I had a helping hand brewing this beer from Al, who will shortly be venturing into the world of brewing himself.

After taking a gravity reading of 1022 & calculating the alcohol level at 3.7% for Short Stack, I've realised that i

After my over-the-top IPAⁱ that was ExperimentAle, I wanted a much more down-to-earth beer but not a boring one

I bottled most of my Birthday Porter into 1 & 2 litre PET bottles, but kept 7 litres back to experiment with.

A substantial porter that will be ready to drink for my wife's (it ends in a "0") birthday. She wanted it chocolatey.

I had a clear out of the brewing cupboard & made a dark, low hopped beer that I think my Missus will like;

Mash - 1 hr at 67°c

1.78 Kg pale malt

A special beer is needed - not just an American Pale Aleⁱ beefed up - but something that will keep & will be a sipper.   So a combination of what was in the cupboard & brew box gav