Denny's Vanilla Bourbon Porter Beer Recipe | All Grain Robust Porter by bhive01

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Denny's Vanilla Bourbon Porter

Method: All Grain
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.97 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.079 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Denny Conn
Calories: 261 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created Thursday November 11th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.079

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

8.5%

IBU (tinseth):

40.5

SRM (morey):

42.1

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
12 lb	Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter12 lb Finest Maris Otter	38	3	63.8%
2.50 lb	Avangard - Munich Dark2.5 lb Munich Dark	37.1	12	13.3%
1.50 lb	Crisp Malting - Brown Malt1.5 lb Brown Malt	32.7	65	8%
1 lb	Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II1 lb Carafa Special Type II	29.9	425	5.3%
1 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L1 lb Caramel Malt - 120L	34.5	120	5.3%
0.50 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 40L	35.4	40	2.7%
0.30 lb	Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate0.3 lb Pale Chocolate	32.7	220	1.6%
18.80 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	14.5	Boil	60 min	37.99	66.7%
0.50 oz	BSG - East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.3	Boil	10 min	2.52	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum (Pellet)	37.99	66.7%
0.50 oz	BSG - East Kent Goldings (Pellet)	2.52	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6 gal	Infusion	--	153 °F	60 min
1.5 gal	Batch Sparge	--	170 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2 each	Vanilla Pod	Spice	Secondary	10 min.
240 ml	Kentucky Bourbon	Flavor	Bottling	0 min.
3 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.50 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Slaked Lime	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Citric acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 154 B cells required

Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	50 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 154 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 4.8 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	5	35	60	50	265
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Notes

vanilla for 7-14 days
236-414ml bourbon

First time put this on a large yeast cake of nottingham from the Bateman's XXXB bitter. It didn't really finish that well so co-pitching S05 and Nottingham for second rep.

Swapping in HBC472 for Magnum bittering and EKG flavouring at 10.
Ran out of HBC472, switching back to Magnum and EKG.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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