I'm brewing this tomorrow with S-04. I actually cut the MO back a pound due to the fact that I am using about 3.5 gallons of maple sap along with the 4.5 gallons of water for this recipe. Apparently using maple sap in place of water will raise your OG about 10 points, so I'm figuring on an extra 4-5 points from that. it won't impart much if any flavor though.
Is this brewed with a single infusion mash? And what about mashing around 158 if I dont want it to be crazy dry? Also addition of chocolate and cherries...any thoughts?