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Brewers Choice Porter

174 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Sloughbrewer
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 19th 2021
1.053
1.012
5.3%
39.5
48.8
4.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 oz Molasses12 oz Molasses 36 80 7.1%
0.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 90L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 7.1%
0.50 lb American - Black Barley0.5 lb Black Barley 27 530 4.8%
0.50 lb Briess - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 25 350 4.8%
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted8 lb Pale 2-Row - Toasted 33 30 76.2%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.20 oz Northern Brewer1.2 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 50 min 36.86 70.6%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 10 min 2.62 29.4%
1.70 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp irish moss Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A15 Independence
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 9.21 psi       Temp: 36 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal All crushed grains Batch Sparge 165 °F 150 °F 30 min
4 gal Batch Sparge 170 °F 158 °F 15 min
Starting Grain Temp: 150 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.27 17.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.03 g | 20.1 qt) 5.05 20.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.69 g | 14.7 qt) 3.64 14.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.06 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.55 g | 26.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
Top off amount 0.02 0.1  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.91 31.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes


Recipe from "The Homebrewers Recipe Guide" called Mr. Hare's Porter --best brew in Philly and put up for Geo. Washington at Mount Vernon. Authors Higgins, Kilgore, and Hertlein.
Now -tweaking with all grains,water and yeast from original sample batchs which were partial mash.

Very smooth easy drinking porter

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  • Last Updated: 2021-06-11 18:59 UTC