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Don't know how much this would sway you but I've heard of a Mr. Beer kit that uses Liquid Smoke. It's called the Hickory Switch Porter and some folks on a message board I use brewed it and said it was pretty good as far as the smoky flavor.

From what I've read in Guinness they use 3% Double Strength Pasteurized Guinness that has had Vinegaring bacteria( or whatever) added to it. I'm not sure which book it was but I could find out at the college library I borrowed it from so very long ago.

In my Sweet Irish Whore I used Chocolate baking cocoa, about 8 oz in the boil for 5 gals will give a nice chocolaty taste. I also used some Irish Cream Extract and Lactose (It was all added to Mount Mellick's Famous Irish Stout Kit) and it turned out WONDERFUL. I pulled 50 beers out of it and betwee...

Hey I'm new here but on my 4th batch of beer at the moment, the "King Regal IPA", before that was my "Sweet Irish Whore" a small misunderstanding led to the 2nd which was "Belgian Gold" . The first which was a Mr. Beer Abortion that all my American Light Lager buddies s...