Cluster Porter

[deanrpwaacs]

I brewed this last w/end then dumped onto some s-04. Its nearly ready to bottle and smells awesome,i cant wait to get stuck in.

Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 9 lbs. 14.6 oz 4500 grams 80.4%
Crystal Malt 130 EBC 0 lbs. 5.3 oz 150 grams 2.7%
Crystal Malt, Dark 300 EBC 0 lbs. 7.0 oz 200 grams 3.6%
Roasted Barley 1350 EBC 0 lbs. 7.0 oz 200 grams 3.6%
Wheat Malt 3.5 EBC 0 lbs. 7.0 oz 200 grams 3.6%
Chocolate Malt 1050 EBC 0 lbs. 3.5 oz 100 grams 1.8%
Flaked Oats 0 EBC 0 lbs. 3.5 oz 100 grams 1.8%
Amber Malt 60 EBC 0 lbs. 5.3 oz 150 grams 2.7%


Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Cluster Whole 8.1 % 60 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 20 grams 20%
Cluster Whole 8.1 % 30 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 30%
Cluster Whole 8.1 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 30%
Cluster Whole 8.1 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 20 grams 20%


Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.059
Final Gravity: 1.016
Alcohol Content: 5.6% ABV
Total Liquor: 33.9 Litres
Mash Liquor: 14 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 83 %
Bitterness: 40.4397645273176 EBU
Colour: 176 EBC

What do you think ?
Regards Dean.

[staplefordbill]

Looks good to me, and the 40 IBUs will balance the alcohol and remaining sugars nicely. I made a porter recently with hops added in the middle and the end, and it's turned out beautifully. The IBU was 36.4 so on a par with yours. Some traditionalists turn their noses up at adding hops at any time other than the beginning of the boil for porter and stout, but I think it works really, really well.

[gnutz2]

I think adding late hops do dark beers adds more depth to the beer and really compliments the dark roasty flavours.

Recipe looks great, i would add more to the 0 min (taken fron the 30min) and let it steep at 80c for an hour

[Spikesdad]

Should be a nice ale there, Dean. Ive used Cluster for bitters, and in APA's. Wouldnt have thought of them for darker beers.

Let us know how it turns out.

Cheers

[deanrpwaacs]

Oh dear . I bottled this last night and its so good i had two pints straight out of the FV .I cant see it lasting long , loads going on its like pudding in a glass , i then bottled my Summer APA and that was nice out the FV , ( well one must try it to make sure its ok musnt one ) and by the time i had finished i woke up next to the dog on the sofa . so it must have been good . A definate one to add to my re-brew list.
Regards Dean.