HME Chocolate Stout.

Having little of the proper equipment I ventured to create a stout.  So first I needed a good fermenting bucket.  And I came across this 'Vittles Vault' pet food container.  I melted a hole in the top of the lid and screwed a fitting through to attach a blow off hose.  Which was pretty much over kill because I was doing a 5 gallon batch in a 10+ gallon fermenter.

Then I snagged a 2 gallon cheapo stainless steel pot that I had previously used for a sourkraut project.  Added in the ingredients and ran through the boil.  I also used a one cup coffee strainer to add the bittering hops.  It was a pain in the ass, but it worked.

And here is the final product.  Now I'm off to set up my kegs for some old fashioned home made cream soda while I wait on my stout to ferment.