Portabean
Robust Porter • Extract • 5.5 gal
turned out great with the vanilla making the beer even smoother.
September 7, 2008 pm 10:03pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5.5 gal)
- 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.
- .25 lbs
Munich Malt
Munich Malt
Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles
- .5 lbs
British Black Patent
British Black Patent
Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.
- .75 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.
- 9 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.
- 1.6 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1 g
vanilla bean - (omitted from calculations)
vanilla bean
- 1 oz
vanilla extract - (omitted from calculations)
vanilla extract
-
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.
Notes
Vanilla Porter made with real vanilla beans and real vanilla bean extract. use 1 vanilla bean sliced open @ 5 minutes of boil. 3 cap fulls (maybe an ounce?) of extract at bottling
Style (BJCP)
Category: 12 - Porter
Subcategory: B - Robust Porter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.067 | 1.048 - 1.065 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.016 | 1.012 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 30.5 SRM | 22 - 35 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.7% ABV | 4.8% - 6.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 30.2 IBU | 25 - 50 |
