Style 13 - Brew Day is here!

So it's a rather dreary, drizzly day today, but beer must be made anyway! The umbrellas are up to protect the mash and flame from rain (and ok, the brewers don't mind shelter from the elements either). Somehow, the Brewer managed to burn his neck already. 11 years of brewing, and this, I have to say, is a first. As the doting wife, I probably don't want to know exactly how it happened, although it undoubtedly would make great YouTube footage, most likely. We are currently mashing, and the wort can best be described as "liquid chocolate at this point. That's doubly excellent because not only do we want this RIS to be full bodied, thick, and inky black, but we need enough malt and roasted character to pull the makings of a Porter after we've mashed out the gallons required for the first beer.

Pics of brew day and recipe to follow!