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Fall Porter

Fall Porter

Brown Porter • Extract • 5 gal

Ollie the Mad Brewer

A balanced, slightly smoky porter (use smoked peat) for getting through the harvest this autumn.

September 10, 2001 pm 12:30pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 1/2 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.

  • 1/4 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.

  • 1/8 lbs British Black Patent

    British Black Patent

    Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.

  • 1/4 lbs Belgian Special B

    Belgian Special B

  • 1/8 lbs German Smoked

    German Smoked

    Earthy, rich smoke flavor

  • 6 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.

  • 1/4 lbs Barley Flaked

    Barley Flaked

    Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.

  • 1 oz East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 1/2 oz East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 1/2 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 1 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 Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • 3 tsp BrewTek Superfood - (omitted from calculations)

    BrewTek Superfood

  • Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™

    Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™

    Highly flocculant top-fermenting strain with rich, malty character and balanced fruitiness. This strain is so flocculant that additional aeration and agitation is needed. An excellent strain for cask-conditioned ales.

Notes

Steep grains in 3 qts 160 deg water for 45 minutes. Sparge with 3 more qts 160 deg water into kettle and top up to 6 gallons. Boil for 80 minutes. For best results make a 1 qt starter of yeast and oxygenate your wort before pitching. Primary ferment for 4 - 7 days. Secondary for 6 - 14 days. Prime with 3/4 cup corn sugar at bottling.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 12 - Porter

Subcategory: A - Brown Porter

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.048 1.040 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.009 1.008 - 1.014
Color: 22.4 SRM 20 - 30
Alcohol: 5.1% ABV 4% - 5.4%
Bitterness: 30.3 IBU 18 - 35

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