My first stout...advice please

[HopZine Rob]

Ok this may be over the top for my first stout, but I don't do things by halves!
Its a chocolate bourbon stout around 6.3%. The twist is I plan to add 200g of cacao nibs that have been soaked in Jim Beam White for 24 hours to my secondary fermenter.
Can people please advise me if I need to up one or lessen any ingrediants.

3560g (62.7%) Maris Otter
300g (5.3%) Chocolate Malt
570g (10%) Roasted Barley
570g (10%) Flaked Barley
340g (6%) Flaked Oats
340g (6%) Torrified Wheat

70g EKG 60 mins
15g EKG 10 mins

200g cacao nibs (soaked in Jim Beam for 24 hours) added to secondary fermentation.

[WishboneBrewery]

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Fermentable	Colour	lb: oz	Grams	Ratio
Pale Malt	5 EBC	10 lbs. 3.5 oz	4630 grams	62.7%
Flaked Barley	3 EBC	1 lbs. 10.0 oz	735 grams	10%
Roasted Barley	1220 EBC	1 lbs. 10.0 oz	735 grams	10%
Flaked Oats	0 EBC	0 lbs. 15.5 oz	440 grams	6%
Torrefied Wheat	4 EBC	0 lbs. 15.5 oz	440 grams	6%
Chocolate Malt	940 EBC	0 lbs. 13.7 oz	390 grams	5.3%

Hop Variety	Type	Alpha	Time	lb: oz	grams	Ratio
East Kent Golding	Whole	5.8 %	60 mins	0 lbs. 2.5 oz	70 grams	82.4%
East Kent Golding	Whole	5.8 %	10 mins	0 lbs. 0.5 oz	15 grams	17.6%

Final Volume:	23	Litres
Original Gravity:	1.072	
Final Gravity:	1.024	
Alcohol Content:	6.3%	ABV
Total Liquor:	35.7	Litres
Mash Liquor:	17.7	Litres
Mash Efficiency:	80	%
Bitterness:	36	EBU
Colour:	451	EBC

Thats what BeerEngine throws out with your percentages

[Mattypower]

I think this will be mega rob up the first hops a little to balance the sweetness!

[WishboneBrewery]

This is a good one http://www.hopandgrain.com/recipeSearch ... re%20Stout but not quite black enough for me

[WishboneBrewery]

twitter tw@ter seems broken, if you need a kilo of Wheat, I have a sack at home?

[far9410]

Just a thought, I may be wrong( often am) but Kim beam in secondary may stop fermentation?

[far9410]

Or even jim, damn this iPhone

[Mattypower]

Secondary (conditioning tank) fermetation has finished in primary! Rob wheat malt @6% in a stout using torri i cant see making much difference! A thousand people have different opinions and tastes, the joy of home brewing is that it's your tastes!

[WishboneBrewery]

indeed, best to do what you feel... its all about experimenting

[backflash]

sounds nice, something i would like to try too. keep us posted on results, how long to condition this?