On my CDA I made I dry hopped in the keg. I put 2 oz of whole leaf cascade hops in a hop bag and just put it right in the keg between the uptake tube and the side and then siphoned me beer in. It turned out great
I just made a CDA that was enjoyed by all. My grain bill was about the same but I used 10 lbs of light LME and 4oz of crystal and 4oz of black patent for color and 12oz chocolate malt. I don't know what the corn sugar is for, you should plenty of fermentables as is. Also, seeing as you are...
Sounds like the consensus so far is to let it sit. I have read leaving the beer on the yeast for too long can lead to off flavors. Does that generally happen quickly after fermentation has stopped or is it something that takes a week to develop?
I brewed a baltic porter 9 days ago and I am still getting a bubble about 4 times a minute. I pitched Wyeast 1028 yeast at 70 degrees. My OG was 1.082 and the primary has been sitting at 67-69 degrees the entire time. This is only my second beer and I don't remember the first one taking this...
I had already brewed up the recipe before you replied but I did go with 20 oz of the 350L chocolate instead of doing half 450L and half 350L. It's pretty dark. I missed the OG but I'm pretty sure that's because I added about a gallon more water to the boil than I had planned and only extended...
Here is a recipe for a toned down Black Butte XXI that I have been tweaking. Let me know what you think.
6.6 lbs Light LME
2.5 lbs Light DME
1.5 lbs Wheat DME
8 oz 80L Crystal
11 oz German Carapils
10 oz 350L choc malt
10 oz 450L choc malt
6 oz Black Patent
4 oz Toasted Barley
Hops...
Here is a recipe for a toned down Black Butte XXI that I have been tweaking. Let me know what you think.
6.6 lbs Light LME
2.5 lbs Light DME
1.5 lbs Wheat DME
8 oz 80L Crystal
11 oz German Carapils
10 oz 350L choc malt
10 oz 450L choc malt
6 oz Black Patent
4 oz Toasted Barley
Hops...