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Dark Porter Version 2.0

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

General Information

Method:	Extract

Method:

Extract

Recipe

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Enter desired final yield (volume):		gallons

Extracts

6.60 pounds

LME - Dark

72.5% of grist

1.00 pounds

DME - Dark

11% of grist

7.60 pounds

Total Extract Weight

83.5% of grist

Grains

1.00 pounds

American Chocolate Malt

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

11% of grist

0.50 pounds

British Black Patent Malt

Color (L):	500-600 °L
Info/Use:	Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.

5.5% of grist

1.50 pounds

Total Grain Weight

16.5% of grist

Miscellaneous Ingredients (Non-Fermentable)

1 Tablet

Whirlflock Tablet @ 5 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
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

Leaf
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

Leaf
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

3.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

Yeast

Munton and Fison Dry Ale Yeast — Dry — 6 Grams

Notes

This is the second time we have brewed this porter, but this time I decided to add some additional chocolate malt as well as some black patent.

This is the second time we have brewed this porter, but this time I decided to add some additional chocolate malt as well as some black patent.

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