Last week I brewed my first batch of beer in quite some time. I didn’t brew this past spring as I was moving in the summer, and didn’t want to worry about moving a bunch of extra bottles and/or full carboys. And It took some time to get settled in my new place. But now I’ve finally got my homebrew setup running. So let there be fresh beer again.
Last weekend my plan was to brew a blackberry stout. I came up with a new recipe inspired by some previous stouts I had made, and brewed it last Sunday afternoon. I had picked up some blackberry flavoring with the intention of adding it at bottling. But I just transferred it from primary to secondary, and after tasting a bit, I decided I might just go with a straight stout. Or maybe bottle two variations — a straight stout and a blackberry version. I’ll probably decide on bottling day. But here’s the recipe. And here are my other recipes. I’ll follow-up with a review on how it comes out. As always, feel free to email me with any questions.