English Porter Recipe - The Dogs Bollocks Brown Porter

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The Dogs Bollocks Brown Porter

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Extract
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
65 min
75%
A lighter-side of porter that is quintessentially English due to its Maris Otter base. Based on the Northern Brewer "Mutts Nuts" recipe.

Fermentables

69% - Maris Otter - Extract
6
36
5
Extract
17% - Brown Malt - UK
1.5
33
65
Steep
6% - Pale Chocolate - UK
0.5
32
200
Steep
9% - Crystal 50L - UK
0.75
34
50
Steep

Hops

Fuggles
0.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
4.8
8.9
Fuggles
0.5
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
4.8
3.2

Yeast

Fermentis Safale S-04
75%

Other Stuff

Whirlfloc (irish moss tablet form) 15 min
1
each
Boil
Yeast Nutrient
1
tsp
Boil

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Steep grains for 30 mins, using 2 grain bags (1lb each) starting @ 160F in 2 gallons.
2.
Add yeast nutrient @ 10 mins prior to flameout.
3.
Ferment for minimum of 2 weeks, then cold crash for 2 days before bottling.

Tasting Notes (1)

Apprentice-Brewer-US-GA

Tasted on 3/31/2016 by Apprentice-Brewer-US-GA

Notes:

From fermenter. Nice clean, dry flavor. Slightly nutty (nice). On the light side, but not sweet, which is surprising given that the OG was low and the FG high.

Recipe Facts

The Dogs Bollocks Brown Porter
English Porter
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 65  min Boil Time
  • 1.052 OG
  • 1.013 FG
  • 26.1 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.50 BG:GU
  • 23.1° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.1% ABV Alcohol
  • 175 per 12oz Calories
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English Porter

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.040-1.052 / Your OG: 1.052
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.008-1.014 / Your FG: 1.013
IBU 0
120
IBU: 18-35 / Your IBU: 12
SRM 0
40
SRM: 20-30 / Your SRM: 23.1
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4-5.4 / Your ABV: 5.1
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.35-0.87 / Your BG:GU: 0.23

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