TasunkaWitko
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Brooklyn Brew Shops Peanut Butter Porter - Tips and Advice
The next beer that I will be brewing is Peanut Butter Porter, from Brooklyn Brew Shop:
As with all of my "Tips and Advice" threads, this will be a running account of the experience and the things that I learn during the process.
As usual, I'll start with the particulars:
Informational link (for the 5-gallon version): http://brooklynbrewshop.com/five-gallon-beer-making-kits-and-mixes/peanut-butter-porter-5-gallon-mix
Instructions: http://brooklynbrewshop.com/directions/Brooklyn_Brew_Shop_Peanut_Butter_Porter_Instructions.pdf
This all-grain, 1-gallon mix is for a beer that incorporates Pale Ale malt, Caramel 60, Chocolate Malt and Roasted barley; it is described by Brooklyn Brew Shop as "rich, roasty and a little bit sweet...a creamy brew thats a thirst quencher and liquid snack all at once." At 7% ABV, it sounds just right to me; I love porters and am really looking forward to giving this a try.
I have the recipe for this porter in Brooklyn Brew Shops Beer Making Book; The recipe in the book uses a combination of Northern Brewer hops and Fuggle hops, while the pre-packaged mix uses Progress hops. Northern Brewer hops are quite versatile; you can read about them here:
http://brooklynbrewshop.com/themash/hop-of-the-month-northern-brewer/
I am a really, really big fan of Fuggle hops, and love their profile:
http://brooklynbrewshop.com/themash/hop-of-the-month-fuggle/
However, since I have none on hand, Ill use the Progress hops and see how they work for this; this will be fine, as I am intrigued by their description:
http://brooklynbrewshop.com/themash/hop-of-the-month-progress/
They just might become a new favourite.
The yeast that comes with the mix is a pretty generic, fast acting strain - I think that it is a version of S05, but please do not quote me on that. The recipe in the book recommends S33, so I will use that, instead.
I will plug the recipe into Brewer's Friend when I have time, and post the stats at a later date; I'll also come up with a label design and post that, as well.
The star of this beer is, of course, the peanut butter. Brooklyn Brew Shop advises that natural peanut butter is essential...because of the separation of oil and nut paste. The reason for this is that the oils in peanut butter (or any nut butter) will affect head retention and eventually go rancid. Brooklyn Brew Shop goes on to say that you should [l]et the oil settle out to the top and skim off the top inch or so; what you want to use is the dry, crumbly, chunky stuff on the bottom.
The peanut butter that I will be using is Adams:
It tastes great and has a very good separation between the oil and the peanut paste. Both the recipe and the instructions say to use 1/3 cup of this peanut butter for a gallon of beer, but all descriptions and reviews that I have read say that this amount results in a far too-subtle flavour in the end product, so I will double this amount, at least, depending on how far down I have to go in order to get to the oil-free stuff. I have read of people using powdered peanut butter for similar beers, but I dont have any available to me, so Ill use this and carefully adhere to the admonitions about avoiding the oil. I am sure that it will turn out fine.
As stated above, I do have the recipe for this porter, in PDF format; if anyone would like to give this a try, please feel free to shoot me a PM with your email address, and Id be happy to send it over.
As always, I welcome any comments, suggestions or feedback on this - if anyone is interested, please feel free to chime in, or simply follow along.
More as it happens, etc. &c....
Ron
The next beer that I will be brewing is Peanut Butter Porter, from Brooklyn Brew Shop:
As with all of my "Tips and Advice" threads, this will be a running account of the experience and the things that I learn during the process.
As usual, I'll start with the particulars:
Informational link (for the 5-gallon version): http://brooklynbrewshop.com/five-gallon-beer-making-kits-and-mixes/peanut-butter-porter-5-gallon-mix
Instructions: http://brooklynbrewshop.com/directions/Brooklyn_Brew_Shop_Peanut_Butter_Porter_Instructions.pdf
This all-grain, 1-gallon mix is for a beer that incorporates Pale Ale malt, Caramel 60, Chocolate Malt and Roasted barley; it is described by Brooklyn Brew Shop as "rich, roasty and a little bit sweet...a creamy brew thats a thirst quencher and liquid snack all at once." At 7% ABV, it sounds just right to me; I love porters and am really looking forward to giving this a try.
I have the recipe for this porter in Brooklyn Brew Shops Beer Making Book; The recipe in the book uses a combination of Northern Brewer hops and Fuggle hops, while the pre-packaged mix uses Progress hops. Northern Brewer hops are quite versatile; you can read about them here:
http://brooklynbrewshop.com/themash/hop-of-the-month-northern-brewer/
I am a really, really big fan of Fuggle hops, and love their profile:
http://brooklynbrewshop.com/themash/hop-of-the-month-fuggle/
However, since I have none on hand, Ill use the Progress hops and see how they work for this; this will be fine, as I am intrigued by their description:
http://brooklynbrewshop.com/themash/hop-of-the-month-progress/
They just might become a new favourite.
The yeast that comes with the mix is a pretty generic, fast acting strain - I think that it is a version of S05, but please do not quote me on that. The recipe in the book recommends S33, so I will use that, instead.
I will plug the recipe into Brewer's Friend when I have time, and post the stats at a later date; I'll also come up with a label design and post that, as well.
The star of this beer is, of course, the peanut butter. Brooklyn Brew Shop advises that natural peanut butter is essential...because of the separation of oil and nut paste. The reason for this is that the oils in peanut butter (or any nut butter) will affect head retention and eventually go rancid. Brooklyn Brew Shop goes on to say that you should [l]et the oil settle out to the top and skim off the top inch or so; what you want to use is the dry, crumbly, chunky stuff on the bottom.
The peanut butter that I will be using is Adams:
It tastes great and has a very good separation between the oil and the peanut paste. Both the recipe and the instructions say to use 1/3 cup of this peanut butter for a gallon of beer, but all descriptions and reviews that I have read say that this amount results in a far too-subtle flavour in the end product, so I will double this amount, at least, depending on how far down I have to go in order to get to the oil-free stuff. I have read of people using powdered peanut butter for similar beers, but I dont have any available to me, so Ill use this and carefully adhere to the admonitions about avoiding the oil. I am sure that it will turn out fine.
As stated above, I do have the recipe for this porter, in PDF format; if anyone would like to give this a try, please feel free to shoot me a PM with your email address, and Id be happy to send it over.
As always, I welcome any comments, suggestions or feedback on this - if anyone is interested, please feel free to chime in, or simply follow along.
More as it happens, etc. &c....
Ron