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Workman's Porter

145 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Brown Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Eric Houghland
Hop Utilization: 76%
Calories: 145 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday February 10th 2025
1.044
1.012
4.1%
24.4
25.9
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale Ale8 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 83.9%
7 oz Simpsons - DRC7 oz DRC 34.7 115 4.6%
7 oz American - Chocolate7 oz Chocolate 29 350 4.6%
7.05 oz United Kingdom - Golden Naked Oats7.05 oz Golden Naked Oats 33 10 4.6%
3.55 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent3.55 oz Black Patent 27 525 2.3%
152.60 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.90 oz East Kent Goldings0.9 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 60 min 15.39 45%
0.75 oz Fuggles0.75 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 7.65 37.5%
0.35 oz East Kent Goldings0.35 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Whirlpool 0 min 1.38 17.5%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 tsp Table Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 tsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Woodland Park, CO
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Strike 160 °F 153 °F 60 min
Vorlauf -- -- 10 min
3 gal Fly Sparge 175 °F 171 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 4.77 19.1  
Mash volume with grains 5.53 22.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.75 g | 15 qt) 3.17 12.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.51 22.1  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.01 -0.1  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.94 31.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ferment for 2 weeks, allow to free rise a few degrees toward the end of fermentation. Closed-transfer to a keg and carbonate to about 10 psi CO2 at 36°F

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