
Kenny's Chocolate Porter
Robust Porter • Extract • 5 gal
My first attempt at a chocolate porter. Simple enough.
February 19, 2003 am 10:08am
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .5 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- .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.
- 6 lbs
Dry Light Extract
Dry Light Extract
White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.
- 1 oz
Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
- .5 oz
Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 4 oz
Ghirardelli unsweetened chocolate - (omitted from calculations)
Ghirardelli unsweetened chocolate
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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
Heat grains 30 min @ 160. Bring to boil, add DME and NB. Boil 30 min. Add Chocolate, boil 20 min. Add Fuggle, boil 10 min. 7 day primary. 10 day secondary. Prime w/ DME
Style (BJCP)
Category: 12 - Porter
Subcategory: B - Robust Porter
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.058 | 1.048 - 1.065 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.012 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 28.5 SRM | 22 - 35 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.8% ABV | 4.8% - 6.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 29.3 IBU | 25 - 50 | ![]() |