Mmmm, this stuff is yummy. Dark, great head, quite hoppy. Only 6.5% though.
Only my second beer, still mainly kit-based (Cooper’s Irish Stout) but with added chocolate and crystal malt wort, as well as some DME. I can definitely taste the grains over my friend’s straight version of the same kit.
I think I’ve found my standard brew. Still have to see how it bakes in Nigella’s Guinness Cake, though.
I had my first stout (Tatonka) last week. It nearly knocked me to my ass (I have no alcohol tolerance) but dear Og, I think I could live on that alone. If you’re gonna homebrew, you might as well make something tasty.
If you ask really nicely, I’ll send you my recipe for “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia” Stout. It’s won awards in 7 states. There is a Sweet Stout version as well that compares quite favorably with Mackessons.
I’ll be brewing 10 gallons of Darth Vader Imperial Stout this weekend. Unless I change my mind and make a Baltic Porter instead, I’m still undecided.
Congrats on your first stout, 6.5% is plenty hefty!
Heck yeah! I’d love that recipe! It sounds really fantast…
Waaaiiiit a second. Which 7?
If you manage to bump up the ABV, just call it an “Imperial” stout. I doubt anybody’ll question the bona fides, especially after a couple pints.
Such suspicion ill becomes you. 
California, Nevada, Washington, Colorado, Wisconsin, Arizona and Missouri, I think.
Making your first killer stout is a milestone. Enjoy the day, and the brew.
I thought you were going to say drunkenness, denial, dishevelment…
Oooh. Sounds awesome. Pretty please?
That…goes without saying.
MrDibble, I’ll dig the recipe up when I get home. It’s a recipe that will be easy for you, since you’ve already started using specialty grains. I’ll send you both versions. Just promise to share it with your friends. Homebrew is meant for sharing.
By all means, share with me!
Pretty please, with a head on top?
OK, I shall. Any other style requests while I’m looking through the recipe binder? I’ve brewed everything the AHA recognizes as a style.