Would this be a Porter worth brewing

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rimski

Would this be a Porter worth brewing

Post by rimski » Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:06 pm

Hi

I recently tried a Porter at a beer festival for the first time (Battledown Porter) and loved it so I want to do a clone ish recipe would this surfice

Maris Otter = 4Kg
Crystal = 480g
Amber or Pale Choc = 400g
Choc = 290g
Wheat = 200g

75g Fuggles for 90mins
25g Fuggles at Flame Out

What would be best yeast I have

SO4
Nottingham
or
WLP 007

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Re: Would this be a Porter worth brewing

Post by Deebee » Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:57 pm

Depends what you want. S04 will leave a little sweetness, notty will dry it out a bit more yet make it stronger.
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danbrew

Re: Would this be a Porter worth brewing

Post by danbrew » Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:32 pm

Probably Nottingham with all that Crystal.

I think I'd go a little stronger too but I suppose it depends on your efficiency...
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rimski

Re: Would this be a Porter worth brewing

Post by rimski » Fri Oct 15, 2010 4:09 pm

beerkiss wrote:Probably Nottingham with all that Crystal.

I think I'd go a little stronger too but I suppose it depends on your efficiency...
So do you mean there is a high percentage of unfermentables in crystal leaving residual sweetness I may add 500g Maris to bump up abv to 6.2 ish
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rimski

Re: Would this be a Porter worth brewing

Post by rimski » Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:02 am

I don't want this beer to have a heavy body like an oatmeal stout if I halved the crystal and replaced with Amber will that make it lighter in body so recipe will look like this

Maris Otter = 4.5Kg
Crystal = 240g
Amber = 240g
Pale Choc = 400g
Choc = 290g
Wheat = 200g

Is the recipe a worthy porter or is it too "busy"
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leedsbrew

Re: Would this be a Porter worth brewing

Post by leedsbrew » Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:24 am

It looks fine matey! I'd probably ditch the pale choc though as it's not doing alot with the other roasted malts in there. I take it this is for a 23L batch?
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rimski

Re: Would this be a Porter worth brewing

Post by rimski » Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:51 pm

leedsbrew wrote:It looks fine matey! I'd probably ditch the pale choc though as it's not doing alot with the other roasted malts in there. I take it this is for a 23L batch?
What would you swap it for personally I would just add 440g to the maris otter??

Yes 23l
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leedsbrew

Re: Would this be a Porter worth brewing

Post by leedsbrew » Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:55 pm

sorry, yes thats what I meant! :D
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rimski

Re: Would this be a Porter worth brewing

Post by rimski » Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:09 pm

By the way what water numbers would you use for a reciped like this personally I would use

120 mg/l CaC03 with my usual 2 tsp gypsum
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rimski

Re: Would this be a Porter worth brewing

Post by rimski » Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:30 pm

Having now brewed this and racked off into the secondary FV, I was a little disapointed as this is very similar to a stout.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make this a little lighter in colour and flavour.
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