Dave Chocolate Oatmeal Stout

Daves Chocolate Oatmeal Stout - Batch 2

When the 2012 Aikido raffle winner mused that he liked dark and sweet, I knew what we had to make.  This was so fantastic the first time.

Ingredients for 10 U.S. gallons
Target Original Gravity: 1.073
Approximate Final Gravity: 1.017
Anticipated IBU: 19.9
Anticipated ABV: 7.27%
Wort Boil Time: 60 minutes

Grain:
20 lb Gambrinus Pale Malt 3L
4 lb Gambrinus Munich Malt 10L
1.5 lbs Pale Chocolate Malt 350SRM
1 lb Roasted Barley 300SRM
1 lb Oats, flaked


Hops;
1.5 oz Pacific Gem pellet hops (15.0% AAU) at the beginning of the boil

Addition:
12 oz Cocoa Powder (Organic, Fair Trade)


Yeast:
Irish Ale (Wyeast #1084)
Started two starters back on 2/8/12.

Mash; 8 gallons @ 153d
Sparge; 7 1/2 gallons @ 170d


Start of boil;
1.5oz Pacific Gem hops
Boil 30min

Add
12oz Cocoa Powder
Boil 10min

Add
1t Irish Moss
Immersion cooler
Boil 20min.


OG: 1.061 (maybe..we have a bad device we think)
Put in chamber at 60d air.  Planning to pitch at 68d and hold there at 4 days.


Ferm Update;
Pitched at 10pm and by 7am it was bubbling away.  Must be the warm temp that I'm holding it at.  The air temp has been set at 66 and the carboys are showing around 68.  You can hear the bubbles from outside the garage..it's going crazy!