I'm new to home brewing and looking for recommendations for my first beer to brew. I'm a fan of stouts and heard that these are good to start with because they can hide some small mistakes better so at least you have a drinkable beer in the end. Would you recommend a stout as a first beer to brew? If so, any recommendations on a recipe? I've looked a bit through the stout forms and notice a lot of good stouts call for added coffee and/or chocolate. I assume I should avoid this for my first brew and keep it simple to just grains and malts. Thanks for your help.
~Brian
~Brian