review of porter recipie

[dreadskin69]

what direction would you go?

[dreadskin69]

sorta like the libertine brewdog ale for the other post..?

[dedken]

Go for it. The hops will be fine. What is a Black IPA but an overhopped robust porter. Remember to dry hop it afterwards at 5g/l

[Rookie]

what direction would you go?

Several years ago I combined the grain bill of my schwarz beer recipe with the hops and yeast of my Czech pilsner recipe; I was very happy with the results. So, I'm thinking bittering with herkules and finishing with sterlngs would be pretty good and a nice break from the mass of cascade loaded beers that most brewers do. Cascades have been way over done by everyone and their brother and I won't use them in any beer.

[dedken]

Several years ago I combined the grain bill of my schwarz beer recipe with the hops and yeast of my Czech pilsner recipe; I was very happy with the results. So, I'm thinking bittering with herkules and finishing with sterlngs would be pretty good and a nice break from the mass of cascade loaded beers that most brewers do. Cascades have been way over done by everyone and their brother and I won't use them in any beer.

Sounds like a you made a Baltic Porter - nice. I take the same attitude towards Cascade - too many American hops polluting brewing in this country. There are plenty of really good British hops now on the market to experiment with.

[Rookie]

Sounds like a you made a Baltic Porter - nice. I take the same attitude towards Cascade - too many American hops polluting brewing in this country. There are plenty of really good British hops now on the market to experiment with.

Just because brewers have over done cascades doesn't mean all American hops are no good. Last year I brewed an amber ale using simcoe, summit, and saphir that was fantastic.
I do like British hops and brew a fair number of British style ale. I have goldings growing in my back yard.
I do admit to using cascades once in a sweet stout that came out better than expected. And last year at a beer fest I had a pale ale done with centennial and cascades that was real good. It was good because the brewer made a balanced beer instead of a hop bomb.