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Some of my recent hauls from generous traders:

Lake Cochichewick Stout

A dream of mine is to brew the perfect stout. I want it to be full of flavor, yet sessionable. I have brewed beers using chocolate malt as the sole roasted grain before, so I know what that contributes to flavor. This brew, I want to use roasted barley as the lone grain. Eventually, I will get over my fear of black patent and use that exclusively in a dark beer.

Lake Cochichewick provides the water for the town of North Andover, MA. I will always have a special place in my heart for North Andover, as I spent the first 26 years of my life calling it home.

For 6.0 gallons:

10.0 lbs Marris Otter

1.5 lbs Flaked Oats

1.0 lbs Roasted Barley

0.5 lbs Caramel 120

2.0 oz Goldings (4.5% AA) first wort hop (60 minutes)

Nottingham Yeast

1.057 OG

Projected FG: 1.015

30 IBU's

Projected ~ 5.5% ABV