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Porter 2025

156 calories 23 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: English Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.54 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday August 23rd 2025
1.046
1.021
3.2%
22.0
21.6
5.5
27.26
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Simpsons - Maris Otter pale6 lb Maris Otter pale $ 2.18 / lb
$ 13.08 		38 2.4 62.3%
2 lb Crisp Malting - Pale Ale2 lb Pale Ale $ 1.87 / lb
$ 3.74 		38 4 20.8%
0.50 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 120L $ 2.50 / lb
$ 1.25 		34.5 120 5.2%
0.50 lb Bairds - Medium Caramel / Crystal 80L0.5 lb Medium Caramel / Crystal 80L $ 3.79 / lb
$ 1.90 		34 80 5.2%
0.50 lb Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate0.5 lb Pale Chocolate $ 3.89 / lb
$ 1.95 		32.7 220 5.2%
2 oz Briess - Black Malt - 2-Row2 oz Black Malt - 2-Row $ 2.24 / lb
$ 0.28 		25 500 1.3%
9.62 lbs / $ 22.19
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops $ 1.75 / oz
$ 0.88 		Pellet 9.9 Boil 60 min 17.7 45.5%
0.60 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.6 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 4.26 54.5%
1.10 oz / $ 0.88
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.19 / each
$ 4.19
Attenuation (custom):
55%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 91 B cells required
$ 4.19 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Jeff M's Water Johns Creek
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
3.5 gal Strike 170 °F 156 °F 60 min
0.5 gal Infusion 200 °F 157 °F 30 min
5 gal Fly Sparge 180 °F 170 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 156 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 3.37 13.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.14 16.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.2 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.62 22.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.54 30.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.99 36
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Dont know why final gravity ended up so high. Very unusual. 3rd use of this batch of 04.

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  • Last Updated: 2025-10-20 00:23 UTC