Stout: Another Experimental 2 gallon Extract Brew

Today I am trying a small 2 gallon batch of extract brew, an American stout. I’m using dark liquid extract from Briess, and a mini-mash. Here’s the recipe:

• 3 lbs Briess dark liquid extract
• 4 oz Caramel 20
• 4 oz Caramel 60
• 8 oz Maris Otter
• 2 oz Carafa III
• 2 oz Roasted Barley
• 1/2 oz Special B

Hops:

• 1 oz Tettnanger at 60
• 1 oz Willamette at 10
• 1 oz Willamette at FO

Yeast:

• Irish Ale Yeast, WLP004

Tasting notes: seems to be way heavy on the special-B and Carafa-III. Very heavy, very dark fruit forward. It’s quite nice when made into a black-and-tan with about 1/3 stout and the rest something lighter. Drinks like a heavy imperial stout. Not my favorite that I’ve made, but certainly drinkable.