Juicy Plum Porter
188 calories
24.1 g
330 ml
Hops
Amount
|
Variety
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Cost
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Type
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AA
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Use
|
Time
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IBU
|
Bill %
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14 g |
Admiral14 g Admiral Hops |
|
Pellet |
14 |
Boil
|
75 min |
21.63 |
12.3% |
50 g |
Bramling Cross50 g Bramling Cross Hops |
|
Pellet |
7.3 |
Boil
|
10 min |
13.97 |
43.9% |
50 g |
Bramling Cross50 g Bramling Cross Hops |
|
Pellet |
7.3 |
Whirlpool at 66 °C
|
25 min |
|
43.9% |
114 g
/ $ 0.00
|
Mash Guidelines
Amount
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Description
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Type
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Start Temp
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Target Temp
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Time
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23 L |
|
Infusion |
-- |
68 °C |
60 min |
8 L |
|
Sparge |
-- |
75 °C |
10 min |
Other Ingredients
Amount
|
Name
|
Cost
|
Type
|
Use
|
Time
|
0.33 each |
protofloc tablet
|
|
Fining |
Boil |
15 min. |
0.20 g |
Anitfoam
|
|
Other |
Boil |
1 hr. |
4 g |
Yeast nutrient
|
|
Other |
Primary |
-- |
0.60 ml |
NBS Clarity
|
|
Other |
Primary |
-- |
1 each |
Pectolase
|
|
Fining |
Primary |
-- |
3 g |
Calcium Chloride
|
|
Water Agt |
Mash |
-- |
100 each |
Plum extract 100 drops
|
|
Flavor |
Bottling |
-- |
2 kg |
Plums
|
|
Flavor |
Boil |
10 min. |
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Notes
This is my attempt at making a beer as delicious as the amazing Plum Porter by Titanic Brewery.
I've brewed this once and it made a very nice beer but lacked some roast character. I think this is because I relied on the Carafa special and amber malt for the roastiness and it was missing a bit of chocolate or roasted barley. Not normally being a big fan of dark beers I was a bit afraid of using these ingredients but if I were making it again I would add 150g of chocolate malt. I also need to look into the amber malt which I have used before and had a much bigger malty hit from. I bought it from the same shop but I wonder if they changed suppliers as it didn't have the same impact on the beer.
I stewed the plums and then added them for the last 10 minutes of the boil as I didn't want to end up with a sour beer. After fermentation I couldn't really detect a significant plum flavour at all so used some natural plum essence http://www.uncleroys.co.uk/natural-flavours/natural-plum-essence.html.
It is potent stuff and after trying an unflavoured pint and adding drops of it till I thought the level was right, i went for 100 drops into 22L in the bottling bucket. I think this was a bit too much at least for my taste. The plum aroma was very strong. The flavour was about right but the aroma was too intense for a beer. If I make it again and I add the chocolate malt I would reduce the plum essence to 75 drops. If I made this recipe again with the lower roastiness I would cut the plum essence back to 60 drops. I'm sure this is a matter of personal taste though.
The yeast I used was actually Brewlabs Essex strain which attenuated a fair bit lower than I planned at 64%.
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Last Updated: 2018-09-04 13:46 UTC