Description:

Appearance - Motor oil that coats the glass, dark brown head. Aroma - Chocolate dominates, some dry hop character but low, alcohol in nose. Taste - once again chocolate dominates, unable to det

Ingredients:

• 6.00 g - Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60 min) (Misc)
• 4.00 g - Calcium Chloride (Mash 60 min) (Misc)
• 15 lbs - Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 2 lbs 8.0 oz - Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 2 lbs - Roasted Barley (600.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 2 lbs - Wheat Malt, Ger (2.5 SRM) (Grain)
• 14.4 oz - Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) (Grain)
• 1.6 oz - Northern Brewer [9.6%] - Boil 75 min (Hops)
• 1.3 oz - Northern Brewer [9.6%] - Boil 45 min (Hops)
• 1.00 - Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) (Misc)
• 2.0 oz - Goldings, East Kent [5.8%] - Boil 15 min (Hops)
• 1.0 oz - Northern Brewer [9.6%] - Boil 15 min (Hops)
• 3.0 oz - Goldings, East Kent [5.8%] - Boil 3 min (Hops)
• 3 pkgs - Irish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1084) (Yeast)
• 2.0 oz - Goldings, East Kent [6.6%] - Dry Hop 7 days (Hops)
• 8.48 oz - Cocoa Nibs (Secondary 7 days) (Misc)
• 8.00 oz - Ground Coffee - Community Cafe Special (Secondary 7 days) (Misc)
• 3.00 - Vanilla Bean (Secondary 7 days) (Misc)

Additional Instructions

Boil: 75 Minutes

Beer Profile

Original Gravity: 1.103 (24.3° P)
Final Gravity: 1.020 SG (5.2° P)
Alcohol by Vol: 11.1%
Color SRM: 86.5  Color Sample 
Bitterness IBU: 93.0
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.00 US Gallons

Source: Matt Stephens