American Porter winging it chocolate cherry oatmeal porter

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mike-teslia

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Location
edmonton
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
nottingham
Batch Size (Gallons)
5
Original Gravity
1.072
Final Gravity
1.020
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
19-20ish
Color
black
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
14 days at 21 degrees
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
5 days at 21 degrees
Tasting Notes
lots of chocolate in the nose and mouth subtle hints of cherry thick mouth feel
Winging it Chocolate cherry oatmeal porter

8lbs. 14 oz. 2 row barley 68% of grist
2.2 lbs. crystal 60 17% of grist
1lbs flaked oats 7.7 % of grist
½ lbs. chocolate malt 3.8 % of grist
½ lbs. black malt 3.8% of grist

13 lbs. total grain bill

Mash at 152 degrees F for 60 minutes

Boil 60 minutes
1 oz. east Kent Golding’s hops 5% alpha acid (60 left in minutes boil)
24 tbsp. cocoa powder (10 left in minutes boil)
3 lbs. sweet cherries crushed (flame out)

Ferment at 24 degrees with Nottingham yeast tell it’s done approx. 14 days

oz coco nibs for 5 days in secondary

Keg at low co2 level (1.6 volumes ish) and push through stout picnic tap at 22 psi approx. (for stout picnic tap see my other thread)

Og was 1.072
Fg 1.020

Lots of chocolate in the mouth and nose subtle cherry hints at the end thick mouth feel
Definitely going to brew again interested to see how it ages if it lasts that long
 
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