of boiling water to raise it to 153. (if brewing in cold weather, start mash water temp at 180 deg.)
Used 5 gal mash water and 5 gal sparge water. Probably only needed 4 gal sparge water.
Mash got stuck so had to take out of mash tun, clear issue and replace back into mash tun.
Collected too much wort. One gallon extra. ooops.
Alcohol estimated at 8.9% from all grain ABV calculator
Original Gravity
(These taken preboil, so will be inaccurate)
brix - 20.5
Potential Alcohol - 11%
Sp. Gravity - 84
Rack base beer into all 3 fermenters
Add cocoa (2 oz) and coffee (3 oz) to 3.5 gallon for 10 days
One gallon Cherry version
Add cocoa (0.5 oz) and cherries (8 oz)to 1 gallon for 10 days (small mouth jug)used a bag of TJ's tart cherries. Way too much cherry and sugar (bottles overcarbed) - reduce to 1/3 bag.
One gallon coconut version
Add cocoa (0.5 oz) and toasted coconut (3.5 oz) to 1 gallon for 10 days (large mouth jug) toasted the coconut in the oven, but used too much, regardless, it was quite good.Removed cocoa and coffee in 3.5 gal batch after 4 days for fear of it getting too bitter. Added 1 oz cocoa nibs to replace.
The regular version did not carb up well (neither did the coconut version)
On March 23, 2020 I dumped all regular version bottles and 3.5 bottle of cherry version into keg and carbonated. This mixture turned out very good, with a nice cherry chocolate flavor. Toned down the cherry flavor.
Use less cocoa nibs to reduce bitterness
Tarred and Feathered
Bombogenesis
Black Gold
