Didnt have a stout in the house. Lets fix that.



It just was St Patrick’s Day! Here is my very condensed history of the Irish Stout.
St Patricks day is one of the best “beer” holidays there is. What beer do we all think of as the St Pats staple? Guinness.

Finally got a beer going!
4th run of Jagged, the Foreign Extra Stout. Changed the hops a little. Went with Summit and Chinook to get more bittering than the last time. And went with baking soda in the mash to get those 3lbs of roast to stand out. (I didnt think 3lbs of roast would be so mellow)
Its my first brew in months, but all went great. Have another beer coming up shortly as well. Its an extract kit beer, but going to throw all of my left over bits of grains I got laying around in as well. Maybe even use up all the older hop packs I have.