Juniper Porter (half batch)

Method: Partial Mash
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.75 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.25 gallons
Efficiency: 55% (ending kettle)
Source: American Homebrewers Association
Hop Utilization: 97.6909%
Calories: 195 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/organic-juniper-porter/

Created: Tuesday October 26th 2021

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
6.25 lb	Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row6.25 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	37	1.8	76.2195%
0.75 lb	German - CaraMunich II0.75 lb CaraMunich II	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	34	46	9.14634%
0.60 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.6 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	34	60	7.31707%
0.60 lb	Muntons - Chocolate Malt0.6 lb Chocolate Malt	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	30.8	350	7.31707%
8.20 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

6.25 lb

Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row

$ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00

1.8

76.2195%

0.75 lb

German - CaraMunich II

$ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00

9.14634%

0.60 lb

American - Caramel / Crystal 60L

$ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00

7.31707%

0.60 lb

Muntons - Chocolate Malt

$ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00

30.8

350

7.31707%

8.20 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.25 oz	Hallertau Tradition (Germany)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	5	Boil	60 min	8.43665	21.7%
0.40 oz	Galena0.4 oz Galena Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	13	Boil	60 min	35.0965	34.8%
0.50 oz	Hallertau Tradition (Germany)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	5	Boil	0 min		43.5%
1.15 oz / $ 0.00

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

0.25 oz

Hallertau Tradition (Germany)

$ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00

Pellet

Boil

60 min

8.43665

21.7%

0.40 oz

Galena

$ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00

Pellet

Boil

60 min

35.0965

34.8%

0.50 oz

Hallertau Tradition (Germany)

$ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00

Pellet

Boil

0 min

43.5%

1.15 oz / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Hallertau Tradition (Germany) (Pellet)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	8.43665	65.2%
0.40 oz	Galena (Pellet)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	35.0965	34.8%
1.15 oz / $ 0.00

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.50 oz	Juniper berries	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Flavor	Boil	--
0.50 each	Whirlfloc tablet	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Fining	Boil	--
7.20 g	Chalk	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.40 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Epsom Salt	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.80 g	Gypsum	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.20 g	Salt	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.60 g	Baking Soda	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4.50 ml	Lactic acid	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Amount

Name

Cost

Type

Use

Time

0.50 oz

Juniper berries

$ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00

Flavor

Boil

0.50 each

Whirlfloc tablet

$ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00

Fining

Boil

7.20 g

Chalk

$ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

0.40 g

Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)

$ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

1 g

Epsom Salt

$ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

0.80 g

Gypsum

$ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

1.20 g

Salt

$ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

0.60 g

Baking Soda

$ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

4.50 ml

Lactic acid

$ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	100	35	60	50	265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Ca⁺²

Mg⁺²

Na⁺

Cl^-

SO₄^-2

HCO₃^-

100

265

Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.4 gal		Strike	161 °F	152 °F	60 min
1 gal		Sparge	175 °F	--	--

Amount

Description

Type

Start Temp

Target Temp

Time

3.4 gal

Strike

161 °F

152 °F

60 min

1 gal

Sparge

175 °F

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Water added to kettle	4.53	18.1
Mash volume with grains	5.18	20.7
Grain absorption losses (steep / mash)	-1.03	-4.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.29 g \| 17.2 qt)	3.25	13
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.04	-0.2
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 1.71 g \| 6.8 qt)	2.75	11
Estimated amount in fermentor	2.75	11
Total:	4.53	18.1
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

Water added to kettle

4.53

18.1

Mash volume with grains

5.18

20.7

Grain absorption losses (steep / mash)

-1.03

-4.1

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.29 g | 17.2 qt)

3.25

Boil off losses

-1.5

-6

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-0.04

-0.2

Post boil volume (equipment estimates 1.71 g | 6.8 qt)

2.75

Estimated amount in fermentor

2.75

Total:

4.53

18.1

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	Temp	Updated	Comment
10/30/2021 7:11 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Other				10/30/2021 7:12 PM over 3 years ago	Changed water chemistry because did not have one of them. Used Pink Himalayan salt for NaCl
10/30/2021 7:22 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Other				10/30/2021 7:23 PM over 3 years ago	Added three handfuls of rice hulls to grains in mash tun
10/30/2021 7:51 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Other				10/30/2021 7:53 PM over 3 years ago	Need to check and prep pump before dough in. Took me 30 min to get strike water heating and then check and rinse pump and assemble hoses
10/30/2021 8:40 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Mash Complete				10/30/2021 8:40 PM over 3 years ago	Since so late with pump, mashed an additional 15 min for 75 min total with pump running for 45 min
10/30/2021 9:00 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Pre-Boil Gravity	1.044	4.2 Gallons		1/23/2022 8:50 PM over 2 years ago	guessing at the volume - started with 3.4 gal strike water and sparked with 1.0 gal (11.8 BrixWRI)
10/30/2021 9:01 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Sample	1.048			11/3/2021 3:15 AM over 3 years ago	Pre-boil refractometer reading 11.8 BrixWRI
10/30/2021 10:27 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Boil Complete	1.057	2.75 Gallons		11/3/2021 3:15 AM over 3 years ago	Turned on pump about 5 minutes after flame out to circulate. Should/Could have done it right after flame out. Very difficult to read refractometer without sunlight. Have no idea how to measure volume when kettle markings do not go low enough for me, so adding expected volume.
10/30/2021 10:28 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Sample	14.0 °P			10/30/2021 10:29 PM over 3 years ago	Very difficult to read without sunlight
10/30/2021 11:08 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Other				10/30/2021 11:11 PM over 3 years ago	First time using submersible pump and ice water in cooler to cool down wort through SS chiller coil. Breaded fir dinner after boil ended so left it for ~45min. It had dropped to 156F. Started chiller pump and it reached 68F in XX min. Ice water was 48F. Only used a 10 lbs bag.
10/31/2021 12:34 AM over 3 years ago	+1	Sample	13.5 °P			10/31/2021 12:35 AM over 3 years ago	Sample of what was in tubing after transfer. Had some trub. Hard to read without sunlight. Expect when put in Tilt it will say 1.050
10/31/2021 12:35 AM over 3 years ago	+1	Brew Day Complete	1.051	2.4 Gallons		1/23/2022 8:50 PM over 2 years ago	complete guess on volume - 13.5 BrixWRI but difficult to read w/o natural sunlight
10/31/2021 12:39 AM over 3 years ago	+1	Other				10/31/2021 12:40 AM over 3 years ago	Pitched 5.40g yeast. Tried to put in 5ml clarity Fermilab but ended up with 7ml.
10/31/2021 12:43 AM over 3 years ago	+1	Other				10/31/2021 12:44 AM over 3 years ago	A lot of star San foam when I pitched. So swirled wort a little to try to get yeast in wort.I hope star san does not kill yeast
10/31/2021 12:46 AM over 3 years ago	+1	Sample	1.047		63 °F	1/23/2022 8:50 PM over 2 years ago	First Tilt reading - have found Tilt to be 2-3 GP low so this is likely 1.050 which is very close to corrected refractometer value (1.051)
11/7/2021 9:26 PM over 3 years ago	+8	Fermentation Complete	1.016	2.75 Gallons	68 °F	11/14/2021 9:29 PM over 2 years ago	Tilt read 1.014 for a very long time so finally racked. After testing Tilt, found it to be 2-3 GP low, so expect real FG was 1.016. Since not all would fit in available kegs, decided to allow remaining (1 gal. or less) to continue fermenting.
12/27/2021 5:58 PM over 2 years ago	+58	Other				12/27/2021 5:58 PM over 2 years ago	Finally realized just as making the next batch that I put too many hops in. If try again, dial back the hops a bit. Too citrusy.
1/10/2022 7:47 PM over 2 years ago	+72	Tasting Note				1/10/2022 7:47 PM over 2 years ago	Probably too much hops which gave it a more citrus flavor, although very slight.

Date

Days

Event

Gravity

Volume

Temp

Updated

Comment

10/30/2021 7:11 PM
over 3 years ago

Other

10/30/2021 7:12 PM
over 3 years ago

Changed water chemistry because did not have one of them. Used Pink Himalayan salt for NaCl

10/30/2021 7:22 PM
over 3 years ago

Other

10/30/2021 7:23 PM
over 3 years ago

Added three handfuls of rice hulls to grains in mash tun

10/30/2021 7:51 PM
over 3 years ago

Other

10/30/2021 7:53 PM
over 3 years ago

Need to check and prep pump before dough in. Took me 30 min to get strike water heating and then check and rinse pump and assemble hoses

10/30/2021 8:40 PM
over 3 years ago

Mash Complete

10/30/2021 8:40 PM
over 3 years ago

Since so late with pump, mashed an additional 15 min for 75 min total with pump running for 45 min

10/30/2021 9:00 PM
over 3 years ago

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.044

4.2 Gallons

1/23/2022 8:50 PM
over 2 years ago

guessing at the volume - started with 3.4 gal strike water and sparked with 1.0 gal (11.8 BrixWRI)

10/30/2021 9:01 PM
over 3 years ago

Sample

1.048

11/3/2021 3:15 AM
over 3 years ago

Pre-boil refractometer reading 11.8 BrixWRI

10/30/2021 10:27 PM
over 3 years ago

Boil Complete

1.057

2.75 Gallons

11/3/2021 3:15 AM
over 3 years ago

Turned on pump about 5 minutes after flame out to circulate. Should/Could have done it right after flame out. Very difficult to read refractometer without sunlight. Have no idea how to measure volume when kettle markings do not go low enough for me, so adding expected volume.

10/30/2021 10:28 PM
over 3 years ago

Sample

14.0 °P

10/30/2021 10:29 PM
over 3 years ago

Very difficult to read without sunlight

10/30/2021 11:08 PM
over 3 years ago

Other

10/30/2021 11:11 PM
over 3 years ago

First time using submersible pump and ice water in cooler to cool down wort through SS chiller coil. Breaded fir dinner after boil ended so left it for ~45min. It had dropped to 156F. Started chiller pump and it reached 68F in XX min. Ice water was 48F. Only used a 10 lbs bag.

10/31/2021 12:34 AM
over 3 years ago

Sample

13.5 °P

10/31/2021 12:35 AM
over 3 years ago

Sample of what was in tubing after transfer. Had some trub. Hard to read without sunlight. Expect when put in Tilt it will say 1.050

10/31/2021 12:35 AM
over 3 years ago

Brew Day Complete

1.051

2.4 Gallons

1/23/2022 8:50 PM
over 2 years ago

complete guess on volume - 13.5 BrixWRI but difficult to read w/o natural sunlight

10/31/2021 12:39 AM
over 3 years ago

Other

10/31/2021 12:40 AM
over 3 years ago

Pitched 5.40g yeast. Tried to put in 5ml clarity Fermilab but ended up with 7ml.

10/31/2021 12:43 AM
over 3 years ago

Other

10/31/2021 12:44 AM
over 3 years ago

A lot of star San foam when I pitched. So swirled wort a little to try to get yeast in wort.I hope star san does not kill yeast

10/31/2021 12:46 AM
over 3 years ago

Sample

1.047

63 °F

1/23/2022 8:50 PM
over 2 years ago

First Tilt reading - have found Tilt to be 2-3 GP low so this is likely 1.050 which is very close to corrected refractometer value (1.051)

11/7/2021 9:26 PM
over 3 years ago

Fermentation Complete

1.016

2.75 Gallons

68 °F

11/14/2021 9:29 PM
over 2 years ago

Tilt read 1.014 for a very long time so finally racked. After testing Tilt, found it to be 2-3 GP low, so expect real FG was 1.016. Since not all would fit in available kegs, decided to allow remaining (1 gal. or less) to continue fermenting.

12/27/2021 5:58 PM
over 2 years ago

+58

Other

12/27/2021 5:58 PM
over 2 years ago

Finally realized just as making the next batch that I put too many hops in. If try again, dial back the hops a bit. Too citrusy.

1/10/2022 7:47 PM
over 2 years ago

+72

Tasting Note

1/10/2022 7:47 PM
over 2 years ago

Probably too much hops which gave it a more citrus flavor, although very slight.

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