Brew Day & Tasting Notes: Spring Training Stout (Irish Extra Stout)

"I am so happy" is what I texted a friend on brew day as I brewed this batch. I also unintentionally sent the same message on a group text as I tasted the beer a week after kegging when the carbonation was perfect. Hello, friend.  Back when Jennie was still involved in brewing, she enjoyed coming up with beer names as much if not more than brewing or recipe development. In those early days the plan was to come up with seasonal beers like we were Sam Adams. An Irish Stout that would be ready for St. Patrick's Day named Spring Training Stout was just too perfect. Of those early seasonal brews, this is the only one that has stuck. The first batch of Spring Training Stout was  brewed back in 2013. This would have been about six months after I started brewing. I still didn't know what I didn't know. Lets take a look at that first recipe:  Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 5.71 gal Post Boil Volume: 5.21 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Bottling V

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