
I'm a beginner at this "activity", but I am really enjoying it. Not just the beer, but it's nice to spend the evening doing beer stuff w/music on.
Moving on, I've done 2 partial mash brews, both with pleasing results. The first was a very hoppy pale ale. The second, light blond ale. Both turned out great as far as flavor. I think I've got my inconsistent carbonation problem figured out.
I want to get to cookin' up my third, but am being indecisive about which style. I am interested in a porter or stout, but don't want to have to gag down 5 gallons of "not that good" beer...... You know what I'm talking about.
I want your advice. How would you rate the difficulty of porter and stout vs. the two "beginner" type recipes that I've done so far?
Teach me.