Choose a stout style: dry stout, sweet stout, oatmeal stout, or imperial stout
Gather ingredients: pale malt, roasted barley, caramel malt, hops, yeast, and water
Mill the grains
Heat strike water to the target mash temperature
Mash the grains for 60 minutes
Sparge to collect the wort
Boil the wort for 60 minutes
Add hops according to the recipe
Add adjuncts if desired, such as oats, lactose, or coffee
Chill the wort after boiling
Transfer the wort to a fermenter
Aerate the wort
Pitch the yeast
Ferment at the recommended temperature
Allow fermentation to complete
Condition the beer until flavors mature
Package the beer in bottles, cans, or a keg
Carbonate the beer
Store the stout cool before serving