What I'm asking is, do you think I could brew a really successful RIS with my limited set-up?
Here is my set-up:
I used a 5 gallon brewpot and only boil around 3-3.5 gallons at the most. I've begun doing half-batches (2.5 gallons) and it's a lot easier this way since I can boil the full 2.5-3 gallons and then have 2.5 gallons of wort left afterwards. Much easier to chill as well (no wort chiller). Less heavy, less bottling time, more space in my house

I have a 6-7 gallon fermentation bucket and a secondary carboy.
My house is not temperature regulated, but the ambient temperature of my basement is around 70 degrees.
I have access to all sorts of yeasts, from dry yeasts to those activator packets that swell.
So, given that, do you believe I could brew a very nice 10% ABV RIS using my current set-up? I've got a bunch of specialty grains left - chocolate malt, midnight wheat, crystal 40 and 60, etc. I really like those big chocolate/coffee aroma stouts. I wanted to brew one for christmas.
Any tips on extract brewing a RIS, how much time to ferment such a big beer, etc?
Really appreciate the help!
