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porter

Name: porter
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 24 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 4.1 kg Pale Ale; 250 g Amber; 200 g Chocolate; 180 g Pale Chocolate; 200 g Crystal 60L; 250 g Brown Malt; 50 g Acidulated Malt; 30 g Challenger Hops; 50 g Fuggles (4.5 AA) Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: English Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31.4 liters
Post Boil Size: 26 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 243 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 26.1 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Sunday November 26th 2017

London Porter

by ColinChurchward

OG: 1.046 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.6% IBU: 33

Brew it Bru - English Porter

by Brew it Bru

OG: 1.050 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 27

Vanilla Porter

by Terry_R (in UK)

OG: 1.046 FG: 1.008 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 29

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

5.1%

IBU (tinseth):

31.9

SRM (morey):

25.1

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.10 kg	Crisp Malting - Pale Ale4.1 kg Pale Ale	38	4	78.4%
250 g	Crisp Malting - Amber250 g Amber	33.1	27.5	4.8%
200 g	United Kingdom - Chocolate200 g Chocolate	34	425	3.8%
180 g	Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate180 g Pale Chocolate	32.7	220	3.4%
200 g	United Kingdom - Crystal 60L200 g Crystal 60L	34	60	3.8%
250 g	Crisp Malting - Brown Malt250 g Brown Malt	32.7	65	4.8%
50 g	German - Acidulated Malt50 g Acidulated Malt	27	3.4	1%
5,230 g / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Challenger30 g Challenger Hops	Pellet	6.5	Boil	60 min	21.89	37.5%
50 g	Fuggles (4.5 AA)50 g Fuggles (4.5 AA) Hops	Pellet	4.9	Boil	10 min	9.97	62.5%
80 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
22.59 L	Strike	68 °C	67 °C	60 min
14.04 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1.50 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.75 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
1 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
1 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.

Yeast

White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028

Amount:	0.85 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	73%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	18 - 21 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 108 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.1 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
33.3	3.8	13.6	35.8	37.6	30.8
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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	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Challenger (Pellet) 30 g Challenger (Pellet) Hops	21.89	37.5%
50 g	Fuggles (4.5 AA) (Pellet) 50 g Fuggles (4.5 AA) (Pellet) Hops	9.97	62.5%
80 g / $ 0.00

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