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Porter

Name: Porter
Prep time: 70 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 5.25 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 8 lb Pale 2-Row; 0.75 lb Brown Malt; 0.4 lb Chocolate; 0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L; 0.25 lb Pale Chocolate; 0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L; 1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops; 0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: English Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.31 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: Scott Downey
Hop Utilization: 93.8567%
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday May 8th 2025

Nigel Incubator-Jones

by monkeyhaiku

OG: 1.050 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 30

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OG: 1.049 FG: 1.009 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 31

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OG: 1.057 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.8% IBU: 27

Original Gravity:

1.051

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.2%

IBU (tinseth):

29.9

SRM (morey):

27.8

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	Canadian - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	36	1.75	76.9%
0.75 lb	Brown Malt0.75 lb Brown Malt	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	34	90.36	7.2%
0.40 lb	United Kingdom - Chocolate0.4 lb Chocolate	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	34	425	3.8%
0.50 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 80L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	33	80	4.8%
0.25 lb	United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.25 lb Pale Chocolate	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	33	207	2.4%
0.50 lb	Caramel / Crystal 60L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	34	60	4.8%
10.40 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Charles Faram - East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops		Pellet	6.5	Boil	30 min	18.13	66.7%
0.50 oz	Charles Faram - East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	6.5	Boil at 212 °F	60 min	11.79	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.9 gal	Strike	160 °F	150 °F	60 min
4 gal	Batch Sparge	175 °F	163 °F	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F

Yeast

CellarScience - English

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	59 - 70 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.1 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	100	6	60	50	265
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Last Updated: 2026-09-03 19:58 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

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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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Charles Faram - East Kent Goldings (Pellet)		29.92	100%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00