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Robust Porter

205 calories 20.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.53 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: G MICHAEL M HEPNER
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 205 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday August 14th 2025
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6.4%
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
19 lb Crisp Malting - Best Ale19 lb Best Ale 37.5 3 74.5%
2 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I2 lb Munich Type I 38 6 7.8%
2 lb Great Western - Crystal 602 lb Crystal 60 30 60 7.8%
1 lb Viking - Black Malt1 lb Black Malt 21 500 3.9%
1.50 lb American - Chocolate1.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 5.9%
25.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.75 oz Northern Brewer1.75 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 10.6 Boil 60 min 30.73 36.8%
1.50 oz Northern Brewer - Fuggle1.5 oz Fuggle Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 15 min 6.91 31.6%
1.50 oz Northern Brewer - Fuggle1.5 oz Fuggle Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 0 min 31.6%
4.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 222 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
5.2 number only
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11 gal Strike -- 152 °F 60 min
4 gal Sparge 170 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.68 gal (50.71 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.68 gal (2.71 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 16.07 gal (64.26 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.96 gal (39.84 qt) and adding 4.07 gal (16.26 qt) sparge/top-off. 14.03 56.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.2 qt/lb 14.03 56.1  
Mash volume with grains 16.07 64.3  
Grain absorption losses -3.19 -12.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.09 g | 8.4 qt) 3.41 13.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.68 g | 50.7 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.18 -0.7  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 11.53 46.1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.53 g | 46.1 qt) 11 44  
Total: 17.44 69.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Robust Porter" American Porter beer recipe by G MICHAEL M HEPNER. All Grain, ABV 6.4%, IBU 37.64, SRM 37.58, Fermentables: (Best Ale, Munich Type I, Crystal 60, Black Malt, Chocolate) Hops: (Northern Brewer, Fuggle)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-08-14 12:41 UTC