Kuntz Brewing Winter Robusto
Robust Porter • All Grain • 6.5 gal
Robust Porter for the winter months
November 21, 2011 pm 09:24pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 6.5 gal)
- 12 lbs
Standard 2-Row; Rahr
Standard 2-Row; Rahr
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
- 0.75 lbs
Roasted Barley; Briess
Roasted Barley; Briess
Intensely bitter coffee flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Use 3-7% for coffee flavor in Porter and Stout • Use 2-5% in Nut Brown Ales. • Use Chocolate Malt or Black Malt in combination with Roasted Barley to obtain desired color. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 0.75 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.
- 1.5 lbs
Caramel Malt 80L; Briess
Caramel Malt 80L; Briess
Pronounced caramel, slight burnt sugar, raisiny, prune flavors. 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. • Caramel Malt 80L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts red to 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 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 2 oz
East Kent Goldings - 4.9 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1 oz
Fuggle - 4.2 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
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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: | 1.053 | 1.048 - 1.065 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.012 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 27.3 SRM | 22 - 35 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.3% ABV | 4.8% - 6.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 42.0 IBU | 25 - 50 |
Discussion
brewed up
2011-12-15 6:14pm
Had my brewday last night/this morning all went well, smells great, ill keep you all updated along the way
WOW
2012-01-11 12:29am
Bottle Conditioned with 7.5 oz (weight not volume) of 100% pure North American Maple syrup (52g sugar per 1/4 cup), its been bottled 1 week and I had to try it, still needs some time to dry out somemore but its delicious so far
