Vanilla Porter 3.0
Robust Porter • Extract • 5 gal
Add 1.5 oz of pure vanilla extract to secondary
December 9, 2006 pm 01:24pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .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.
- .5 lbs
Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann
Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.
- .125 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- .1875 lbs
British Black Patent
British Black Patent
Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.
- .5 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 6 lbs
Dry Extra Light; Muntons
Dry Extra Light; Muntons
Contains no colored malts or unmalted products; the light color of this product is achieved by using low processing temperatures and low-colored raw materials.
- 1 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.
- 1 oz
East Kent Goldings - 6.2 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- .5 oz
Perle - 7.8 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
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White Labs WLP005 British Ale
White Labs WLP005 British Ale
This yeast is a little more attenuative than WLP002. Like most English strains, this yeast produces malty beers. Excellent for all English style ales including bitter, pale ale, porter, and brown ale.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 12 - Porter
Subcategory: B - Robust Porter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.061 | 1.048 - 1.065 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.012 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 26.1 SRM | 22 - 35 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.1% ABV | 4.8% - 6.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 35.9 IBU | 25 - 50 |
Discussion
Still green, but getting better every week
2007-02-25 11:35pm
Bitterness a bit more pronounced than calculated. The black patent is very pronounced turning this into more of stout than a porter. It's a deep ruby color and I think that with age it will improve. Bottled with a little less than a cup of light dry extract, took four weeks to even come close to carbonating.
A little yeasty
2007-03-18 1:37am
Very pleasant and easy to drink, could have done without the Perle hops. The vanilla is subtle and smooths the finish. Variations in the fermentation temps caused yeasty flavors. The over-use of black patent also gives a chalky and somewhat medicinal flavor. Not my best effort, but drinkable.
