Porter

Type: Extract

Date: 3/25/2006

Batch Size: 5.00 gal

Brewer: Mike Young

Boil Size: 6.00 gal

Asst Brewer: None

Boil Time: 60 min

Equipment: Brew Pot (6+gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (5 Gal)

Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0

Brewhouse Efficiency: -

Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU

1.00 lb Dark Dry Extract (17.5 SRM) Dry Extract 11.43 %

6.00 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 68.57 %

0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5.71 %

0.25 lb Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 2.86 %

0.25 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 2.86 %

0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 2.86 %

1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 19.3 IBU

1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (30 min) Hops 14.8 IBU

1.00 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] (5 min) Hops 4.2 IBU

0.50 lb Brown Sugar, Dark (50.0 SRM) Sugar 5.71 %

1 Pkgs American Ale US56 (DCL Yeast #US-56) Yeast-Ale

1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.058 SG

Measured Original Gravity: 1.056 SG

Est Final Gravity: 1.017 SG

Measured Final Gravity: 1.020 SG

Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.34 %

Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.69 %

Bitterness: 37.5 IBU

Calories: 254 cal/pint

Est Color: 31.5 SRM

Color:

Color

Mash Profile

Mash Name: None

Total Grain Weight: 10.00 lb

Sparge Water: -

Grain Temperature: -

Sparge Temperature: -

TunTemperature: -

Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE

Mash PH: -

Steep grains as desired (30-60 minutes)

Mash Notes: -

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar

Volumes of CO2: 2.4

Pressure/Weight: 3.8 oz

Carbonation Used: -

Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F

Age for: 28.0 days

Storage Temperature: 52.0 F

Notes

3/25/06 - Brew Day - steeped grains for 30 minutes at 155-160, removed grains and added brown sugar and DME, brought to a boil, added LME with 20 minutes left and Irish Moss with 10 minutes left, sanatized wort chiller in boil for 15 minutes, pitched yeast at 66 degrees - Note: no activity after 24 hours, so I added a packet of US-56
4/4/06 - Transfered to Secondary - SG=1.022, good balance between hops and malt, toasty and smooth flavor
4/12/06 - Kegged - FG=1.020
5/16/06 - Too bitter when cooled in the kegerator, slight toasty aftertaste after initial hop bite, definately not in balance as stated before
5/25/06 - Getting better, when this beer gets warmer, it tastes much better, the hops mellow and the malt shows through, I would definately take the cascade down to .75 or .5 oz next time

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