Collaboration Imperial Stout with Evan

A few weeks ago, my best friend Evan visited me for a few days. He has been in Peru for months now and he's been itching to brew. We decided to brew a huge Imperial Stout so that we can enjoy it for years to come.

The recipe:

20 lbs. Marris Otter

2.5 lbs. Chocolate Malt

2.5 lbs. Roasted Barley

2.0 lbs. Wheat

0.85 lbs. Caramel 120

2.8 oz Northern Brewer @ 60 minutes

2.0 oz Goldings @ 30 minutes

2.0 oz Goldings @ 15 minutes

2.0 oz Goldings Dry hop

Yeast: Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale

5/29/10 Update: Gravity is at 1.034. I transferred the beer into a 5 gallon Better Bottle and had enough remaining to transfer into another 1/2 gallon growler. The 1/2 gallon portion will sit on a bed of cacao nibs (.8 ounces) and coffee (.2 ounces). That is the equivalent of a half pound of cacao nibs and 2 ounces of coffee for a 5 gallon batch.