This is one I made for the 2006 Holiday Season .... unfortunately, we drank most of it yesterday when we did our annual sausage making, so there will not be much left for the remainder of the Holidays! Good stuff for sure !!!
Holiday Porter
Robust Porter
Type: All Grain
Date: 11/13/2006
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Brewer: GrantLee63
Boil Size: 7.72 gal
Asst Brewer: GrantLee63's Assistant
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: My Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 40.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 67.0
Taste Notes: Nice smooth Robust Porter with a very interesting berry nose and finish - this beer is excellent! My son-in-law's favorite. Drank 19 bottles of this stuff when we made our sausage on 12/16/2006. Outstanding !
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.00 lb Ale Malt Powells (2.3 SRM) Grain 84.6 %
1.00 lb Brown Malt (91.4 SRM) Grain 7.7 %
0.50 lb Black Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (660.0 SRM) Grain 3.8 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (279.2 SRM) Grain 3.8 %
2.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (60 min) Hops 33.8 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (15 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
0.50 oz Styrian Goldings [5.40%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Dry English Ale (White Labs #WLP007) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.058 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.064 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.018 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.8 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.0 %
Bitterness: 37.9 IBU Calories: 290 cal/pint
Est Color: 36.7 SRM Color: Color
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 13.00 lb
Sparge Water: 5.46 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 16.25 qt of water at 168.0 F 153.0 F 60 min
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 4.4 oz Carbonation Used: 4.40
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 65.0 F Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 65.0 F
Notes
11/17/2006 - Racked from primary to secondary over 4 pounds of pureed berries, (Reyder Farms mixed berries from Costco) and a 1/2 ounce of Styrian hops.
11/27/2006 - Bottled 38 Grolsch bottles. This stuff smells AWESOME ! Taste like a robust porter with a very slight berry after-taste. Looking forward to trying one of these in a couple weeks.
12/16/2006 - We drank 19 bottles of this stuff when we made our annual sausage. Outstanding! The only thing I might do different is to experiment with the quantity / type of berries in the future.