[morticaixavier]

You are  ery obser ant... haha.  My youngest seems to enjoy messing with my computer.  One key went a couple months ago... made writing  un,  antastic, and  reedom di  icult.  Then the other key went a  ew weeks ago.  It is helping me stretch my word usage though.

I used to prank my coworkers by switching the n and m keys around...

you would wait for years for me to notice! I have had a few keyboards missing keys and it is f***ing annoying for sure. but I haven't actually looked at the keyboard when I am typing in so long I could likely get away with one of those clever unmarked keyboards.

[a10t2]

To get coffee flavor in a stout, I like to use roasted barley. It's a completely different flavor than black patent. 1-2% will keep it subtle. If you're going to add coffee directly, you might just want to skip it.

2 lb of lactose is too much IMHO. I'd keep it closer to a pound.

[beer_crafter]

I'd just try to clone So Tier Creme Brulee.  Not something I particularly like but I dont think you'll get much closer than that on a WAG.  There was a recipe recently in either zymurgy or BYO.