too much coffee?

[zodiak3000]

brewed an imperial coffee porter. 5 gallon batch, i added 5oz of coarse crush coffee straight to primary post fermentation for 5 days. kegged up and tasted after a few days and its way too much coffee. very bitter/astringent. the beer literally tastes like a cup of black coffee. is it screwed or will it usually drop out after awhile?

 

[BrewWho]

I was in the same boat. I added mine in the keg, it was too much but within a few weeks it started to settle out. Either way you've got yourself a good morning beer or coffee, no baileys required.

 

[zodiak3000]

is it possible to add lactose to the keg or something to balance it out?

 

[ong]

I would give it a while to mellow out a little. Lactose will add body and some sweetness, but it might not be quite what you're looking for. You can always try making a tiny bit in a tiny bit of water and stirring that into a glass of the beer.