# 2501 - Dark Chocolate Brown Ale #brews #ale [[Home Brewing]] ## Intro Another kit - Mangrove Jack's are always good. ## The Brew ![[darkchocolate_0001.jpg]] The kit ![[darkchocolate_0002.jpg]] The yeast ![[darkchocolate_0004.jpg]] Heating the wort ![[darkchocolate_0005.jpg]] Fermentation ![[darkchocolate_008.jpeg]] Ready for secondary fermentation ![[darkchocolate_007.jpeg]] Transferring the wort ![[darkchocolate_006.jpeg]] Secondary fermentation I'd used the Spunding valve as an indicator of secondary fermentation, dropped the pressure and it didn't rise again, suggesting the yeast had done its stuff. ![[2501-darkale Large.jpeg]] Secondary fermentation completed ![[dark chocolate-11 Large.jpeg]] Left a few days then started the process of carbonating- not much headspace ## Drinking ![[darkchocolate_009.jpeg]] Now drinking, even better now its back up to the correct serving temp of 12-14ºC (traditional beer cellar), with CO2 pressure adjusted accordingly.