Stupid mistake. Please Help!

[Steelers&Beer]

i would add a few more pounds of base malt and go bigger or add some dme to do it as suggested. definitely mash a little lower. big, big yeast starter. gotta make sure your dry out everything else so the only sweetness left is from the caramunich. it'll be fine. RDWHAHB! Drew

[LeakyPolynesian]

The brew day went off without a hitch. I lowered my mash temp from 152°F to 148°F. Hit my target gravity spot on. I bumped the hops up to account for the increased specialty malt and pitched a 2 liter starter of wlp001. Hit it with yeast nutrient and pure O² for 2 minutes. The thing started ripping away in only 3 hours. It's still fermenting like crazy 2 days later at 67°F. I'll taste it in a few days. If it's too cloying, I think I'll hit it with a little cold steeped coffee. Looks like my stress was unfounded. I knew this was the right place to turn to for advice.

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

The brew day went off without a hitch. I lowered my mash temp from 152°F to 148°F. Hit my target gravity spot on. I bumped the hops up to account for the increased specialty malt and pitched a 2 liter starter of wlp001. Hit it with yeast nutrient and pure O² for 2 minutes. The thing started ripping away in only 3 hours. It's still fermenting like crazy 2 days later at 67°F. I'll taste it in a few days. If it's too cloying, I think I'll hit it with a little cold steeped coffee. Looks like my stress was unfounded. I knew this was the right place to turn to for advice.

See? We told you not to worry.

[LeakyPolynesian]

I just pulled a sample and took it for a spin on the refractometer. So far I'm at 1.020 ( down from 1.072) Because of the extra crystal malts I'm not expecting to hit my usual 1.012 but it already tastes better than any other time I've brewed this beer. Not cloyingly sweet at all. If I can get it down to 1.016 I think I'll have a great beer. Thank god for happy accidents. I think I'll see how it does at NHC.

[BeaverBarber]

I just pulled a sample and took it for a spin on the refractometer. So far I'm at 1.020 ( down from 1.072) Because of the extra crystal malts I'm not expecting to hit my usual 1.012 but it already tastes better than any other time I've brewed this beer. Not cloyingly sweet at all. If I can get it down to 1.016 I think I'll have a great beer. Thank god for happy accidents. I think I'll see how it does at NHC.

I knew you'd find great success. OG 1.072! Did you add a couple more pounds of base malt?

[Afterlab]

Glad to hear this worked out well. Post your tasting notes when this is ready to drink.

[LeakyPolynesian]

Nope. Just stuck with the 12 lbs. of 2 row. I usually shoot for 70% efficiency. I got a little more than I expected. I guess my lower mash temp really did the trick. I was surprised too. I had to check the calibration on my refract and double check with a hydrometer.

[LeakyPolynesian]

Update: I just poured the first pint from the keg of my effed up Robust Porter. OG 1.072, FG 1.016. Calculated IBU ≈40. It came out great actually.Very dark brown w/ slight ruby highlights. A nice off-white to tan head. Great retention that laces the entire glass with each gulp. The Aroma has a nice bitter dark chocolate with an almost milk stout sweetness. Pretty subtle but noticeable hop aroma. The flavor is where I'm worried. While it is really delicious, There is a big dark roastiness at the beginning. However the excess specialty malts definitely give a sweeter profile. Again almost like a sweet stout but with more bold dark malt character in the finish. It has lots of malt complexity. The starting roastiness leads into a pleasant lactose like sweetness with a dry enough finish to bring out a little toasted biscuit and then an almost milk chocolate at the finish. I'm not sure I could still classify this as a Robust Porter. However, I think I like it better than my usual Robust Porter. Now the hard choice. Which batch do I send out to NHC? I have only 2 entries registered. Robust Porter and American Stout. I had planned on sending my older batch, but now this new batch has me wondering which will do better.