I am again brewing something that I'm not sure I'm going to like, but this is why we brew 1gal batches, right? I want this to be chocolate, reincarnated as a beer.
The mash was:
4oz Roasted Barley
1oz Midnight Wheat
1lb 2Row
0.9 oz Crystal 120L
4oz Rolled Oats
Mash is BIAB in at 120F, then raised to 152F for 1hour in 1gal.
After mash, I pulled the bag, drained, and rinsed with another 1gal at room temp.
After the wort came to a boil, I took some wort for a pre-pitch at low SG, and after it cooled down I pitched a whole packet of US-05.
I boiled the remaining wort for 90 minutes, after adding 2 lbs of Amber LME.
The first chocolate infusion was by taking 3Tbs of dutch process coco powder and about 1cup of wort for a simmer. After simmering I added 2tsp vanilla extract and let it sit and cool for the duration of the boil.
At 60 minutes I added 0.2oz Magnum hops at 13.3%AA.
I tried to filter the chocolate mixture w/ a coffee filter, but it was a partial success, as the filter broke the first attempt, and clogged the second.
The fermentation has been slow but steady. I have been degassing it daily. For the secondary, I have 4oz of Coco nibs which I will put in after the fermentation is complete.
I expect about 7-9% ABV for this one, but as usual no SG readings (too lazy to be honest).
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