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So shouldn’t it always end up near the same for the same recipe?
Yep. I have tested a few batches and it comes out pretty close. You can jack the numbers with some extra LME but it usually alters the flavor a bit. LME has corn sugar in it that the yeast turns to alcohol. A stout you don't want sweet though. The chocolate malt had orange zest infused vodka in it. It increased the ABV a little there.