My second batch of this beer is currently fermenting away in my closet. The first batch was true to spirit, but I had to make a few bittering hop changes due to availability. We drank that beer as fast as humanly possible, it was so good.
I left this beer in the primary for two 10 days and then put it under pressure in the keg for a week. It is an awesome beer. It's rich, full-bodied and the flavors are a combination of a great espresso and dark chocolate. My final gravity was 1.018 and I'm really thankful for that residual...
I just brewed this today, and had to make a couple of substitutions. I used Chinook instead of Galena since I have a boatload of it available and I've read that they're interchangeable. I added 7 more grams to compensate for the Chinook being 10%AA and not 13%. I cut a pound off the 2-row and...