Thrilla with Vanilla
Robust Porter • Partial Mash • 5 gal
Great raosted vanilla beer. Love it.
December 6, 2010 am 02:01am
Ingredients (Partial Mash, 5 gal)
- 2 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 2 lbs
Munich Malt; International Malting
Munich Malt; International Malting
Traditional European style.
- 0.5 lbs
English Brown Malt
English Brown Malt
Imparts a dry, biscuit flavor. Used in nut brown ales, porters and some Belgian ales.
- 0.75 lbs
English Chocolate Malt
English Chocolate Malt
Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.
- 0.5 lbs
Crystal Malt 120°L
Crystal Malt 120°L
Pronounced caramel flavor and a red color. For stouts, porters and black beers.
- 3.5 lbs
Dry Dark; Muntons
Dry Dark; Muntons
Used predominantly in the production of dark beers such as milds, browns, porters, and stouts.
- 0.1 lbs
Oats Flaked
Oats Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 0.5 oz
Magnum - 14.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Magnum
Bred in 1980 at Germany’s Hüll Hop Research Center, this high-alpha variety is renowned for its exceptionally large, heavy cones. Hallertauer Magnum delivers excellent yields and, like many Hüll-developed hops, boasts a strong resistance to disease.
- 0.50 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 0.50 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 4 ea
Vanilla (whole bean) - (omitted from calculations)
Vanilla (whole bean)
Vanilla Beans have a sweet, perfumed aroma with a woody or smoky flavor. Pure Vanilla Extract has a similar aroma. Vanilla Beans are the long, greenish-yellow seed pods of the tropical orchid plant, Vanilla planifolia. Before the plant flowers, the pods are picked, unripe, and cured until they're dark brown. The process takes up to six months.
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Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 12 - Porter
Subcategory: B - Robust Porter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.059 | 1.048 - 1.065 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.012 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 29.2 SRM | 22 - 35 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.9% ABV | 4.8% - 6.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 32.6 IBU | 25 - 50 |
Discussion
Vanilla Coffee Porter
2010-12-06 2:51am
Tasted it before I racked it into the secondary and it is nice. Roasty and slightly sweet, I think the Vanilla is gonna go good with it. I decided to add a table spoon of coffee beans to the secondary with the vanilla beans. The coffee is more for aroma than anything. I have a good feeling about this beer!
