First recipe. Suggestions or ideas?

So I was working on this recipe and I am going to try a small batch of it, but below is the 5 gallon version.

Let me know what you think. It is an Imperial Double Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Stout.

14lb 2row US
1.75 lb Flaked oats
1.30 lb Black Patent Malt
1 lb Chocolate malt
1 lb Roasted Barley
.75 Lb Crystal Malt - 120L
2x White Labs WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast

3 OZ east Kent Goldings @ 60 minutes

1 Lb Cocoa powder
Cherrys to secondary (not sure the amount yet)

Any suggestions or comments?

Isn't that a lot of the black patent Malt? I just read in Palmer's book that it can give an unpleasant bitterness in larger quantity. He suggested no more than half a pound per 5 gallon recipe.

The title of your post was "First Recipe"....

It this is your first batch you may consider doing something a little easier and more stragiht forward ie....a pale ale.....pilsner or maybe an IPA.

bgruis said:

The title of your post was "First Recipe"....

It this is your first batch you may consider doing something a little easier and more stragiht forward ie....a pale ale.....pilsner or maybe an IPA.

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This is not my first batch. :fro:

kansasbrew said:

Isn't that a lot of the black patent Malt? I just read in Palmer's book that it can give an unpleasant bitterness in larger quantity. He suggested no more than half a pound per 5 gallon recipe.

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Thats good to know. This is why I am asking in here