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Brewers Choice Porter

Method: All Grain
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Sloughbrewer
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday April 19th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.053

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

39.5

SRM (morey):

48.8

Mash pH

4.5

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
12 oz	Molasses12 oz Molasses	36	80	7.1%
0.75 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 90L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 90L	33	90	7.1%
0.50 lb	American - Black Barley0.5 lb Black Barley	27	530	4.8%
0.50 lb	Briess - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate	25	350	4.8%
8 lb	American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted8 lb Pale 2-Row - Toasted	33	30	76.2%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.20 oz	Northern Brewer1.2 oz Northern Brewer Hops	Pellet	7.8	Boil	50 min	36.86	70.6%
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Whirlpool	10 min	2.62	29.4%
1.70 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1.20 oz	Northern Brewer (Pellet)	36.86	70.6%
0.50 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	2.62	29.4%
1.70 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4 gal	All crushed grains	Batch Sparge	165 °F	150 °F	30 min
4 gal		Batch Sparge	170 °F	158 °F	15 min
Starting Grain Temp: 150 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 tsp	irish moss		Fining	Boil	5 min.

Yeast

Imperial Yeast - A15 Independence

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	72%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	62 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 9.21 psi Temp: 36 °F CO₂ Level: 2.4 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	5	35	60	50	265
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Notes

Recipe from "The Homebrewers Recipe Guide" called Mr. Hare's Porter --best brew in Philly and put up for Geo. Washington at Mount Vernon. Authors Higgins, Kilgore, and Hertlein.
Now -tweaking with all grains,water and yeast from original sample batchs which were partial mash.

Very smooth easy drinking porter

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Last Updated: 2021-06-11 18:59 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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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