Mothman Bourbon Porter
Wood-Aged Beer • Extract • 5 gal
Soak oak chips in the bourbon and add to secondary fermenter.
November 18, 2008 pm 10:18pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .5 lbs
American Black Patent
American Black Patent
Provides color and sharp flavor in stouts and porters.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- .5 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- 6 lbs
Dark; John Bull
Dark; John Bull
Colored using roasted malt to give a rich mocha flavor and aroma bringing individuality to mild, porter, and stout brews.
- 1 oz
Goldings - 5.7 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Goldings
Mild. Slightly flowery.
- 1 oz
Glacier - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Glacier
An excellent new variety with balanced bittering properties combined with a good aroma profile.
- 4 oz
Oak Chips - (omitted from calculations)
Oak Chips
- 5 oz
Bourbon - (omitted from calculations)
Bourbon
-
Munton-Fison Active Brewing Yeast
Munton-Fison Active Brewing Yeast
Some fruity esters, attenuative, fair to good reputation.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 22 - Smoke-Flavored/Wood-Aged Beer
Subcategory: C - Wood-Aged Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.049 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 64.0 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.2% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 23.1 IBU | 0 - 100 |
Discussion
Excellent
2010-08-13 9:19pm
This is by far the best brew I have made to date. There is a suttle hint of the bourban and has a full flavor. I will defiantely brew this again and again.
