Black is Beautiful is a worldwide beer collaboration and social initiative powered by a big imperial stout. Chip talks with Marcus Baskerville, head brewer and founder of Weathered Souls Brewing Company in San Antonio, about the recipe and social justice cause behind this beer. Marcus also gave us some tips to homebrewers who want to brew the beer for themselves. Below we have two different homebrew-scale versions of the beer: both 3- and 5-gallon volume brews of OG 1.074 and 1.095 versions of the beer. If you brew the beer post pics from your brew day and beer with #BlackIsBeautifulBeer on Twitter and Instagram and tag us @chopandbrew. Also, let us know what sort of improvisations you make and what additional flavors you use if any.