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I'm In Tooo!

9 home brewers decided to take on the mission to fill a donated bourbon barrel (53gallons). Here's a few pictures of day one.

Heck Ya, count me in! Thanks HBT

Yesterday I made the plunge and brewed this beer. Everything went very smoothly. For brewers that use a pump make sure you put your cocoa nibs in a tea infuser before pitching into the wort. The small cocoa nibs got stuck in my hoses and pump. I was forced to use a strainer to get the nibs...

Thanks... It's very similar to a sweet stout although the ABV is a little to high for that style. I'll definately add some roasted malt. BTW this if for a 11 gallon batch

I brewed an excellent Chocolate Baltic Porter last winter and I'm looking to improve my recipe this year. I'm eliminating chocolate extract from this years formula. I liked the chocolate aroma from the extract although didn't care for the artificial taste. How does the following recipe look...

I asked google to make me a beer and it told me to start here.

I've been a big fan of this site for years now and decided to start contributing instead of consuming all this great knowledge! Thanks to all KokesBrewing (Tim):mug: