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Kriegster's Steam Porter

Kriegster's Steam Porter

Baltic Porter • All Grain • 10 gal

Kriegster

Batch 2 with the California Common Yeast. Wanted something dark and the yeast description lead me to a Porter.

October 23, 2009 pm 04:34pm

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain10 gal)

  • 17 lbs 2-Row Brewers Malt; Briess

    2-Row Brewers Malt; Briess

    Mild malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Base malt for all beer styles • Smoother, less grainy flavor than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slightly higher yield than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slight lower protein than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 1 lbs Belgian Chocolate Malt

    Belgian Chocolate Malt

    Adds a nutty flavor, Brown Ales

  • 1 lbs American Black Patent

    American Black Patent

    Provides color and sharp flavor in stouts and porters.

  • 2 lbs Caramel Malt 120L (Organic); Breiss

    Caramel Malt 120L (Organic); Breiss

    USDA Organic, 100% Organic. Pronounced caramel, burnt sugar, raisiny, prunes flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • In contrast to Brewers Malt, glassiness is a distinguishing characteristic of Caramel Malt. The glassy endosperm creates the desirable non-fermentable components giving true Caramel Malt the ability to contribute body (mouthfeel), foam, foam retention, and extended beer stability, while contributing color and unique caramel flavor. • 20Row Caramel Malt 120L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts deep red color. • Use 3-15% in Amber and Red beers. • Use 10-15% in Bock beers. • Use 7-15% in Dark beers. • Use 10-15% in Porter and Stout. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • .75 lbs Molasses

    Molasses

    Imparts strong sweet flavor. Use in stouts and porters.

  • 2 lbs Dark Brown Sugar

    Dark Brown Sugar

    Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.

  • 3.2 oz Willamette - 4.9 AA% pellets; boiled 90 min

    Willamette

    This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy

  • 1 oz Amarillo® - 8.4 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • Wyeast 2112 California Lager™

    Wyeast 2112 California Lager™

    Particularly suited for producing 19th century-style West Coast beers. Retains lager characteristics at temperatures up to 65F, and produces malty, brilliantly-clear beers.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 12 - Porter

Subcategory: C - Baltic Porter

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.070 1.060 - 1.090
Terminal Gravity: 1.018 1.016 - 1.024
Color: 32.4 SRM 17 - 30
Alcohol: 6.8% ABV 5.5% - 9.5%
Bitterness: 44.3 IBU 20 - 40

Discussion

Kriegster

Big Porter - Great flavor- Hops not to overpowering

2009-11-08 11:00pm

Modeled recipe from Dave Line book. Asked for 4Z of Wil. but given the IBU cut it back to 3.2. Final beer is not overpowering in the biterness. In fact it is nice a smooth and balances the sweetness. Great beer.

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