This rich, black beer was originally brewed by the British for export to the Russian court. The Russian royals, in addition to being the world’s #1 consumers of sparkling wine were the undisputed champions strong dark beer drinkers. A lot of beer consumers might associate stout mainly with Guinness, but despite being a dark beer…

The 20 minute brewing system actually takes a couple of hours. The name refers to mashing and boiling times, which are traditionally one hour or longer. Shorter mashing time means a reduction in efficiency, so the grain bill is slightly increased, and a short boil usually means lower hop utilization, but first wort hopping (adding…