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American Porter

224 calories 26.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Calories: 224 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 21st 2016
1.067
1.021
6.1%
45.6
34.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise12 lb Golden Promise 37 3 71.6%
2 lb United Kingdom - Brown2 lb Brown 32 65 11.9%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 6%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.5 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 3%
0.50 lb Belgian - Special B0.5 lb Special B 34 115 3%
0.25 lb American - Black Malt0.25 lb Black Malt 28 500 1.5%
16.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Bravo1 oz Bravo Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 60 min 44.94 33.3%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 1 min 0.28 16.7%
0.50 oz Glacier0.5 oz Glacier Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 1 min 0.34 16.7%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 16.7%
0.50 oz Glacier0.5 oz Glacier Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 0 min 16.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.28 25.1  
Mash volume with grains 7.62 30.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.09 -8.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.68 g | 14.7 qt) 2.76 11.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.61 g | 30.5 qt) 6.7 26.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.04 36.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Took a silver medal in the 2017 MidWinter Homebrew Competition. 2nd place of 34 beers at the table. 39.5 BJCP score.

The brown malt was the key piece that puts this Porter on another level.



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