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Website - English Porter

Method: All Grain
Style: English Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 35 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 39 liters
Post Boil Size: 36 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Simon Taylor - Brew it Bru
Calories: 211 calories (Per 0.440L)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 0.440L)

Created: Tuesday May 2nd 2023

English Porter

by caribbeanbrewing

OG: 1.050 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 23

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

5.5%

IBU (tinseth):

26.8

EBC (ebcmorey):

55.9

Mash pH

5.3

Cost R

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	EBC	Bill %
6.30 kg	Malteurop - Pale Ale Malt6.3 kg Pale Ale Malt	38	14.51	77.1%
960 g	Simpsons - Brown Malt960 g Brown Malt	32	499.99	11.8%
750 g	German - CaraMunich II750 g CaraMunich II	34	121.26	9.2%
160 g	Weyermann - Carafa I160 g Carafa I	32	905.81	2%
8,170 g / R 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
50 g	East Kent Goldings50 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	6.8	Boil	60 min	25.18	71.4%
20 g	Fuggles20 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	3.1	Boil	10 min	1.66	28.6%
70 g / R 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
50 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 50 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	25.18	71.4%
20 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 20 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	1.66	28.6%
70 g / R 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
30 L	Mash in - Take your time when mashing in. Ensure that all of the grains are wet and that there are no dough balls	Strike	74 °C	67 °C	60 min
	Mash Out		75 °C	75 °C	10 min
15 L	Add sparge water until a pre boil volume has been reached	Sparge	80 °C	77 °C	5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
8.75 g	Yeast Nutrient		Other	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 158 B cells required

Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	10 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 158 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 99.1 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.1 Volumes

Target Water Profile

RO Water

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2025-05-22 11:16 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

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

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