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WHY BREW A PORTER?

Detmurds

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If in need of a quick brew,..I find that Porters are about the quickest brews to make!  Don't get me wrong,..my favorite brew is probably an IPA,...but I have found a new love in a good Porter,....usually a Honey Porter,..that makes me smile much faster due to it's quickness in maturity!  Does anyone agree?
 
I feel this is difficult to answer. But I would like to share my enthusiasm for brewing a Porter.

- What do you mean with quick: the brewing process on brew-day itself or the whole process including maturing, or perhaps easiness?

My latest brew is a Porter. This was also the first time I brew one and I got some excellent answers/support from the BS-forum. My  brewing process was straight forward, I felt I was in control and the result for a first brew was (and still is) very good. I did not use that more or less time/effort than I was used to my other beers. I actually split up my batch in two this time. I made one batch of Porter straight and one batch I added some lactose.
I am very enthusiastic about brewing a Porter and based on the first results it opened for me definitely a new brewing area.

Good luck!
Slurk
 
What I mean is; fermentation, bottle conditioning has always been quicker with every porter I have made compared to the likes of a high powered IPA. 
 
I get a quick turnaround time with my session ales. I suppose I could turn one into a porter with some specialty grains.
 
I feel like it's important to brew more maltier beers as a home brewer because (to me) it's more difficult to brew something that has a malty depth to it.  HUGE hoppy beers are so easy to cover / hide mistakes with a beer.
 
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