What's this gonna to be like...

[jackflash]

Just for the record, it turned out well despite the 500g of chocolate. I added 900g of treacle to the fermenter and its lovely

[molc]

What sort of roast note does the chocolate give in that quantity? Nothing acrid or harsh coming through in the flavour? Planning an extra stout shortly where I push the chocolate, but wondering about it's character in large ammounts.

[jackflash]

I'm not getting any harshness, this could be masked by the treacle perhaps? I can give you a bottle if you want to try it out.

[molc]

Yeah if our paths cross over the next month, I might just take you up on that offer, though it sounds like it's working out. I've tasted sharp notes from roast malts before - you can't miss it when there's too much. It's like drinking from an ashtray