Friend of the Highway men - English Porter

An Authentic Homebrew Recipe - by Alfred Estrada

RECIPE INFO

Author: Alfred Estrada - View
Brew Sessions: 0
Source: Homebrew Recipe
Recipe Type: All Grain
Efficiency: 75%
Calories: 285 per 11 fl. oz
Boil Time: 70 Minutes
Batch Size: 8 Gallons
Boil Size: 9.5 Gallons
Total Grains: 25.5 lb
Total Hops: 4 oz
IBU/OG: 0.31
OG: 1.088
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FG: 1.018
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IBUs: 27.43 (tinseth)
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Color: 25.5° SRM / 50.24° EBC
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Alcohol: 9.17%
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FERMENTABLES

fermentable / amount / ppg / l / usage
Maris Otter Pale - UK, 20 lb (78.4%), 38 ppg, 3 L, Mash
Brown Malt - UK, 1 lb (3.9%), 33 ppg, 65 L, Mash
Caramel/Crystal 60 - US, 0.5 lb (2%), 36 ppg, 60 L, Mash
Black Malt - US, 0.5 lb (2%), 28 ppg, 500 L, Mash
Rolled Oats - US, 3 lb (11.8%), 33 ppg, 2 L, Mash
Special B - BE, 0.5 lb (2%), 30 ppg, 180 L, Mash

HOPS

hop / amount / usage / time / AA / IBUs
Willamette, 2 oz (Pellet), Boil, 60 Minutes, 5, 19.42
East Kent Goldings, 1 oz (Pellet), Boil, 5 Minutes, 5.5, 2.13
Willamette, 1 oz (Pellet), Boil, 20 Minutes, 5, 5.88

YEAST

yeast / attenuation
Danstar Nottingham, 80%

OTHER INGREDIENTS

ingredient / amount / name / usage
Coco, 1 lb, Boil, 0 minutes
Juice, 1 gal, Boil, 0 minutes
Gypsum, 0.12 oz, Boil, 0 minutes
Epsom, 0.12 oz, Boil, 0 minutes
CaCl, 0.16 oz, Boil, 0 minutes
NaHCO, 0.19 oz, Boil, 0 minutes

NOTES

mash=152f. ferment at 62 and gradually increase temperature to 70 degrees for the remainder of the of secondary,. add 1lbs of sugar free coco powder 10 minutes to flame out. add 1 gallon of black cherry juice (100% organic, pasteurized) to fermenter as primary is finishing up. 5 points from terminal. allow it to sit for an additional 2 weeks (4 weeks total).. add the black malt to your mash 15 minutes to mash out.. Pitch 2 packets of yeast. allow to sit on yeast cake for 2 weeks before dumping trub

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