[tcanova]

So this is what I brewed yesterday.

Black IPA or Cascadian ale, whichever you prefer

10 gallon batch

in the mash
18lbs 2 row
1 lb midnight wheat
2 lbs crystal 60L

added at sparge
6 oz. chocolate

added after protein break
2 lbs cane sugar

Hops
2 oz. Magnum 13.5 FWH
1.5 oz. Centennial 8.7 @ 20 min
1.5 oz. Centennial 8.7 @ 10 min
2 oz. Centennial 8.7 @ 5 min
2 oz. Cascade 5.5 @ 1 mn
Dry hop
2 oz. Cascade 7 - 10 days

California ale yeast
OG 1.070

So should I not have used the chocolate malt?  I am seeing all sorts of stuff now that what I actually made would be considered a hopped up stout.   

[kmccaf]

I don't think 6 oz in a 10 gallon batch is going to affect it too much. Should be a tasty beverage. RDWHAHB.

[erockrph]

It's going to be a matter of taste. I love Black IPAs with a nice coffee/roast character, but others hate it. I like how hop bitterness works with the coffee bitterness, and I like the combo of citrus flavor with it as well.