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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.

BJCP Style Guide

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 7556
Robust Porter 3
5 gal 6.2% 43.14 1.066 1.018
All Grain 6928
Dry Dessert Porter
6 gal 6.16% 24.97 1.059 1.012
BIAB 5874
April Porter
5 gal 5.76% 40.18 1.057 1.014
Partial Mash 5706
Orange Cardamom Chocolate Porter
5 gal 7.92% 19.99 1.080 1.020
extract 5544
Dry Porter
5.5 gal 7.2% 21.23 1.066 1.011
All Grain 4822
Black Forest Stout
26.5 L 7.03% 30.67 1.071 1.017
All Grain 3998
2016 Imperial Coffee Porter
5.5 gal 8.93% 52.86 1.088 1.020
All Grain 3975
Ballast Point HW #6 Porter EXT
5.5 gal 7.25% 53.74 1.068 1.013
extract 3774
Bekkalokket
22 L 6.92% 50.49 1.070 1.018
All Grain 3673

Newest American Porter Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
1.5bbl dme porter(coconut)
45 gal 5.56% 43.76 1.056 1.013
All Grain 16
The Patsy
6.5 gal 6.63% 42.2 1.067 1.017
BIAB 7
Kitchen sink porter
5.5 gal 5.28% 40.56 1.053 1.012
All Grain 6
Russian Imperial Stout
5 gal 7.77% 0 1.077 1.018
extract 21
House Porter One
26 L 5.77% 26.31 1.058 1.014
All Grain 15
Mika's Rye Porter
2.5 gal 6.58% 35.46 1.062 1.012
BIAB 34
Holy Buck
310 gal 6.68% 24.79 1.063 1.012
All Grain 27
American Porter BBB
22.7 L 4.81% 35.94 1.051 1.014
All Grain 22
Coppinger Pale Porter 1815
5.5 gal 9.6% 38.24 1.088 1.021
All Grain 26
dark hill porter
10.5 gal 5.73% 17.55 1.058 1.015
All Grain 66

Fermentables Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Chocolate 1,296 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 6% 0% - 54%
US - Pale 2-Row 995 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 68% 5% - 100%
Flaked Oats 711 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 8% 1% - 28%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 693 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 62% 2% - 100%
American - Roasted Barley 516 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 4% 0% - 33%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 506 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 3% 0% - 23%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 486 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 0% - 38%
American - Black Malt 421 American Grain roasted malt 500°L
28 3% 0% - 28%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 373 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 7% 1% - 29%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 356 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 601 7 39% 0% - 100%
East Kent Goldings 557 5 41% 4% - 100%
Fuggles 518 4.5 41% 1% - 100%
Willamette 510 4.5 38% 0% - 100%
Northern Brewer 372 7.8 45% 4% - 100%
Magnum 337 15 48% 6% - 100%
Chinook 270 13 39% 3% - 100%
Columbus 186 15 42% 3% - 100%
Nugget 178 14 43% 8% - 100%
Centennial 170 10 41% 0% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Chocolate 124 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 33% 2% - 100%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 50 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 36% 0% - 80%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 44 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 23% 4% - 100%
American - Roasted Barley 40 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 26% 0% - 100%
American - Black Malt 39 American Grain roasted malt 500°L
28 22% 3% - 56%
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 25 American Grain crystal malt 80°L
33 31% 4% - 100%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 22 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-05 701 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 464 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 151 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 97 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Imperial Yeast - A10 Darkness 78 Imperial Yeast Ale Medium 71% 62°F 72°F
Wyeast - London Ale 1028 69 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST 59 Lallemand Ales Medium High 80% 50°F 72°F
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968 56 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 449 Water Agt Mash 20% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 265 Water Agt Mash 19% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 254 Water Agt Mash 56% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 209 Spice Boil 56% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 199 Water Agt Mash 13% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 145 Water Agt Boil 6% 0% - 44%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 121 Water Agt Mash 20% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 118 Water Agt Mash 63% 0% - 100%
Chalk 118 Water Agt Mash 16% 0% - 100%
Vanilla Bean 65 Spice Primary 56% 0% - 100%

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