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Robust Porter • All Grain • 18 L

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My "old man beer". Popular with young and old alike. Fits in somewhere in the black no-mans-land between robust porter and sweet stout. Rich, sweet, tarry and burnt flavours. Won a 2nd prize in dark ale section of NSW champs with (a variant of) this one last year.

June 2, 2004 am 04:32am

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Ingredients (All Grain18 L)

  • 3.9 kg Maris Otter Pale

    Maris Otter Pale

    An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.

  • .600 kg Weyermann CaraMunich® II; Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraMunich® II; Weyermann

    Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.

  • .100 kg Weyermann Carafa® III; Weyermann

    Weyermann Carafa® III; Weyermann

    Carafa I, II and III also are available de-husked. Adds aroma, color and body.

  • .150 kg 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.

  • .080 kg Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

    Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.

  • .150 kg English Amber Malt

    English Amber Malt

    Roasted malt used in British milds, old ales, brown ales, nut brown ales.

  • .150 kg Dark Brown Sugar

    Dark Brown Sugar

    Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.

  • 15 g Simcoe® - 13.3 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Simcoe®

    Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.

  • 25 g Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 9 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • White Labs WLP025 Southwold Ale Yeast

    White Labs WLP025 Southwold Ale Yeast

    From Suffolk county, England. This yeast produces complex fruit and citrus flavors. Great for British bitters and pale ales. Slight sulfur is produced during fermentation, which will disappear with aging.

Notes

I used imported "muscavado" dark brown sugar which is very rich and moist stuff.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 12 - Porter

Subcategory: B - Robust Porter

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.066 1.048 - 1.065
Terminal Gravity: 1.015 1.012 - 1.016
Color: 27.0 SRM 22 - 35
Alcohol: 6.6% ABV 4.8% - 6.5%
Bitterness: 39.9 IBU 25 - 50

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