If it was me, I'd go with just 1oz of chocolate, and a bit more crystal, like 2-3oz of C40 and 2-3oz of something darker like C-80 to get more color and flavor. 2oz of chocolate and you might start to taste it and you don't want to be making a pale porter I assume. When I said smidgen I really mean...

I'm thinking; 2.5 gals

Steeped
2 Oz's crystal 40L
2 Oz's chocolate

3 lbs Light DME

.5 Oz's EKG 20 mins
.5 Oz's EKG 5 mins

S-04
Keep it nice and simple.

Kealia wrote:Anything I can find tonight. My 49ers are driving me to drink this year.

Try being a Bucs fan......

Found Lord Chesterfield Ale from Yingling... It was good.Had 3.....

Cool Looking forward to it Dave.

Cool I actually have some Chocolate and Crystal from past brews. Should I go with light or extra light DME?

Those seem interesting. What is the best way to achieve the red color, with a good profil?

Coffee..... But purchased Lienenkeguls Octoberfest and a bomber of Laginitas Sucks for watching the game later.

I am due to brew a few more brews and trying to come up with some ideas. One thing I have not done is a RED.

Any ideas where to start for an extract with grain steeps?

Maybe in a wheat, with some lighter hops , like citra, would be nice. And of a Saison would work nicely too.

Cool, love Cascades. I wish I could grow my own but with 2 dogs, can't take a chance. Google luck , keep us posted.

Will be bottling this one in a couple of days. The combo of stout and 04 seems to slowed down the fermentation so I giving it a few more days. But the sample was really good tasting.

Bottled 2.5 gals of centennial , sorachi ace pale ale.
Next week bottling Maple Milk stout.

I'm in, really need to get back to the brewing again now summer is over. I'm a 2.5. Extracts with hops , grain steeps, and adjuncts experience. Still not ready for mash or 5 gal batches yet.

Got to brew again today.

Maple Mik Stout

Steep - 2ozs chocolate wheat, 2ozs crystal 10
2 lbs dark DME
1lbs extra dark DME
10mins UK first gold
2 Oz's Maple extract
8ozs lactose
Saf 04

Thinking about doing this again if it comes out good, and adding raspberries at 2 weeks

I'm brewing today! Long summer back off. Centennial - Sorchi ace pale ale.