It’s Milk Stout plus. Plus chocolate, and plus a bunch grain.

It finished a little higher gravity that I wanted…but that was due to the mistake of adding too much lactose (was only supposed to add 0.5 lb). And to add to my slip-ups, I had also intended on adding chocolate extract to the bottling process.

However, I don’t believe that either of these “mistakes” will negatively impact the beer. The added sweetness will be offset by the fact that my efficiency was higher than anticipated, so there is extra alcohol (and alcohol balances sweet). Not to mention the bitterness from the roasted grains, hops, and cocoa power will also help out with that. The extract is really more for fragrance, but there is nothing wrong with the way this beer smells.

We will find out for sure come winter, because this beer needs to bottle condition. Also, after having seen what 6 months in bottle did to our first stout, I’m all for giving it the time it needs.

Style: Milk Chocolate Russian Imperial Stout
Batch Size: 2.5 gal.
Brewed: July 29, 2012
Bottled: August 24, 2012
OG: 1.130  FG: 1.046
IBUs: 70  ABV: 11%

Grains
10 lbs 2-Row Pale Malt (UK)
1 lb Chocolate Malt
12 oz Black Patent Malt
8 oz Special B Malt
4 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine

Additions
4 oz Cocoa Powder (at flame out)

Sugar
1 lb Milk Sugar (Lactose)

Hops
60 min: 1 oz Northern Brewer (10.6% AA)
30 min: 0.5 oz East Kent Goldings (5.6% AA)
15 min: 0.5 oz East Kent Goldings (5.6% AA)

Yeast
1 l starter of English Ale Yeast (White Labs #002)

Ed’s first brew up at the Bayou. He used various Mr. Beer ingredients that were on hand, and added some good hops, yeast, and speciality grains.

Style: Pale Ale
Brewed: June 15, 2012
Bottled: July 6, 2012
OG: 1.050  FG: 1.010
IBUs: ??  ABV: 5.25%

Extracts
Mr. Beer West Coast Pale Ale HME

Grains
1 lb. Belgian Aromatic Malt

Sugar
1 lb. Honey
Mr. Beer Booster

Hops
Aroma: 0.5 oz. Fuggle
Dry: 0.5 oz. Fuggle

Yeast
1 pkg. Safale US-5

A Märzen style lager, bruned in June (Juni), which will still be ready for Oktoberfest!

Type: All Grain
Style: Märzen/Oktoberfest
Volume: 5 Gallons
Boil Time: 60 minutes
Brewed: June 9, 2012
Bottled: July 27, 2012
OG: 1.062  FG: 1.012
IBUs: 26  ABV: 6.5%

Grains
8 lb. Vienna Malt
2 lb. Munich Malt
0.5 lb. Caramel Malt 80L
0.5 lb. Caramunich Malt

Hops (Whole Leaf)
60 min: 1 oz Tettnang (4.5% AA)
20 min: 1 oz Hallertauer (4.8% AA)

Yeast
1.8 l starter of Octoberfest/Märzen Lager (WLP820)

Our third brewing of our CPA. First batch was great, the second was ruined, and we’re looking forward to finally having some more drinkable bottles of this.

However, unlike previous batches, this one should actually be called CIPA…because it is wonderfully hoppy!

Style: American India Pale Ale
Brewed: June 23, 2012
Bottled: July 13, 2012
OG: 1.070  FG: 1.010
IBUs: 45  ABV: 7.9%

Grains
7 lbs 2-Row Pale Malt
1 lb Belgian Wheat Malt
8 oz Caramel Malt 80L
8 oz Caramunich Malt
4 oz Caramel Malt 60L

Sugar
1 lb Sucrose

Hops (Whole Leaf)
60 min: 1 oz Cascade (6.1% AA)
30 min: 1 oz Cascade (6.1% AA)
10 min: 1 oz Cascade (6.1% AA)
14 day Dry Hop: 1 oz Cascade (6.1% AA)

Yeast
1 l starter of Denny's Favorite 50 (Wyeast Labs #1450)

Small batch Scotch Ale w/ additional scotch…just to see what that’s like. So, do ya want one?

Type: All Grain
Style: Strong Scotch Ale
Volume: 2.5 Gallons
Boil Time: 60 minutes
Brewed: June 8, 2012
Bottled: July 13, 2012
OG: 1.091  FG: 1.012
IBUs: 26  ABV: 10.5%

Grains
6 lb. Maris Otter Pale Malt
0.75 lb. Cara-Pils
0.75 lb. Caramel Malt 60L
0.25 lb. Roasted Barley

Hops (Pellet)
60 min: 0.5 oz East Kent Goldings (5% AA)
20 min: 0.5 oz East Kent Goldings (5% AA)

Yeast
800 ml starter of Edinburgh Ale Yeast (WLP028)