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Portabean

Portabean

Robust Porter • Extract • 5.5 gal

Paul

turned out great with the vanilla making the beer even smoother.

September 7, 2008 pm 10:03pm

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Ingredients (Extract5.5 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

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