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Robust Porter

Specifics

Style:

Category:	Porter
Number:	12B

A substantial, malty dark ale with a complex and flavorful roasty character.

Commercial Examples: Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Meantime London Porter, Anchor Porter, Smuttynose Robust Porter, Sierra Nevada Porter, Deschutes Black Butte Porter, Boulevard Bully! Porter, Rogue Mocha Porter, Avery New World Porter, Bell’s Porter, Great Divide Saint Bridget’s Porter.

Brew Date:

October 19, 2009

Tap Date:

November 09, 2009

Yield:

6 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

41.8/82.3

Bitterness:

32.7 IBU

Conditioning:

Keg

Batch No:	10-9
OG:	1.057
Status:	On Tap

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Hit OG exactly this time. Lots of hops in cooled wort and some made it into the fermenter. Realized the pickup tube was probably lower than it need to be. Raised it up for future brews.

Recipe

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Enter desired final yield (volume):		gallons

Grains

7.00 pounds

Pale Malt (2 Row) US

54.9% of grist

2.00 pounds

Munich Malt

15.7% of grist

1.25 pounds

Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L

9.8% of grist

1.25 pounds

Maris Otter

9.8% of grist

0.75 pounds

Chocolate Malt

5.9% of grist

0.50 pounds

Black (Patent) Malt

3.9% of grist

12.75 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	6 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	7.8 gallons	6 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 1.5 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	12.8 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	2.7 gallons
Total Water Needed:	11.5 gallons	7.8 gallons (runoff) + 2.7 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	4.2 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	7.2 gallons	11.5 gallons (total water) – 4.2 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Miscellaneous Ingredients (Non-Fermentable)

1.09

Wort Chiller @ 25 minutes

1.2

Whirlfloc Tablet @ 20 minutes

Hops

1.25 ounces

Fuggles
5.00% @ 90 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

6.3 AAUs

0.50 ounces

Fuggles
5.00% @ 20 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

2.5 AAUs

0.50 ounces

Goldings, East Kent
5.00% @ 20 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

2.5 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Goldings, East Kent
5.00% @ 5 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

5 AAUs

0.75 ounces

Goldings, East Kent
5.00% @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

3.8 AAUs

4.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

20 AAUs

Yeast

Wyeast Belgian Ale 1214 — Liquid — 3 packs

Wyeast Belgian Ale 1214 — Liquid — 3 packs

Mash

Mash Type:	Infusion

Step	Description	Temp.	Time
Mash In		153° F	60 min.
Mash Out		168° F	10 min.

Fermentation

Primary:	7 days @ 67° F
Secondary:	7 days @ 67° F
Age:	28 days @ 52° F

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