New World Stout

This is my first recipe post. I kind of threw this recipe together randomly, as it was originally designed as a starter for a barleywine. At the end I realized that I had made a stout with pretty much all UK ingredients except the yeast. It turned out really well so on a whim I entered it in a competition under 13E - American Stout and ended up taking gold in stouts for it. It's a very smooth stout with loads of roasty flavor. It's almost an Imperial Stout, but a lot more drinkable. Considering it was my first solo All-Grain batch I'm really happy with how it turned out, and I'll definitely be making it again.

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.25 gal
Boil Size: 6.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.074 SG
Estimated Color: 44.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 72.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 68.97 %
3 lbs Brown Malt (65.0 SRM) Grain 20.69 %
1 lbs Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 6.90 %
8.0 oz Smoked Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 3.45 %
2.00 oz Target [8.60 %] (60 min) Hops 46.6 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (30 min) Hops 11.5 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (30 min) Hops 10.4 IBU
1.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (10 min) Hops 4.4 IBU
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: My Mash
Total Grain Weight: 14.50 lb
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My Mash
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Step Add 14.50 qt of water at 166.6 F 152.0 F

Carbonation levels on this beer were perfect for me at 2.5 volumes. It ended up being right around 7.5% ABV

How long did you ferment it?

Also, I figure you kegged it, right? Were the fuggles kind-of lost in the mix, or were they prominent?

3 weeks in primary with no secondary. I bottled this batch as I hadn't gotten my kegging system yet. There wasn't much if any hop quality apparent in the aroma over the roast/coffee of the malt, but it did provide balance to the malt flavors. I think the fuggles specifically enhanced the earthy flavors that you sometimes get in a dark chocolate or coffee. I also just like fuggles and use it in at least 50% of my recipes.