MooDaddy

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Preparing to do my first brew and I've decided to brew what I like best - stout.
Young's Double Chocolate Stout is one of my favorites - anyone familiar with kits out there that approximate this? I was looking at the one at AHS and it looks to have decent reviews.

http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?cPath=178_452_42_159&products_id= 310

sweaterman

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Related: Anyone ever used Chocolate Extract in their beer? I have some laying around because I make my own Coffee Liqueur, too. Seems like a natural addition to me.

IffyG

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I brewed AHS's Chocolate Raspberry Stout a few months back. It's the best beer I've brewed so far (out of 8 or so extract batches). I remember reading that the double chocolate stout is the same as the chocolate raspberry stout minus the raspberry flavoring. I don't think you can go wrong.

burglar

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We've used unsweetened baking chocolate in two batches so far with good results. It adds a slight dryness, so we countered the first time with lactose and the 2nd with maltodextrin.

I've never tried a flavored extract, so I'm no help there.

RIT_Warrior

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Well, I'd think that the real thing is so easy to use, it isn't worth using the extract. Maybe if it was already in the fermenter, but I wanted more of a chocolate "kick" to it, I'd add some of the extract. Otherwise I'd just use a measured amount of baker's chocolate or cocoa powder.

straycat

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i made the AHS double chocolate stout a few months back and it was excellent. nice chocolate bitter flavor. my wife (who always tries my beers but really is more of a wine person) even liked it enough that she requested a pint here or there. i just wished i saved a little to blend a little cherry lambic in. go for it.

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fermenting -> amber upped 4, legacy apa
bottled -> yoopers stone ruination, double chocolate stout, arrogant bastard
kegged -> arrogant bastard, janet's brown ale, nate's hop bomb ipa, columbus apa