I like a stout ale, and this is it. I add cocoa, and coffee to mine for that extra flavor. I boil 4 cups water with 1/4 cup of cocoa, and 1/4 cup unperked coffee grounds for about 5 minutes, then pour it through a strainer into my main boiling pot (containing Munton's and a gallon of water).I also add 4 LBS of honey to start with i add about a gallon of water to my fermenter then the boiled mixture. I add enough water to bring it to about 6 gallons, and about105 degrees. I activate the yeast that comes in the kit, and one packet on Lalvin EC-1118 and pour it into the fermenter. When it stops bubbling I add 4 more pounds of boiled honey. Then repeat for a total of 12 pounds of honey. When that stops bubbling I add 4OZ of honey, and bottle. The result is fantastic. Great flavor with about 14% alcohol.