Black Chocolate Stout - Heaven in a glass

[JoeMama]

LOL Looking back on this thread I decided to try AHSs DC Stout MM kit. I brewed it and threw in a vial of raspberry flavoring into the primary.

Month later it was kegged (but not that good)
Couple of months pass by and it was 'okay' but not what I expected.
6 month mark and it was one of the best beers I have ever tasted. (Others said the same) and I nearly cried when that keg was gone. That was a damned tasty beer! (Took it long enough to get there!)
-Me

 

[fallenchicago]

"Beer Captured" has the following for Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout:

OG: 1.089
FG: 1.022
SRM: 100+
IBU: 47
ABV: 8.4%

14lb British 2-row
1lb US Wheat malt
15oz British chocolate malt
7oz British roasted barley
4oz flaked wheat
3oz British black patent malt
(90 minute mash @ 152F)

2.5oz EKG @ 90 minutes
0.5oz EKG @ 15 minutes
0.5oz Cascade @ 15 minutes
0.5oz Willamette @ 5 minutes
0.5oz Cascade @ 5 minutes

sorry to be bringing up an old thread here, but I recently brewed a batch with this recipe. Any notes on fermentation time / conditioning with the recipe? I'm assuming it's similar to other Imperial Stouts meaning 3-4 + Months in the bottle?

 

[Clifton]

Me too, I brewed mine on Super Bowl Sunday. I would wait a minimum of three months. My OG came up short at 1.075 and my gravity one week later was 1.028 with no airlock activity. I'm not worried I'll check it again next week. I just hope it drops some more. I also hope it tastes like BCS. BTW, I used WL002 yeast per recommendation of the site I found the recipe on.

 

[TheSeether]

"Beer Captured" has the following for Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout:

OG: 1.089
FG: 1.022
SRM: 100+
IBU: 47
ABV: 8.4%

14lb British 2-row
1lb US Wheat malt
15oz British chocolate malt
7oz British roasted barley
4oz flaked wheat
3oz British black patent malt
(90 minute mash @ 152F)

2.5oz EKG @ 90 minutes
0.5oz EKG @ 15 minutes
0.5oz Cascade @ 15 minutes
0.5oz Willamette @ 5 minutes
0.5oz Cascade @ 5 minutes

Just for the record, BBCS has an abv of 10.0% so that recipe isn't too much of a clone at 8.4%, imo.

 

[chapa]

Sounds like a tasty brew! I don't think I can get that in MO, but I might have to brew it up anyway!

 

[Sheldon]

Headed up to NY for the holiday weekend. We are spending Friday happy hour at the Brooklyn Brewery and I sure hope they still have this on tap.

 

[Clifton]

Just for the record, BBCS has an abv of 10.0% so that recipe isn't too much of a clone at 8.4%, imo.

Yeah, they don't use wheat either. However, this is the only recipe I could find and since I'm not advanced enough to come up with my own recipes (I've tried) I decided to brew this anyway.

 

[fallenchicago]

Been sitting for a few months, opened my first bottle from this recipe. Absolutely delicious. Ended up about 8.5% abv (which is quite a bit lower than Brooklyn's version at 10%) but to be honest, I liked it just as much. Great flavors and just boozy enough. Was a big hit with the wife. Should have timed it for the fall/winter - definitely not a summer beer.

 

[nunyafnb]

Then let it sit until fall/winter, it will get even better! Brew a cream ale or something that doesn't take as long to ferment and drink that towards the end of July, beginning of August and buy commercial stuff for month or so. Small price to pay for an awesome aged beer!