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American Porter and Stout - American Porter


A substantial, malty dark beer with a complex and flavorful dark malt character.

Flavor Profile: Moderately strong malt flavor usually features a lightly burnt malt character (and sometimes chocolate and/or coffee flavors) with a bit of grainy, dark malt dryness in the finish. Overall flavor may finish from dry to medium-sweet. May have a sharp chara

Ingredients: May contain several malts, prominently dark malts, which often include black malt (chocolate malt is also often used). American hops typically used for bittering, but US or UK finishing hops can be used; a clashing citrus quality is generally undesirable.

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Top 10 American Porter Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Maple Oatmeal Stout
5.5 gal 5.11% 31.79 1.051 1.012
All Grain 6689
Robust Porter 3
5 gal 6.2% 43.14 1.066 1.018
All Grain 5743
Orange Cardamom Chocolate Porter
5 gal 7.92% 19.99 1.080 1.020
extract 4779
April Porter
5 gal 5.76% 40.18 1.057 1.014
Partial Mash 4589
Dry Porter
5.5 gal 7.2% 21.23 1.066 1.011
All Grain 3957
2016 Imperial Coffee Porter
5.5 gal 8.93% 52.86 1.088 1.020
All Grain 3308
Black Forest Stout
26.5 L 7.03% 30.67 1.071 1.017
All Grain 3153
Ballast Point HW #6 Porter EXT
5.5 gal 7.25% 53.74 1.068 1.013
extract 3045
Bekkalokket
22 L 6.92% 50.49 1.070 1.018
All Grain 2876
BA Banana Stout
6 gal 10.69% 51.75 1.098 1.017
All Grain 2611

Newest American Porter Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
10 Hammers
5 gal 7.13% 28.01 1.069 1.014
All Grain 6
BURPIN' BARREL PORTER
5.5 gal 6% 65.89 1.059 1.013
All Grain 8
American Porter #165
5.5 gal 5.97% 52.06 1.060 1.014
All Grain 11
Intro to Beer (101) - March 2024 - Porter
2 gal 5.66% 25.59 1.054 1.011
BIAB 25
Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
5.5 gal 4.8% 37.63 1.048 1.012
BIAB 16
Coffee Porter
5 gal 7.27% 55.36 1.070 1.015
All Grain 21
Beer 6: The Bomb
5.5 gal 5.26% 34.73 1.053 1.013
All Grain 33
Vagabond Gingered Ale
5 gal 5.64% 62.79 1.057 1.014
All Grain 14
Breakfast of Champions
5 gal 8.33% 34.04 1.085 1.022
All Grain 24
Group 8 - Beer 4 - Iron Brewer
2 gal 5.84% 27.09 1.059 1.014
BIAB 38

Fermentables Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Chocolate 1,171 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 6% 0% - 54%
US - Pale 2-Row 965 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 68% 5% - 100%
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 626 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 62% 2% - 100%
Flaked Oats 624 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 8% 1% - 28%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 461 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 3% 0% - 23%
American - Roasted Barley 448 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 4% 0% - 33%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 433 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 7% 0% - 38%
American - Black Malt 391 American Grain roasted malt 500°L
28 3% 0% - 28%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 339 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 6% 1% - 29%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 327 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 6% 0% - 33%

Hops Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Cascade 503 7 39% 0% - 100%
East Kent Goldings 479 5 40% 4% - 100%
Fuggles 466 4.5 41% 1% - 100%
Willamette 425 4.5 38% 1% - 100%
Northern Brewer 329 7.8 45% 7% - 100%
Magnum 299 15 48% 3% - 100%
Chinook 251 13 39% 3% - 100%
Columbus 161 15 44% 3% - 100%
Nugget 150 14 44% 8% - 100%
Centennial 147 10 40% 4% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
American - Chocolate 109 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 34% 2% - 100%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 42 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 36% 0% - 80%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 38 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 24% 4% - 100%
American - Roasted Barley 35 American Grain roasted malt 300°L
33 27% 0% - 100%
American - Black Malt 35 American Grain roasted malt 500°L
28 22% 3% - 56%
American - Caramel / Crystal 120L 32 American Grain crystal malt 120°L
33 30% 4% - 80%
United Kingdom - Chocolate 27 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 425°L
34 32% 4% - 50%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 27 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 29% 3% - 57%
American - Caramel / Crystal 80L 21 American Grain crystal malt 80°L
33 28% 4% - 67%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 17 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 21% 8% - 50%

Yeasts Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 606 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 381 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001 140 White Labs Ale High Medium 76.5% 68°F 73°F
Wyeast - American Ale 1056 124 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002 89 White Labs Ale Medium Very High 66.5% 65°F 68°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 87 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Imperial Yeast - A10 Darkness 68 Imperial Yeast Ale Medium 71% 62°F 72°F
Wyeast - London Ale 1028 59 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968 51 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Very High 69% 64°F 72°F
Wyeast - British Ale 1098 50 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-High 74% 64°F 72°F

Other Ingredients Used In American Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 339 Water Agt Mash 20% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 214 Fining Boil 59% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 194 Water Agt Mash 18% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 176 Fining Boil 57% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 146 Water Agt Mash 12% 0% - 68%
Epsom Salt 104 Water Agt Mash 6% 0% - 44%
Lactic acid 94 Water Agt Mash 61% 0% - 100%
Chalk 93 Water Agt Mash 16% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 80 Water Agt Mash 21% 0% - 100%
Vanilla Bean 53 Spice Primary 56% 0% - 100%

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