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Oh yes the honey porter was a huge hit at Thanksgiving. It needs time in the bottle. After 2 weeks of conditioning I detected a bitterness in the finish that has diminished with time. Thanksgiving, 5 weeks, was fine. Lovely chocolate notes though I couldn't detect much honey (added at 30...

Thanks. That actually makes a lot of sense. I wound up reducing my confusion by just putting all the grains into a muslin bag and steeping for 45 mins. in 3 gals. of 160 degree water. Then boiled it up and followed directions from there, but doubling the aroma hops (since they come in 1 ounce...

The recipe calls for 2.25 qts. of water, bringing 2 gals. to a boil, "rinsing" (what ever that means) with 2 more hot gals. and adding to 2 more cold gals. And finally topping "with cold water to equal 5 gallons if necessary." Sounds like over 6 gallons to start. Am I really expecting to boil...

I never saw one of those before! I want it!