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BB Porter

196 calories 21.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 196 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 3rd 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted10 lb Pale 2-Row - Toasted 33 30 78.4%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 7.8%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 7.8%
0.75 lb German - Chocolate Wheat0.75 lb Chocolate Wheat 31 413 5.9%
12.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Galena0.6 oz Galena Hops Leaf/Whole 13 Boil 90 min 30.12 37.5%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 30 min 6.24 31.3%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 5 min 2.52 31.3%
1.60 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 oz Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A01 House
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
62 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 96 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
65 5 35 80 40 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.15 gal Strike 167 °F 154 °F 60 min
3.95 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.98 15.9  
Mash volume with grains 5 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.59 -6.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.17 g | 20.7 qt) 4.36 17.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.31 g | 29.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.34 33.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"BB Porter" Robust Porter beer recipe by jr chem. All Grain, ABV 5.61%, IBU 38.87, SRM 43.88, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row - Toasted, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Caramel / Crystal 80L, Chocolate Wheat) Hops: (Galena, Tettnanger, Cascade) Other: (Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-08-06 03:55 UTC