Cocoa Powder

[BrianL]

I plan on brewing JZ's choc hazlenut porter (minus the hazelnut) and cocoa powder isn't listed in beer smith. Anyone know ppg for cocoa powder? 35-40?

With the grain bill I'm already at the target OG plus a bit, this'll put me over a couple points.

[Grist Licker]

Cocoa powder is unsweetened (generally). Hot Cocoa mix is what you want to avoid. Just make sure the cocoa has no sugar. Hershey's says "unsweetened" right on the front.

[Billy Klubb]

I personally like the subtle difference from Ghirardelli's unsweetened bakers cocoa. also, stay away from the unsweetened chocolate bars for baking. the oils and fats come out during the boil. I only made that mistake once and gave the rest of the bar to a friend as a prank.