Mini-mash of Port-o-storm Brew Session

Brew Session Info

1/19/2015
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

BIAB method. Mash-in 7.25 lbs grain at 50 deg. with 6.8 gal at 157deg. Mash at 152deg. for 60min. Final temp was 152deg. 1/25/15 Had 1" compact yeast trub in primary. Beer was clear, good color. Dry hopped in carboy.

Mash

PH
152 °FC
152 °FC
minutes

Boil

1.046 1.044 (estimated)
6.46 gallons liters 6.46 (gallonsliters estimated)
60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
5 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.46 gallonsliters at 1.046 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.25 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.055.

You were planning on an OG of 1.055 so you are right on track. Nice job!

Fermentation

5.5 gallons liters 5.50 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.055 (1.055 predicted)
1.012 (1.012 predicted)

Conditioning

2/9/2015
10
sucrose
3.8 oz g

Tasting Notes (2)

BeeBrew

Tasted on 3/7/2015 by BeeBrew

Notes:

26 days in bottle. Good carb. 1" tan head, subtle floral aroma. Malt forward taste, some chocolate notes, smooth medium mouthfeel. Balanced minty bitterness lingers at finish with malty-chocolate overtones that stay present.

BeeBrew

Tasted on 2/22/2015 by BeeBrew

Notes:

Notes: Tasted first sample after 13 days in bottle. Good dark golden brown color with tan head. Carbonation a bit on low side. Malty, caramel flavor, chocolate notes with dryer finish and a notable minty hop bitterness from Northern Brewer hops. Cannot detect much aroma from Willamette dry hop.

Comments

  • BeeBrew

    Just bottled this batch and the aroma from the Willamette dry hop was very nice. Sampled the beer left over from bottling and it has real promise! Nicely balanced, malt forward with chocolate notes and a minty hop finish.

    10 years ago
  • BeeBrew

    Just tasted first bottle, dark golden brown with nice light tan head, slight malty aroma. Complex flavor, malt foward, chocolate notes, with sharper finish and notable minty hop character. Overall, a very nice Porter.

    10 years ago

Recipe Facts

Mini-mash of Port-o-storm
American Porter
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.055 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 44.5 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.81 BG:GU
  • 27.9° SRM Color
  • 65% Efficiency
  • 5.6% ABV Alcohol
  • 183 per 12oz Calories
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