Oh Busty Porter
Baltic Porter • Extract • 5 gal
Attempt at a Baltic robust porter
November 13, 2004 pm 06:56pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 1 lbs
Honey Malt
Honey Malt
Nutty honey flavor. For brown ales, Belgian wheats, bocks and many other styles.
- 1 lbs
Melanoidin Malt
Melanoidin Malt
Red Ales
- 0.5 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.
- 0.5 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- 0.5 lbs
Crystal Malt 120°L
Crystal Malt 120°L
Pronounced caramel flavor and a red color. For stouts, porters and black beers.
- 6 lbs
Munich Liquid; Alexanders
Munich Liquid; Alexanders
Often used in belgian specialty ales, Dusseldorf Altbier, and Northern German Altbier.
- 2 lbs
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
Common household table/baking sugar. Lightens flavor and body of beer. Can contribute a cider-like flavor to the beer if not cold-fermented or used in large quantities.
- 1 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- 2 oz
Northern Brewer - 7.0 AA% whole; 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.
-
Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™
Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™
Highly flocculant top-fermenting strain with rich, malty character and balanced fruitiness. This strain is so flocculant that additional aeration and agitation is needed. An excellent strain for cask-conditioned ales.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 12 - Porter
Subcategory: C - Baltic Porter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.075 | 1.060 - 1.090 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 1.016 - 1.024 | |
| Color: | 25.1 SRM | 17 - 30 | |
| Alcohol: | 7.9% ABV | 5.5% - 9.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 37.0 IBU | 20 - 40 |
Discussion
Excellent porter. Well balanced, slightly toward malt.
2004-12-29 6:24am
The ESB yeast really conditions fast. one month in the bottle and good carbonation. Of course it will taste better in a few more months.
