Spotted Tongue Porter
Brown Porter • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Using pale chocolate malt and chocolate wheat malt.
June 25, 2011 pm 07:43pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 10 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
- 1 lbs
Munich TYPE I; Weyermann®
Munich TYPE I; Weyermann®
German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Imparts strongly malty notes to finished beer. Intended mainly for dark ales and lagers. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill Suitability (beer styles): Lagers: Oktoberfestbier, Märzen, Bockbier, Dunkel Ales: Dark, Stout
- 0.75 lbs
Chocolate Wheat Malt; Weyermann®
Chocolate Wheat Malt; Weyermann®
German-grown top-quality wheat (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Processed slowly and thoroughly by our drum process. Evenly roasted, coffee-brown, aromatic kernels. Adds deep-opaque color and complex flavors to very dark ales. Recommended Quantities: Up to 5% Suitability (beer styles): Ales only: Dunkelweizen, Altbier, specialty ales
- 0.75 lbs
Pale Chocolate; Crisp
Pale Chocolate; Crisp
Roasted coffee flavor.
- 0.25 lbs
Weyermann Carafa® II; Weyermann
Weyermann Carafa® II; Weyermann
Carafa I, II and III also are available de-husked. Adds aroma, color and body.
- 0.4 oz
Target - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Target
Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.
- 0.4 oz
Target - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Target
Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.
- 2.7 oz
Cocoa Powder - added at end of boil (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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White Labs WLP005 British Ale
White Labs WLP005 British Ale
This yeast is a little more attenuative than WLP002. Like most English strains, this yeast produces malty beers. Excellent for all English style ales including bitter, pale ale, porter, and brown ale.
Notes
SS infusion mash @ 150
Style (BJCP)
Category: 12 - Porter
Subcategory: A - Brown Porter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.050 | 1.040 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.008 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 28.3 SRM | 20 - 30 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.1% ABV | 4% - 5.4% | |
| Bitterness: | 28.8 IBU | 18 - 35 |
Discussion
Nice chocolate porter
2011-07-16 12:45pm
This turned out really good, great chocolate character.
