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Building Block Porter

137 calories 13.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Ben Z
Calories: 137 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday September 25th 2015
1.045
1.010
4.6%
27.0
29.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 kg United Kingdom - Golden Promise3 kg Golden Promise 37 3 60%
1.10 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 60L1.1 kg Crystal 60L 34 60 22%
0.50 kg United Kingdom - Chocolate0.5 kg Chocolate 34 425 10%
0.40 kg Flaked Oats0.4 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 8%
5 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 g Phoenix16 g Phoenix Hops Pellet 13.8 Boil 60 min 26.98 100%
16 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale 1028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
16 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
-
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Priming
Method: Honey       Amount: 110 g       CO2 Level: ~2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
44 12 7 5 55 142
Municipal water from Edmonton, AB; filtered with activated charcoal; target numbers given seem to be an average of what's posted @ BF.
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
19.4 L Temperature -- 65 °C 60 min
14 L Temperature -- 65 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.9 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.9 L/kg 14.5
Mash volume with grains 17.8
Grain absorption losses -5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 20.2 L) 18.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.8 L) 27
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume 23
Going into fermentor 23
Total: 32.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is meant to be a basic porter/stout; ready for any flavour additions at any stage. So far: dark roast coffee beans, vanilla beans, or dissolved milk chocolate added during secondary seem to fit well.

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  • Last Updated: 2015-11-08 18:50 UTC