| 1 | Combine water and bullion hops. |
| 2 | Boil for 20 minutes. |
| 3 | Add dark malt extract. |
| 4 | Boil for 20 minutes. |
| 5 | Add black patent malt through irish moss. |
| 6 | Boil for 5 minutes. |
| 7 | Remove from heat and add golding hops. |
| 8 | Steep for 5 minutes. |
| 9 | Cool and add yeast nutrient and ale yeast. |
| 10 | When fermentation has stopped, add priming sugar and bottle. |
| 11 | Notes: * double stout beer -- i would not recommend making this as your first beer, but if you are into brewing and like a strong stout, then give this one a try. |
| 12 | Don"t be in a hurry to drink it, though, it really benefits from a long aging. |
| 13 | I got the original recipe from peter lester in rec.food.drink, and formatted it for my local brewfriends. |
| 14 | Then i thought that the net at large might enjoy it, too, so here it is with some additional notes from my experience at making it. |
| 15 | Yield: makes about 2 cases. |
| 16 | * lester"s initial specific gravity was 1.086 and his final specific gravity was 1.020 (alcohol about 8 percent). |
| 17 | His fermentation time was 11 days (a slow batch). |
| 18 | My batch fermented in about a week (house temperature ranging between 60 and 68). |
| 19 | It was barely drinkable after 6 weeks, but delicious after 3 months. |
| 20 | As far as i can tell, it"s still getting better (a year later), so try not to drink it all up right away. |
| 21 | * ingredient note: i didn"t know what a licorice stick was, until i asked the clerk at my brewstore. |
| 22 | The one he gave me was about 1/3 inch in diameter and about 3 inches long. |
| 23 | It was dark black, and not sweet to the taste at all. |
| 24 | It seems to be a standard brewing ingredient. |
| 25 | Sorry i can"t be more specific about it. |
| 26 | : difficulty: for experienced beer brewers only. |
| 27 | : time: 1 hour preparation, 2 weeks fermenting, 6 months aging. |
| 28 | : precision: measure the ingredients. |
| 29 | : spencer w. |
