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Smoked Bacon Porter

Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty Smoked Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday January 21st 2021

Original Gravity:

1.050

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

5.1%

IBU (tinseth):

16.0

SRM (morey):

27.1

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentation History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
5 lb	US - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	45.7%
4.20 lb	Briess - Mesquite Smoked Malt4.2 lb Mesquite Smoked Malt	37	5	38.4%
1 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	9.1%
0.50 lb	American - Chocolate0.5 lb American - Chocolate	29	350	4.6%
4 oz	United Kingdom - Black Patent4 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent	27	525	2.3%
10.95 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops	Leaf/Whole	4.5	Boil	60 min	15.03	66.7%
0.25 oz	East Kent Goldings0.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	5 min	1.01	16.7%
0.25 oz	East Kent Goldings0.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	0 min		16.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Fuggles (Leaf/Whole)	15.03	66.7%
0.50 oz	East Kent Goldings (Pellet)	1.01	33.4%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.61 gal	Strike	162 °F	152 °F	60 min
4.82 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc		Fining	Boil	15 min.
15 ml	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 10.23 psi Temp: 36 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Reverse Osmosis

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Ferment at 68 degrees. Once fermentation has stopped, fry bacon and cut off as much fat as possible. Add 8 oz bacon to sterilized growler. "Dry pork" the growler for 5-7 days, add table salt to taste,
strain out the bacon and fat, add back to beer.

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Last Updated: 2021-01-21 14:38 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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