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BrewBlog: Thanksgiving Porter

Specifics

Style:

Category:	Porter
Number:	12B

A substantial, malty dark ale with a complex and flavorful roasty character.

Commercial Examples: Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Meantime London Porter, Anchor Porter, Smuttynose Robust Porter, Sierra Nevada Porter, Deschutes Black Butte Porter, Boulevard Bully! Porter, Rogue Mocha Porter, Avery New World Porter, Bell’s Porter, Great Divide Saint Bridget’s Porter.

Brewer:

Lon Chubiz

Brew Date:

November 8, 2015

Yield:

6.5 gallons

Calories:

210 (12 ounces)

Conditioning:

Keg

ABV:

-3.3%

ABW:

-2.6%

Batch No:	24
OG:	1.055
OG (Plato):	13.57° P
FG:	1.080
FG (Plato):	19.33° P
Real Extract:	18.29° P
App. Atten.:	-42.4%
Real Atten.:	-34.8%
Status:	Conditioning

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

0.25 pounds

Debittered Black Malt

Color (L):	550 °L
Info/Use:	500-600° L. A unique malt for adding deep color without the astringency of other highly roasted malts. Great for Schwarzbier and oatmeal or sweet stout.

2.4% of grist

0.25 pounds

American Chocolate Malt

Color (L):	127 °L
Info/Use:	Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

2.4% of grist

5.00 pounds

American Munich Malt

Color (L):	10 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles.

47.6% of grist

5.00 pounds

Rahr Pale Malt (2-Row)

Color (L):	1 °L
Info/Use:	Smooth, less grainy, moderate malt flavor. Basic malt for all beer styles.

47.6% of grist

10.50 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	6.5 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	0.59 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	7.4 gallons	6.5 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 0.6 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	10.5 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	2.2 gallons
Total Water Needed:	10.1 gallons	7.4 gallons (runoff) + 2.2 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 0.50 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	3.5 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	6.6 gallons	10.1 gallons (total water) – 3.5 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Adjuncts

1.00 pounds

Honey

Hops

0.75 ounces

Hallertauer Mittlefruh

Region:	Germany
AAU Range:	3 - 5%
Notes:	Pleasant, spicy, mild herbal aroma. Noble hop.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing.
Substitution:	Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Mt. Hood, Liberty, Crystal, NZ Hallertau Aroma
Example:	Lager, Bock, Wheat; Sam Adams Boston Lager, Sam Adams Boston Lightship; German style lagers

7% Leaf @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

5.3 AAUs

0.75 ounces

Total Hop Weight

5.3 AAUs

Yeast

Name:	Nottingham
Manufacturer:	Danstar
Type:	Ale
Flocculation:	High
Attenuation:	75%
Temperature Range:	57–70°F
Amount:	12 gr

Equipment Profile

8 Gallon/28 Liter Kettle and 10 Gallon/38 Liter Cooler Mash Tun

Batch Size:	5.00 gallons	Boil Volume:	6.50 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	11.00% per hour	Mash Tun Dead Space:	0.25 gallons
Efficiency:	72%	Mash Tun Weight:	9.00 pounds
Hop Utilization:	100%	Mash Tun Volume:	10.00 gallons
Loss:	0.50 gallons	Mash Tun Specific Heat:	0.30 Cal/gram per °C

Fermentation

Primary:	14 days @ 68° F
Secondary:	7 days @ 68° F
Tertiary:	14 days @ 4° F

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Quarantale	Jun 4, 2020
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Thanksgiving Porter	Nov 8, 2015
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