3-legged Goat Scrotum Ale

A lovely (hopefully) porter awaiting us in the primary fermenter as we speak. We brewed it yesterday, and the yeast are delighted. The recipe is modified from Charlie Papazian's "The Joy of Homebrewing."

Ingredients:

Mash:

1 lb Crystal malt (90L)

4oz roasted barley

4oz black patent malt

Boil:

5lbs Munton's plaind dark malt extract

1.5oz Perle hops (pellets)
60z unsweetened baker's chocolate
1/8 cup grated frsh ginger root
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 lb corn sugar
1 cup blackstrap molasses
1 oz. dried licorice root

Aroma:

0.5 oz Willamette hops (pellets)

Yeast: White Labs WLP002 English Ale

Priming: 3/4 cup corn sugar

Procedure: to be continued...