Baltic Porter Recipe - Bourbon Double Barrel Porter

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Bourbon Double Barrel Porter

by on
All Grain + Extract
6 Gallon(s)
8 Gallon(s)
90 min
72%
porter kit, but want to add LME

Fermentables

58% - Maris Otter Pale - UK
9.5
38
3
Mash
6% - Pale Wheat - DE
1
36
2
Mash
6% - Chocolate - UK
1
34
425
Mash
3% - Black Malt - UK
0.5
28
500
Mash
3% - Dark Crystal 80L - UK
0.5
33
80
Mash
24% - Liquid Malt Extract - Light - US
4
35
4
Extract

Hops

Chinook
1
Pellet
Boil
65 min(s)
11.2
27.9
Goldings
0.75
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
4.6
4.2
Goldings
0.25
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
4.6
1.0

Yeast

White Labs English Ale WLP002
72%

Other Stuff

toasted American oak cubes
2
oz
Secondary
Bourbon
16
oz
Secondary
Irish Moss
1
tsp
Boil
Yeast Nutrient
0.5
tsp
Boil

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
156
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Double yeast starter. O2 X ~40 sec. Actual OG = 1.077
2.
LME was Maris Otter. Lost in back of fridge for months; had to use it somewhere.
3.
Vorlauf and sparge did not go well (damned false bottom!). Batch sparge with partial fly sparge.

Tasting Notes (1)

markvorlauf

Tasted on 6/5/2016 by markvorlauf

Notes:

Wow, this came out to be 8.5% ABV after 16 oz of E.W. bourbon and toasted oak cubes were added. At first, it was heavy on the bourbon aroma and flavor. Still quite drinkable for an 8.5% beer (if you like bourbon). Now, after an additional month of bottle aging, it tastes much better. More like good porter, less like bourbon. Now more oak notes coming through. Still strong ETOH. Next time: less ABV and half or no bourbon added (? just soaked oak cubes), little more hops, less LME or maybe all grain, and swap pale chocolate for chocolate malt + swap crystal/caramel 80 for 120.

Recipe Facts

Bourbon Double Barrel Porter
Baltic Porter
  • 6.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 8.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.079 OG
  • 1.022 FG
  • 33.1 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.42 BG:GU
  • 42.1° SRM Color
  • 72% Efficiency
  • 7.3% ABV Alcohol
  • 272 per 12oz Calories
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