Mike's Chocolate Porter 107
Robust Porter • All Grain • 5.125 gal
Soon to Brew
December 12, 2010 pm 02:19pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.125 gal)
- 8 lbs
Pale Ale Malt; Briess
Pale Ale Malt; Briess
Golden color with a malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Can be used as a base malt. • More pronounced malty flavor than 2-Row Brewers Malt. • Use with 2-Row Brewers Malt for rich malt flavor and additional color. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 1 lbs
Munich 10L Malt (Organic); Briess
Munich 10L Malt (Organic); Briess
Robust malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Sufficient enzymes for self-conversion in most mash programs. • Provides a smooth yet pronounced malty flavor plus sweetness. • Great in bock beers! • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- .75 lbs
2-Row Caramel Malt 120L; Briess
2-Row Caramel Malt 120L; Briess
Pronounced Caramel, Burnt Sugar, Raisiny, Prunes. Characteristics & Applications: • In contrast to Brewers Malt, glassiness is a distinguishing characteristic of Caramel Malt. The glassy endosperm creates the desirable non-fermentable components giving true Caramel Malt the ability to contribute body (mouthfeel), foam foam retention, and extended beer stability, while contributing color and unique caramel flavor. • 20Row Caramel Malt 120L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts deep red color. • Use 3-15% in Amber and Red beers. • Use 10-15% in Bock beers. • Use 7-15% in Dark beers. • Use 10-15% in Porter and Stout. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- .75 lbs
Chocolate Malt; Breiss
Chocolate Malt; Breiss
Rich roasted coffee flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Chocolate Malt is used in all beer styles for color adjustment with minor or no flavor contribution. • Use 1-10% for desired color in Porter and Stout Beer. • The chocolate flavor is very complementary when used in higher percentages in Brown Ales, Porters, Stouts and other Dark Beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- .125 lbs
Black Malt; Briess
Black Malt; Briess
Neutral flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Use in all beer styles for color adjustment. • Provides the color and sharp, almost acrid, flavor that is characteristic of Stouts and Porters. • Use 1-10% for desired color in Porter and Stout. • Black Malt has a distinctive malty flavor and is not interchangeable with Roasted Barley. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- .75 oz
Summit™ - 13.1 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Summit™
Super-high alpha hop with a low cohumulone content and a strong orange/tangerine citrus character.
- .5 oz
Hallertau - 7.4 AA% whole; boiled 20 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- .5 oz
Hallertau - 7.4 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 1 oz
Cocoa Powder - (omitted from calculations)
Cocoa Powder
Cocoa powder is made when chocolate liquor is pressed to remove three quarters of its cocoa butter. The remaining cocoa solids are processed to make fine unsweetened cocoa powder.Tastes very bitter and gives a deep chocolate flavor.
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Wyeast 1028 London Ale™
Wyeast 1028 London Ale™
Rich with a dry finish, minerally profile, bold and crisp, with some fruitiness.
Notes
All Organic
Style (BJCP)
Category: 12 - Porter
Subcategory: B - Robust Porter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.051 | 1.048 - 1.065 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.012 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 26.3 SRM | 22 - 35 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.1% ABV | 4.8% - 6.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 55.4 IBU | 25 - 50 |
Discussion
Excellent
2012-01-24 10:17pm
Did very well at brewfest!
Question
2012-02-05 2:22pm
When did you add the cocoa?
Cocoa
2012-02-05 5:29pm
Cocoa was added the last 5 min of boil
