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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 7744
Robust Porter 3
5 gal 6.2% 43.14 1.066 1.018
All Grain 7147
Dry Dessert Porter
6 gal 6.16% 24.97 1.059 1.012
BIAB 6175
April Porter
5 gal 5.76% 40.18 1.057 1.014
Partial Mash 5814
Orange Cardamom Chocolate Porter
5 gal 7.92% 19.99 1.080 1.020
extract 5666
Dry Porter
5.5 gal 7.2% 21.23 1.066 1.011
All Grain 4987
Black Forest Stout
26.5 L 7.03% 30.67 1.071 1.017
All Grain 4143
2016 Imperial Coffee Porter
5.5 gal 8.93% 52.86 1.088 1.020
All Grain 4127
Ballast Point HW #6 Porter EXT
5.5 gal 7.25% 53.74 1.068 1.013
extract 3883
Bekkalokket
22 L 6.92% 50.49 1.070 1.018
All Grain 3803

Newest American Porter Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
American Porter
5.5 gal 6.19% 24.98 1.060 1.013
extract 20
Porter for Blending
6 gal 6.93% 0 1.070 1.018
All Grain 19
Porter Beer
1050 L 5.47% 24.23 1.054 1.013
All Grain 54
Porter Beer
1050 L 5.47% 25.02 1.054 1.013
All Grain 59
112 AG Porter_Maltose Falcon Recipe_102426
5.5 gal 6.72% 0 1.068 1.017
All Grain 63
kbs
19.5 L 4.81% 61.49 1.049 1.012
BIAB 79
Pour Boy's Cherry Porter
5.5 gal 8.37% 61.17 1.076 1.016
BIAB 85
Robust Porter
5.5 gal 4.82% 42.02 1.047 1.011
BIAB 73
Pop's 82 Porter
6.5 gal 6.14% 29.38 1.062 1.016
All Grain 111
Midnight Frost
5 gal 6.56% 36.43 1.059 1.009
All Grain 77

Fermentables Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Chocolate 1,315 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 6% 0% - 54%
US - Pale 2-Row 1,000 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 68% 5% - 100%
Flaked Oats 722 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 8% 1% - 28%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 712 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 62% 2% - 100%
American - Roasted Barley 521 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 4% 0% - 33%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 520 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 3% 0% - 23%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 500 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 0% - 38%
American - Black Malt 424 American Grain roasted malt 500°L
28 3% 0% - 28%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 376 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 7% 1% - 29%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 362 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 618 7 39% 0% - 100%
East Kent Goldings 570 5 41% 4% - 100%
Willamette 526 4.5 38% 0% - 100%
Fuggles 525 4.5 41% 1% - 100%
Northern Brewer 381 7.8 45% 3% - 100%
Magnum 341 15 48% 6% - 100%
Chinook 277 13 40% 3% - 100%
Columbus 190 15 42% 3% - 100%
Nugget 181 14 43% 8% - 100%
Centennial 174 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 129 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 32% 2% - 100%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 53 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 36% 0% - 80%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 45 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 23% 4% - 100%
American - Roasted Barley 43 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 26% 0% - 100%
American - Black Malt 40 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 35 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 31% 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-05 728 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 479 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 153 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
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 99 Danstar Ales High High 77% 50°F 77°F
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002 97 White Labs Ale Medium Very High 66.5% 65°F 68°F
Imperial Yeast - A10 Darkness 77 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
Wyeast - British Ale 1098 56 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-High 74% 64°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 457 Water Agt Sparge 19% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 270 Water Agt Mash 19% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 258 Water Agt Boil 56% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 213 Fining Mash 56% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 201 Water Agt Mash 14% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 151 Water Agt Mash 6% 0% - 44%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 127 Water Agt Mash 21% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 123 Water Agt Mash 63% 0% - 100%
Chalk 121 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 100%
Vanilla Bean 66 Spice Secondary 57% 0% - 100%

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