Low ABV Chocolate Vanilla Porter - American Porter

RECIPE INFO

by Mickeybeard
Recipe Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 0
Boil Size: 0
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Efficiency: 36%
OG: 1.03
FG: 1.01
ABV: 2.62%
Bitterness: 19.08 (tinseth)
IBU/OG: 0.64
Color: 38.1° SRM
Calories: 2.62 per 330ml
An experiment in cold extraction

FERMENTABLES

% fermentable ppg L usage
30.4% 0 Pale 2-Row - UK 36 2 Mash
30.4% 0 Vienna - UK 35 4 Mash
9.6% 0 Caramel/Crystal 60 - US 36 60 Mash
9.6% 0 Chocolate - UK 34 425 Mash
8% 0 Flaked Oats - US 37 1 Mash
8% 0 Wheat - UK 37 2 Mash
4% 0 Maltodextrin - US 39 0 Late

HOPS

variety type usage time AA IBUs
0 Centennial Pellet Boil 45 Minutes 9.5 19.08

YEAST

yeast attenuation
Mangrove Jack Mangrove Jack - Empire Ale M15 66%

OTHER INGREDIENTS

amount unit name time usage
25 Cacao 0 minutes Secondary
0.5 tbsp Vanilla 0 minutes Secondary
1 each Worfloc 15 minutes Boil

INSTRUCTIONS

Half a Campden tablet was dissolved in 1.5l hot (c.80°c) water, and then water topped up to 6.5l with tap water. Initial temperature was c.20°c Grains were submerged in a bag, bucket was sealed, and left in the fridge for 14hrs. Back was removed and vigorously squeezed. Pre-boil gravity was 1.024. Boiled for 60 mins adding as below, plus whirlfloc at 15 mins Wort was cooled to 20°c and 3g of yeast was rehydrated and pitched. Fermented at 20°c until no sign of activity (4 days) then cacao nibs and vanilla paste added Bottle conditioned aiming for 2.1 volumes