Expect a burnt flavor...you might be able to call it a smoke beer...or not. If your lucky, it will just have strong Carmel flavor. Either way, it will be drinkable!
Not necessarily, but very common in stouts. Steep and your good for color...true.
cheezydemon3...chocolate malt in combination with roasted barley is common amongst NHC.
Chocolate malt indeed!
In case you need spouse purchase support not that it would ever influence my purchase:mad:...the money you save on extract will support about $10 toward your MLT. Extract or a new brew toy?
Steeping mashing boiling water
You can do a partial mash if you can steep grains.
Just finished a partial mash two weeks ago; five pounds of grain and 10 pounds of DME OG 1.114 and IBU around 90.
Grab a five-gallon cooler and make it your partial mash and steeping vessel. Add a...