All Grain American Porter homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: Maris Otter Pale - UK, Chocolate Malt - US, Munich - Light 10L - US, Flaked Oats - US, Dark Chocolate - US, White Labs California Ale WLP001 Homebrew Yeast, Gypsum, Whirlfloc.
Fermentables
79% - Maris Otter Pale - UK
9
38
3
Mash
9% - Chocolate Malt - US
1
34
350
Mash
4% - Munich - Light 10L - US
0.5
35
10
Mash
5% - Flaked Oats - US
0.625
37
1
Mash
3% - Dark Chocolate - US
0.3
29
420
Late
Hops
No hops in this recipe
Yeast
White Labs California Ale WLP001
75%
Other Stuff
Gypsum
1
tsp
Mash
Whirlfloc
1
each
Boil
Mash Steps
Saccharification Rest
Infusion
150
60 min
Special Instructions
1.Added 1 LB of frozen whole cherries for primary.
2.Rack onto 1 OZ boiled oak cubes for secondary after 8 Days
Bottling Day - Fresh off the tap was a good chocolate / cherry / oak nose. The flavor profile followed that, maybe a little heavy on the oak. Could be the low mash or gypsum added, but the oak felt a little too prominent and flavors a little to sharp & crisp. Going to exclude the gypsum and mash 2 deg higher for the next batch. Poor head retention, adding chocolate at the beginning of boil next time. Overall a pretty enjoyable porter for my first batch, no off flavors just need to develop the recipe. I have bottled a few for aging both in the keezer and out, hope to see how the flavors mellow over the next few months
One of my favorite beers yet. Great flavor, and still young. hope to see additional melding of flavors throughout the next few months. Going to bottle a few when carbonation is dialed in to store.
Possibly a bit thin, might try a 151 - 152 mash next time with the Chico yeast.
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