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Portly Brown Porter

Portly Brown Porter

Brown Porter • All Grain • 6.75 gal

Herbaljoe

Oh look, it's a Brown Porter. Amazing.

February 9, 2008 pm 07:23pm

5.0/5.0 0 ratings

Ingredients (All Grain6.75 gal)

  • 9.5 lbs Maris Otter Pale

    Maris Otter Pale

    An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.

  • 1 lbs English Brown Malt

    English Brown Malt

    Imparts a dry, biscuit flavor. Used in nut brown ales, porters and some Belgian ales.

  • 1 lbs Crystal Malt 40°L

    Crystal Malt 40°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • .56 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.

  • .06 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.

  • 1.25 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.

  • .5 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 10 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 tsp Whirlfloc boiled 10 minutes. - (omitted from calculations)

    Whirlfloc boiled 10 minutes.

  • Wyeast 1028 London Ale™

    Wyeast 1028 London Ale™

    Rich with a dry finish, minerally profile, bold and crisp, with some fruitiness.

Notes

Mash at 152F for 60 minutes. Boil 60 minutes. Ferment at 67F. **The second addition of English Chocolate Malt is actually PALE CHOCOLATE MALT.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 12 - Porter

Subcategory: A - Brown Porter

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.053 1.040 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.008 - 1.014
Color: 22.9 SRM 20 - 30
Alcohol: 5.4% ABV 4% - 5.4%
Bitterness: 21.9 IBU 18 - 35

Discussion

Herbaljoe

Brewed 2/9/08

2008-02-14 9:56am

I'm slacking, I forgot to add that I brewed this on Feb. 9. OG = 1.053 #45 As of today 2/14/08 the fermentation is pretty much complete. I'll be kegging it this weekend.

Herbaljoe

Kegged 2/16/08

2008-02-18 10:40am

This one turned out really nice. The color is a really dark brown that looks black at first but is definitely brown. Has a really enjoyable and subtle chocolate malt flavor finished with the character of Fuggle hops. The English yeast added an underlying fruityness that really seems to fit the style. It's a nice easy drinking beer that doesn't overwhelm your senses and doesn't have too much alcohol either. Very happy with this batch.

Herbaljoe

1st place!

2008-03-05 6:48pm

This beer took first place in my club-only competition last night 3/4/08 and will be forwarded on to the Nationals. As a relatively new brewer, it was great to get confirmation that one of the beers I was enjoying was actually enjoyed by others and even judged to be a well-brewed example of the style.

Herbaljoe

Brewed again 6/29/08

2008-07-02 12:16am

Yep, brewed it again. Came in a little low on the OG at 1.051. Other than that, looks good. #72

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