Classic Style Smoked Beer Recipe - Smokey the Manbearpig

Recipe Info

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Smokey the Manbearpig

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All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
The Smoked version of Big Wood Porter.

Fermentables

68% - Maris Otter Pale - UK
8
38
3
Mash
13% - Oak Smoked pale wheat
1.5
40
3
Mash
6% - Caramel/Crystal 60 - US
0.75
36
60
Mash
4% - Chocolate Malt - US
0.5
34
375
Mash
4% - Carapils - Dextrine Malt - US
0.5
33
1
Mash
4% - Pale Chocolate - UK
0.5
32
200
Mash

Hops

Nugget
0.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
12.3
20.2
Tettnang
0.5
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
4.4
3.6

Yeast

Fermentis Safale US-05
81%

Other Stuff

Bourbon
12
floz
Secondary
Medium toast oak cubes
1.5
oz
Secondary
Vanilla Bean
2
each
Secondary

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
154
60 min
Batch sparge
Infusion
170
5 min

Special Instructions

1.
Soak oak cubes and diced vanilla beans in Bourbon 1 week
2.
Add drunken cubes and beans to secondary one more week
3.
Bottle with 3.33 oz. corn sugar
4.
Age 4 weeks minimum
5.
Use Makers Mark Bourbon if possible
6.
Fawcett English pale chocolate malt from Northern Brewer 180-250L
7.
Dark chocolate malt was Simpsons English chocolate 375-450L
8.
Original oak amount was 2 oz. This recipe modified because of judges comments

Tasting Notes (1)

Brewdog333

Tasted on 3/3/2020 by Brewdog333

Notes:

3rd in State Fair competition 2020. ------ Vanilla beans and toasted oak were soaked in Maker's Mark Bourbon to extract the flavors. Oak smoked wheat was used for a subtle smoky flavor. This Porter was aged 2 months for additional smoothness.

Recipe Facts

Smokey the Manbearpig
Classic Style Smoked Beer
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.066 OG
  • 1.013 FG
  • 23.8 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.36 BG:GU
  • 28.6° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 6.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 222 per 12oz Calories
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