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Porter Base

Name: Porter Base
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 6.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 10.5 lb Pale 2-Row; 1.25 lb Munich Light; 1 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L; 9 oz Brown; 9 oz Chocolate; 6 oz Caramel / Crystal 20L; 6 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L; 1 oz Northern Brewer Hops; 0.5 oz Willamette Hops; 0.5 oz Willamette Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Calories: 202 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday December 10th 2015

Original Gravity:

1.061

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

6.1%

IBU (tinseth):

32.7

SRM (morey):

24.9

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
10.50 lb	American - Pale 2-Row10.5 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	71.8%
1.25 lb	German - Munich Light1.25 lb Munich Light	37	6	8.5%
1 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L	33	80	6.8%
9 oz	United Kingdom - Brown9 oz Brown	32	65	3.8%
9 oz	American - Chocolate9 oz Chocolate	29	350	3.8%
6 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 20L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 20L	35	20	2.6%
6 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	2.6%
234 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops	Pellet	7.8	First Wort	60 min	25.21	50%
0.50 oz	Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	30 min	5.08	25%
0.50 oz	Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	10 min	2.4	25%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
15 qt	168 degrees	Fly Sparge	--	154 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Yeast

White Labs - Bedford British WLP006

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	65 - 70 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	65 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 276 B cells required

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Target Water Profile

Durham City Water

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Whatever you do, for the love of god, don't put in an entire vial of 4 oz of hazelnut extract, even though the bottle tells you to

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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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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Northern Brewer (Pellet)	25.21	50%
1 oz	Willamette (Pellet)	7.48	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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