It has been a hectic couple of months, but I finally can get down there and brew a beer.

Typically last month is when I usually brew the stouts, but March will do. But probably won’t make St. Patrick’s day.

Thought I would go the Extra Stout route this time.Basically it’s just a slightly ramped up version of an Irish Stout or “dry” stout as they used to be called. So what I’m doing today is using my 5 gallon stout recipe and making a 3 gallon batch.

A bit bigger beer that’s a bit more roasty. I never worried about adjusting the hops doing this. The Extra Stout does have a slightly higher bitterness, and the hop utilization in this smaller boil seems to scale back as well.What we have then is..

Foggier Fog- 3 gallon extra stout
5lbs Maris Otter
12oz roasted barley
4oz black patent
1 lb flaked barley
1 1/2 oz EKG at 60
Mashed at 156  and US04 yeast.

Will be looking to be at 1.052 OG and finish up around 1.014.
The FG seems a bit high, but the roast,, especially the Black Patent, keeps it from feeling too sweet.

This has always been one of my favorite brews. So I can’t wait.