Porter recipe

[sketerbuck]

What do you guys think of this porter recipe. It's an 11 gallon recipe and I plan to split it and use the two different yeasts. I plan to mash at 150.


Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 62.73 %
2.50 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 13.07 %
1.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 7.84 %
1.00 lb Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 5.23 %
1.00 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 5.23 %
1.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 5.23 %
0.13 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 0.68 %
1.00 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 24.1 IBU
1.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (20 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
0.00 gal Baking Soda (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
0.00 gal Calcium Chloride (Boil 60.0 min) Misc
0.00 gal Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
0.00 gal Chalk (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.00 oz Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
2.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Primary 4320.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) Yeast-Ale
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.048 SG (1.040-1.052 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.016 SG (1.008-1.014 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Color: 25.1 SRM (20.0-30.0 SRM) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 28.3 IBU (18.0-35.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 18.5 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 4.24 % (4.00-5.40 %) Actual Alcohol by Volume: 4.69 %
Actual Calories: 202 cal/pint

 

[foltster]

OG is a little low to mash at 150, but it is probably more of a personal preference. I like my porters to have some body.

Otherwise this recipe looks like a tasty little porter!

 

[sketerbuck]

The BJCP style guidelines says medium-light to medium body for Brown Porters. I think I will get that with the crystal and biscuit and flaked oats. I would like to here some more input on the mash temp though. I want this to finish about 1.012.

 

[jonmohno]

04 attenuates pretty good, I would try 152 mash? It seems my lower gravity beers tend to finish lower also,I dont know if thats a coincidence or not off hand.

 

[Airborneguy]

I mash at 153º for a 1.048 porter.

Personally, I would ditch the oats and biscuit malt. I don't use crystal/caramel either, but I know most people do.

For me, your recipe minus those three would be a perfect porter.

Why are two yeasts listed? Just to avoid a starter?

 

[EllisTX]

Why are two yeasts listed? Just to avoid a starter?

It's an 11 gallon recipe and I plan to split it and use the two different yeasts.

I second mashing a bit higher.

 

[Airborneguy]

oops, didn't see that.

I use Wyeast 1028 for mine, but I believe it is the same as WLP002.

 

[Calder]

I like the fact you have next to no black (I'm not a black fan), but for a 10+ gallon batch 1 lb of chocolate is way low. I'd be looking at around 3 lbs. Crystal is about right.

I would mash low (but I prefer my beers drier than most).

If you want to get a lower FG, you could try WLP007, which has better attenuation than 002.

 

[sketerbuck]

Thanks for the input. I think I will mash a little higher. Maybe 152-153.