Due to the chocolate added at the end of the boil, make sure to top up the
batch volume to 5.25 gallons, as there will be quite a loss to trub in the
fermenter. The first addition of coffee is in the boil, and the grounds can be
loosely bagged in a hops bag and added at flame out, to steep in the wort. It
is recommended to do a secondary fermentation on this beer, to get it off of
the trub and coffee grounds, and it can be racked onto the second coffee
addition (cold brewed). The second coffee addition is 2 ounces of coarsely
ground coffee, brewed with 12 ounces of water, cold brewed and added at
secondary fermentation. If not doing a secondary, the second coffee addition
can be added at bottling time. Due to the high starting gravity of this beer,
we recommend purchasing two packages of yeast or to make a yeast
starter. Aerate the cooled wort thoroughly, to ensure a healthy
fermentation.