Cheaters Irish Stout "Simple Stout from can of Coopers" Recipe: ******* 3.75 lb Coopers Irish Stout (LME) 2.00 lb Light Malt (DME) Hops: ***** Coopers LME is pre-hopped Yeast: ****** 7g Thomas Coopers Dry Yeast Notes: ****** 5.00 gal OG: 1.045 FG: 1.012??? Disloved can of Coopers and DME in a small pot with ~1/2 gallon of water. Cooled water and added to caboy Pitched yeast (75 F) Color ~ +50 SRM. 2010/12/22 ********** Temperature at 2000 is cool. Slight fermentation started. Malty toasted aroma. 2010/12/23 ********** Temperature at 0600 is 55 F. Fermentation started with rocky krausen. Shook carboy to re-include krausen, and had a mess to clean up all over walls Malty toasted aroma. 2010/12/25 ********** Temperature at 0600 is 55 F. SG dropping (less head retention of krausen) Malty toasted aroma with hints of sulfer. 2010/12/27 ********** Temperature at 0600 is 55 F. SG 1.020 ... no fermentation activity noted. Moved to warmer location. Malty toasted aroma with hints of sulfer. 2010/12/31 ********** Temperature at 0600 is 70 F. SG 1.020 ... no fermentation activity noted. (yeast knocked out from cold) Malty toasted aroma with minor hints sulfer. Transfered 5 gal to keg. 2011/01/09 ********** Nice chocolaty stout flavor and finish. Carbonation still developing.