01/30/2012 – Create 1.5 L starter on

White Labs European Ale Yeast WLP011
5.5oz of DME in 1.5L
Stir plate for 48 hrs

02/01/2012 – Brewed by Ben Black

All grain recipe

1 lb – Coffee malt
7 lb – 2-row malt
0.5 lb – Special B malt
0.25 lb – Black roasted barley
4 lb – Munich malt
2 oz – De-bittered black malt
8 oz – Malto dextrin
1 oz – Nugget hop pallets (60 min)
0.25 oz – Cracked cardamom seed (15 min)

Replaced pale ale malt with 2-row malt
Extra 1lb (7lb instead of 6lb) of 2-row malt
Original Gravity: 1.066
Aerated with O2 for 25 sec

02/8/2012 – Rack to secondary

SG 1.012, Brix 8.4 (7.07% ABV)

02/25/2012 – Bottled 18 and kegged the rest

Used Coopers carb tabs on the bottles
Force-carbonated the keg
FG: 1.010, 8.2 Brix (7.34% ABV)