Sweet Darkness

Category Stout
Recipe Type Extract
Fermentables
7 lbs Australian light syrup
1 lbs chocolate malt
1.5 lbs black patent
12 oz crystal malt

Hops
2 oz Kent Goldings hops (whole leaf)

Other
12 oz lactose
1 tsp salt
1 tsp citric acid
Yeast

Procedure Bring the wort to boil (water and syrup to make 3 gallons), then add crystal. Boil 10 minutes, then add hops. Boil 5 minutes. Turn off heat and add chocolate and black patent malt in a grain bag. Steep about 10 minutes. Sparge grain bag with about 2 gallons of boiling water. Add lactose. Chill and pitch. When fermented, try priming with 3/4 cup of light dry malt extract.