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**modernlifeisANDY** · 11-11-2011, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jjbcjohnson

What category would this fall under 21a, 21b or 23a? I recently made this and it turned out great. It is a bit thin in the body but has a good chocolate flavor and just a hint of peppermint in the nose.

Weird that you got a thinner body than I did, but glad you like it. I actually brewed this to 13E, American Stout. I don't really pay close attention to BJCP when I brew though.

**Reno_eNVy** · 11-11-2011, 03:10 PM

Yeah I only pay attention to bjcp if I think I may enter it in a competition

pinback · 11-16-2011, 02:07 AM

everyone still working with primary at 14 days? how about bottle conditioning? standard 2-3 weeks i guess, eh?

**modernlifeisANDY** · 11-16-2011, 11:00 AM

Personally for this beer I stick to 14 days. Longer would be fine though, flavors would mellow a bit - I prefer them more in-your-face.

greenpolitico · 11-16-2011, 11:54 AM

I'm still new to brewing, so could anyone convert this to an extract recipe for me? My brewing partner and I were just talking about something like this today.

DannPM · 11-16-2011, 05:43 PM

I'm really not much of a stout fan at all, and I've never followed anyone else's recipe before, but for some reason this looks so damn appealing and don't want to change a thing! I will have to brew this soon!!!

Hoodweisen · 11-16-2011, 05:49 PM

It looks like melted chocolate in the glass. Amazing!

DannPM · 11-16-2011, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by modernlifeisANDY

Glad you like it! The cocoa is a bit much, I agree, so I actually dropped mine down to 4 oz. for a 5g batch as well.

You also mentioned that the cocoa falls into the trub after fermenting and forms a sludge? I've actually never worked with cocoa before, do you think adding it in a permeable bag like a hop sack (or maybe something thicker since this is powder) would work as well?

**modernlifeisANDY** · 11-16-2011, 08:32 PM

I haven't tried that before, but if my mind serves me properly the cocoa had the consistency of hop matter in the kettle - I don't know how that would affect the taste of the beer though. I usually just let it drop out and rack it off. Worth a shot!

**Jester** · 11-17-2011, 03:29 AM

This sounds really good!! Adding it to my list of upcoming brews.