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Dark Porter

Specifics

Style:

Category:	Porter
Number:	12B

A substantial, malty dark ale with a complex and flavorful roasty character.

Commercial Examples: Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Meantime London Porter, Anchor Porter, Smuttynose Robust Porter, Sierra Nevada Porter, Deschutes Black Butte Porter, Boulevard Bully! Porter, Rogue Mocha Porter, Avery New World Porter, Bell’s Porter, Great Divide Saint Bridget’s Porter.

OG Range

FG Range

ABV Range

Color Range

Yield:

5 gallons

Color:

27 SRM

General Information

Method:	Extract

Method:

Extract

Recipe

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Enter desired final yield (volume):		gallons

Extracts

6.60 pounds

LME - Dark

81.5% of grist

1.00 pounds

DME - Dark

12.3% of grist

7.60 pounds

Total Extract Weight

93.8% of grist

Grains

0.50 pounds

American Chocolate Malt

Color (L):	127 °L
Info/Use:	Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

6.2% of grist

0.50 pounds

Total Grain Weight

6.2% of grist

Miscellaneous Ingredients (Non-Fermentable)

1 Teaspoon

Irish Moss @ 15 minutes (Boil)

Hops

1.00 ounces

Perle

Region:	Germany, United States
AAU Range:	7 - 9%
Notes:	Pleasant aroma, slightly spicy, almost minty bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering.
Substitution:	Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, NZ Hallertau Aroma
Example:	Lager, Pale Ale, Porter; Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Summerfest, and Pale Bock

Plug @ 45 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

1.00 ounces

Williamette

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Fuggle
Example:	English-style Ale, Porter, Stout; Sierra Nevada Porter, Ballard Bitter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber

Plug @ 15 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

2.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

Yeast

Munton and Fison Munton and Fison Ale Yeast — Dry — 6 Grams

Fermentation

Primary:	5 days @ 70° F
Secondary:	4 days @ 70° F

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