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Hello guys, a couple of my mates really want me to brew a porter when I get my BIAB equipment (prolly after a batch or two of simple session ales). We then tried Renaissance's Porter and there'd be threats if I didn't give one a go. What are your tried and tested dark beer recipes?

Since my computer's HDD crashed a couple of months back and I lost all my recipes, I tend to just make up my recipes on the fly. For porters, I tend to start with a base of maybe 3kg Vienna (or any pale base malt,) 1kg Munich and 500g Wheat. Spec grains will differ depending on what I'm feeling on brew day but ~300g Crystal and ~200g Choc is a good place to start. I've added honey with good results and a few other adjuncts that have been experimental and probably not worth mentioning.

Mash at the higher end of the scale and bitter as you see fit. I've become a huge fan of Northern Brewer in dark beers and tend to use it for bittering at least.

I like S-04 and Nottingham for yeasties in porters, too.

I know it's not a recipe, as such, but hope that helps you out with ideas.

Fifey,
Will post my latest (exact) Honey Porter recipe here viewtopic.php?f=11&t=10250 in a day or two when I check my records.

Cheers, Mick.

Carafa special is a must in any robust porter.

Or do you want something more like a dark ale?

Nah, definitely a porter. I've got some leftover carafa in the freezer too.

Edit: Good news is we can brew this with Simon's help (other local brewer) at his house with his 3 tier AG system! Should end up pretty bloody good with him at the reins.

billybushcook wrote:Fifey,
Will post my latest (exact) Honey Porter recipe here viewtopic.php?f=11&t=10250 in a day or two when I check my records.
Cheers, Mick.

decided to post in this thread so it will be a recipe "Collection"

Polinated Poison
Batch Size: 23.00 L

Boil Time: 90 min
IBU - 29.4
Og - 1.048
Fg - 1.010
Mash @ 67 - 68 for 90 mins

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
2.50 kg Pale Ale malt (Barret Burston) (4.0 EBC)
1.00 kg Munich Malt
0.50 kg Aromatic Malt
0.50 kg Wheat Malt, Bel (3.9 EBC)
0.30 kg Pale Crystal Malt
0.30 kg light Chocolate Malt
0.5Kg yellow Box Honey (added at end of boil)


16.00 gm Galaxy Flowers [14.20 %] (60 min) Hops 21.4 IBU
10.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.60 %] (15 min) Hops 4.5 IBU
25.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.60 %] (5 min) Hops 4.5 IBU

1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04)

Scoot wil be recieving a bottle of this in a week or so!

Cheers, mick.

A really nice porter i did recently:

4.5kg ale malt
400 gm crystal
400 gm dark munich
300 gm choc
50 gms roasted

60 gm E.K.G ( 60 mins)
20 gm E.K.G ( 30 mins)

1/2 teaspoon irish moss

Wyeast irish ale ( 1 litre starter)

Mashed for 60 mins at 68*C and fly sparged ( mash 14 litres) ( sparge 18 litres)

Boiled for 60 mins yada yada yada and chilled, pitched yeast and you know the rest

Beautiful drop!!Cheers
Leigh
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