Irondaddy's brown Porter
Brown Porter • All Grain • 10 gal
Hoping this will be a better finish that my Robust Porter...
March 18, 2005 am 08:34am
Ingredients (All Grain, 10 gal)
- 13.40 lbs
American 6-row Pale
American 6-row Pale
Tends to increase lautering efficiency due to a stiffer husk. May be used as the base malt for any beer style. The enzymes in all varieties of the current crop are sufficient to support high percentages of specialty malts and adjuncts.
- 1.78 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- 1.77 lbs
American Caramel 10°L
American Caramel 10°L
This malt is light in color with a sweet caramel flavor. It is a great malt for light lagers and ales.
- 3.44 lbs
English Amber Malt
English Amber Malt
Roasted malt used in British milds, old ales, brown ales, nut brown ales.
- 2.1 oz
Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 0.99 oz
Fuggle - 4.8 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.
- 1.00 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
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Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale™
Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale™
Slight residual diacetyl and fruitiness; great for stouts. Clean, smooth, soft and full-bodied.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 12 - Porter
Subcategory: A - Brown Porter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.047 | 1.040 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.008 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 25.0 SRM | 20 - 30 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.7% ABV | 4% - 5.4% | |
| Bitterness: | 28.9 IBU | 18 - 35 |
Discussion
Good overall
2008-04-03 10:18am
This brew was very stout. It finished a little bitter, but after drinking some of Sam Adam's porter, I thought mine was just as good. My alcohol content came out to be more like 7.2%
