Ginger Porter
Robust Porter • Extract • 5 gal
A nice, rich Porter with a little ginger bite
January 1, 2006 pm 02:14pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .25 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- .25 lbs
British Black Patent
British Black Patent
Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.
- 5 lbs
Dry Dark; Muntons
Dry Dark; Muntons
Used predominantly in the production of dark beers such as milds, browns, porters, and stouts.
- 1 lbs
Dry Light; Muntons
Dry Light; Muntons
Used as the base for a wide variety of styles of beers, including lager, pale ales, bitters, and export bitters. Contains no colored malts.
- .5 lbs
Molasses
Molasses
Imparts strong sweet flavor. Use in stouts and porters.
- 1.25 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 oz
Mt. Hood - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Mt. Hood
Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.
- 3.5 oz
Fresh Ginger (15 mins) - (omitted from calculations)
Fresh Ginger (15 mins)
- 1 oz
1 whole cinnamon stick (15 min) - (omitted from calculations)
1 whole cinnamon stick (15 min)
-
White Labs WLP002 English Ale
White Labs WLP002 English Ale
A classic ESB strain from one of England's largest independent breweries. This yeast is best suited for English style ales including milds, bitters, porters, and English style stouts. This yeast will leave a beer very clear, and will leave some residual s
Notes
The ginger was faint, use more if you want more ginger flavor. It did get a little more assertive after 6+ months in the bottle. This beer kept getting better with age until we finished it around a year old. Probably could have kept going.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 12 - Porter
Subcategory: B - Robust Porter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.063 | 1.048 - 1.065 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 1.012 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 26.9 SRM | 22 - 35 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.3% ABV | 4.8% - 6.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 36.1 IBU | 25 - 50 |
