The Bratva Stout

5 gallon batch
2 packets wyeast Irish ale 2 gallon starter

18 lb Marris otter
1 lb Chocolate Malt
1 lb Flacked Barley
.75 lb Roasted Barley
.60 lb Crystal 60
.75 lb Special B malt
.5 lb Black patent
.5 lb Rye
.5 Wheat

60 min 2oz Columbus
2oz Nugget
55 min 1oz Nugget
50 min 1oz Nugget
45 min 1oz Columbus
1oz Nugget
10 min 1oz Amarillo
2 min 1oz Amarillo

added towared the end of the boil

.5 lb dark candi belgian sugar
4 tablespoons dark molasses

end result was a solid 1.16

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CBMbrewer said:

Brewed this on December 14 of 2012. Kegged two weeks ago and just tapped.
The end result is a massive bomb of roasty, chocolaty, hoppy goodness at 19% abv. I dry hopped with a pound of Amarillo so I lost about a gallon, but 4 gallons of this stuff is going to last a while.
All in all it cost close to $250 but it is so worth it.
Here's to time and patients and the rewards that they bring

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