- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- White Labs English Ale WLP002
- Yeast Starter
- YES YES YES
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 6
- Original Gravity
- 1.059
- Final Gravity
- 1.012
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 27.8
- Color
- 39.9 SRM
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 15 days @ 67*F
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 30 days @ 65*F
- Additional Fermentation
- Time in the keg
- Tasting Notes
- Tastes like rich, moist chocolate cake with bits of maraschino cherries throughout
The SWMBO wants a constant supply of this in the keggerator, not only because it's what she likes to drink, but also because it's what her friends ask for when they come over to spend the day gossiping as they sunbathe by the pool in summertime; actually the reason I formulated this beer towards the higher alcoholic end of the scale for this style, clocking in at 6.2% abv
Mash: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step 1: 4.3 gallons at 152*F for 60 minutes
Step 2: add 1.65 gallons at 168*F and drain
Step 3: add 4.61 gallons at 168*F for 10 minutes and drain
I primary until about 1.018 then secondary until it reads the same for 3 days; for this beer it is usually 1.012 +/-1.
Mash: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step 1: 4.3 gallons at 152*F for 60 minutes
Step 2: add 1.65 gallons at 168*F and drain
Step 3: add 4.61 gallons at 168*F for 10 minutes and drain
- 8.41 gallons of Poland Spring water
- 8.5# Pale Malt US 2 Row
- 14.4oz Black (Patent) Malt (500 SRM)
- 12.8oz Carafa Special III (Weyermann) (470 SRM)
- 12.0oz Oats, Flaked (1 SRM)
- 4.0oz Carafoam (2 SRM)
- 8oz Cocoa Powder (Mash 60 minutes) (whatever you can find that's for cooking and has very little to NO fat (preferred))
- 2# Milk Sugar (Lactose) (0 SRM) (add in the last 10 minutes of boil)
- 1.5oz EKG [5%] @ 60
- 1.5oz EKG [5%] @ 10
- 1.5oz EKG [5%] @ 0 (steep 3 minutes)
- 1.5oz EKG [5%] dry hop 7 days
- 4oz Cherry Extract at kegging/bottling
- 4oz Chocolate Extract at kegging/bottling (or 4oz chocolate nibs during secondary fermentation)
I primary until about 1.018 then secondary until it reads the same for 3 days; for this beer it is usually 1.012 +/-1.