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American Porter and Stout - American Porter


A substantial, malty dark beer with a complex and flavorful dark malt character.

Flavor Profile: Moderately strong malt flavor usually features a lightly burnt malt character (and sometimes chocolate and/or coffee flavors) with a bit of grainy, dark malt dryness in the finish. Overall flavor may finish from dry to medium-sweet. May have a sharp chara

Ingredients: May contain several malts, prominently dark malts, which often include black malt (chocolate malt is also often used). American hops typically used for bittering, but US or UK finishing hops can be used; a clashing citrus quality is generally undesirable.

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Top 10 American Porter Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Maple Oatmeal Stout
5.5 gal 5.11% 31.79 1.051 1.012
All Grain 7395
Robust Porter 3
5 gal 6.2% 43.14 1.066 1.018
All Grain 6730
Chocolate + Vanilla Porter
6 gal 5.92% 24.94 1.057 1.012
BIAB 5603
April Porter
5 gal 5.76% 40.18 1.057 1.014
Partial Mash 5553
Orange Cardamom Chocolate Porter
5 gal 7.92% 19.99 1.080 1.020
extract 5408
Dry Porter
5.5 gal 7.2% 21.23 1.066 1.011
All Grain 4662
Black Forest Stout
26.5 L 7.03% 30.67 1.071 1.017
All Grain 3847
2016 Imperial Coffee Porter
5.5 gal 8.93% 52.86 1.088 1.020
All Grain 3839
Ballast Point HW #6 Porter EXT
5.5 gal 7.25% 53.74 1.068 1.013
extract 3664
Bekkalokket
22 L 6.92% 50.49 1.070 1.018
All Grain 3577

Newest American Porter Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
House Porter
3 gal 5.68% 26.62 1.055 1.012
All Grain 9
Stout 2026
5.5 gal 5.62% 41.42 1.055 1.012
BIAB 11
Black Butte Porter(mod) 1/26
5.5 gal 5.32% 32.86 1.058 1.017
extract 13
sweet portato
21 L 5.93% 13.18 1.056 1.011
All Grain 23
Smoked Porter
5 gal 5.99% 40.18 1.061 1.015
All Grain 46
Old Man Winter Stout
5.5 gal 4.44% 17.78 1.047 1.013
All Grain 27
PRUEBA PORTER
20 L 5.13% 14.85 1.051 1.012
All Grain 53
Imperial Stout v.5
25 L 7.71% 0 1.078 1.020
All Grain 29
Whiteoak Canyon Porter
5.5 gal 6.03% 24.78 1.057 1.011
extract 92
Classic Porter
5.5 gal 5.22099% 0 1.053 1.013
All Grain 25

Fermentables Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Chocolate 1,281 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 6% 0% - 54%
US - Pale 2-Row 993 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 68% 5% - 100%
Flaked Oats 699 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 8% 1% - 28%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 681 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 62% 2% - 100%
American - Roasted Barley 505 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 4% 0% - 33%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 504 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 3% 0% - 23%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 478 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 0% - 38%
American - Black Malt 420 American Grain roasted malt 500°L
28 3% 0% - 28%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 370 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 7% 1% - 29%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 350 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 6% 0% - 33%

Hops Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Cascade 588 7 39% 0% - 100%
East Kent Goldings 549 5 41% 4% - 100%
Fuggles 512 4.5 41% 1% - 100%
Willamette 499 4.5 38% 1% - 100%
Northern Brewer 364 7.8 45% 4% - 100%
Magnum 334 15 48% 6% - 100%
Chinook 269 13 39% 3% - 100%
Columbus 183 15 43% 3% - 100%
Nugget 173 14 43% 8% - 100%
Centennial 165 10 40% 0% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Chocolate 123 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 33% 2% - 100%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 49 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 37% 0% - 80%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 44 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 23% 4% - 100%
American - Black Malt 39 American Grain roasted malt 500°L
28 22% 3% - 56%
American - Roasted Barley 39 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 27% 0% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 38 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 31% 4% - 80%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 32 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 32% 3% - 67%
United Kingdom - Chocolate 27 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 425°L
34 31% 4% - 50%
American - Caramel / Crystal 80L 24 American Grain crystal malt 80°L
33 31% 4% - 100%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 20 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 21% 8% - 50%

Yeasts Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 683 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 452 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 149 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056 137 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002 97 White Labs Ale Medium Very High 66.5% 65°F 68°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 96 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Imperial Yeast - A10 Darkness 76 Imperial Yeast Ale Medium 71% 62°F 72°F
Wyeast - London Ale 1028 68 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
Wyeast - British Ale 1098 55 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-High 74% 64°F 72°F
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968 55 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Very High 69% 64°F 72°F

Other Ingredients Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 431 Water Agt Mash 20% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 252 Water Agt Mash 19% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 246 Water Agt Boil 57% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 205 Fining Boil 56% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 189 Water Agt Mash 13% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 137 Water Agt Mash 6% 0% - 44%
Chalk 115 Water Agt Mash 16% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 114 Water Agt Mash 63% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 113 Water Agt Mash 21% 0% - 100%
Vanilla Bean 64 Spice Primary 56% 0% - 100%

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