
Autumn Porter
Robust Porter • Extract • 5 gal
Sweet Robust Porter, Great for sitting back watching the leaves change colors
October 4, 2003 am 04:53am
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 3/4 lbs
Crystal Malt 80°L
Crystal Malt 80°L
Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.
- 1/2 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.
- 1/2 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- 1/3 lbs
British Black Patent
British Black Patent
Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.
- 6.2 lbs
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.
- 1/2 lbs
Treacle
Treacle
Imparts intense, sweet flavor. A British mixture of molasses, invert sugar and golden syrup (corn syrup). Use in dark English ales.
- 1/8 lbs
Maple Syrup
Maple Syrup
Imparts a dry, woodsy flavor if used in the boil. If beer is bottled with it, it gives it a smooth sweet, maple taste. Use in maple ales, pale ales, brown ales and porters.
- 3/4 oz
Target - 10.6 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Target
Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.
- 1 oz
Fuggle - 4.0 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.
- 1 oz
East Kent Goldings - 6.1 AA% pellets; boiled 2 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1/4 tsp
Gypsum - (omitted from calculations)
Gypsum
-
Wyeast 1028 London Ale™
Wyeast 1028 London Ale™
Rich with a dry finish, minerally profile, bold and crisp, with some fruitiness.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 12 - Porter
Subcategory: B - Robust Porter
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.055 | 1.048 - 1.065 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.012 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 32.1 SRM | 22 - 35 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.5% ABV | 4.8% - 6.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 38.6 IBU | 25 - 50 | ![]() |