Blackberry Porter
Specialty Beer • All Grain • 5 gal
I am brewing this today. Will be my first experimentation with blackberries. Have had good results in past with raspberry porter.
September 12, 2012 am 09:44am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 10.0 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
- 1.0 lbs
Munich 10L Malt; Briess
Munich 10L Malt; Briess
Golden orange hue with a robust malty flavor.
- 1.0 lbs
Crystal 60; Crisp
Crystal 60; Crisp
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 0.5 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.
- 0.5 lbs
British Black Patent
British Black Patent
Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.
- 1.0 lbs
Barley Flaked
Barley Flaked
Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.
- 1.0 oz
Northdown - 7.9 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Northdown
Mellow English higher alpha-acid hop.
- 1.0 oz
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 1.0 oz
Cascade - 6.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 5 lb
Blackberries (frozen) - Add to secondary fermenter (omitted from calculations)
Blackberries (frozen)
Related to raspberries. Blackberries has a firm shiney black purple color. Very sweet.
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Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale™
Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale™
Ideally suited for Scottish-style ales, and high gravity ales of all types.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 23 - Specialty Beer
Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.067 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 28.3 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 7.1% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 42.1 IBU | 0 - 100 |
