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The second addition is all down to taste for sure. I added 1.5oz of cold-brew and for me, it is fine even now (been bottled for 5 weeks). I'd imagine that over the next few months, it will mellow even more. But the benefit of adding the cold-brew at bottling is it allows you to taste as you...

My ABV is a bit above 7% (brewed the extract version). I read a lot of people on this thread who have said that this beer takes months to reach maturity. Is that still the case with a beer around 7%? How long will the beers stay "fresh" for lack of a better term?

Cracked open a bottle today after 3 weeks just to see where things are at. Man this is a great recipe. All the flavors are there, and are blending nicely. I only did 1.5 ounces of cold-brewed coffee at bottling, so I wouldn't say mine is too "coffee forward" like a lot of people have said...

My LHBS had amarillo too. The guy said he got about 50 ounces, and that would probably be it for the year. How long will those pellets stay good for if I throw them in the fridge? I may go back and get a few more, but I don't plan on using them for a couple months.

Brewed the extract version of this recipe last night. I think everything went ok, though I am a novice (third batch ever) so I don't really know quite what to look for. OG was 1.062, and fermentation started after about 18 hours. Two weird things that didn't happen with my 2 other brews...

Just transferred over to secondary after 2 weeks in primary. SG is 1.020 (I brewed the extract version, which is where that recipe came in) so It's just over 7%, which is fine for me. I'd love it to be around 8%, but I knew going in that wasn't really a reality. Those of you who added a few...

Completely agree. Put my fermentor in a swamp cooler last night - hopefully it helps. The krausen is pretty low on it right now, though the airlock sounded like a machine gun last night when I got home from work. This morning it had slowed a little - I think I'll keep the bucket in the cooler...

Room temp won't go above 66 since it is in the basement, which is very stable. And it's starting to get cooler outside at night, so it may go down a degree or two (no way the heat is coming on in the house yet, despite my wife's wishes :) Still I suppose the swamp cooler might not be a bad idea?

I thought I only needed something like that if I was brewing a lager. Should I be worried about a stout getting above, say, 70 degrees? I apologize for all the newbie questions. Feel free to let me know I am an idiot for trying to brew this beer!

It's a shade under 5 gallons, but yeah, I am certainly worried about that. I saw a post in this thread that someone said they brewed this recipe and had no problems with their airlock. So I am hopeful. If it does blow the lid, am I screwed?

It's in my basement right now, which is measuring around 66 degrees. So fingers crossed, that will be good for the S-05. I put two packets in. Here's hoping it doesn't blow the lid off while I am at work!

The extract recipe on this thread came in around 7% too. I suppose that's fine. Airlock started bubbling after about 3 hours, and is going gangbusters now (7am) after only 18 hours. Hope that's a good sign! Anyone else had luck with the extract version?

Brewed the extract version today. Threw in 2oz cocoa powder and 2 oz ghiradelli 60%. Also did 2 oz coarse ground dark roast at flame out. My OG came in at 1.074. Should I be worried? I want this thing to come in around 7.5%...is it going to get there? Since this is only the 2nd brew I've...

Apologies if this was already covered in this thread (I read through about 30 pages of the thread). I am going to brew the extract version of this recipe, but am a bit confused on what to do with the specialty grains. Do I steep them, or do a mini-mash? And perhaps a more pertinent question -...