Winter Porter
Robust Porter • Extract • 5.0 gal
A great winter time beer! Tastes identical to Fullers London Porter.
December 9, 2007 pm 11:28pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5.0 gal)
- 1 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
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- .25 lbs
English Black Roast
English Black Roast
Adds a heavy roast flavor and dark color.
- .25 lbs
Crystal Malt 80°L
Crystal Malt 80°L
Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.
- .25 lbs
CaraMalt; Beeston
CaraMalt; Beeston
Often used to give color and flavor to pale lagers.
- 3.3 lbs
Liquid Amber Extract
Liquid Amber Extract
Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.
- 3.3 lbs
Liquid Light Extract
Liquid Light Extract
A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.
- .25 lbs
Oats Raw
Oats Raw
Adds body, mouth feel and head retention to the beer Creates chill haze in lighter beers, so is primarily used in dark ones.
- .5 oz
Challenger - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 90 min
Challenger
Popular bittering hop used primarily in British ales and lagers. Mild to moderate aroma, but quite spicy.
- .5 oz
Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 35 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.
- .5 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
-
Wyeast 1098 British Ale™
Wyeast 1098 British Ale™
From Whitbread. Ferments dry and crisp, slightly tart, fruity and well-balanced. Ferments well down to 65F.
Notes
Added 2oz cocoa powder at the beginning of the boil.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 12 - Porter
Subcategory: B - Robust Porter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.056 | 1.048 - 1.065 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.012 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 34.3 SRM | 22 - 35 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.6% ABV | 4.8% - 6.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 30.6 IBU | 25 - 50 |
