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Brown British Beer - English Porter


A moderate-strength brown beer with a restrained roasty character and bitterness. May have a range of roasted flavors, generally without burnt qualities, and often has a chocolate-caramel-malty profile.

Flavor Profile: Moderate bready, biscuity, and toasty malt flavor includes a mild to moderate roastiness (frequently with a chocolate character) and often a significant caramel, nutty, and/or toffee character. May have other secondary flavors such as coffee, licorice, bi

Ingredients: Grists vary, but something producing a dark color is always involved. Chocolate or other dark-roasted malts, caramel malt, brewing sugars, and the like are common. London-type porters often use brown malt as a characteristic flavor.

BJCP Style Guide

Top 10 English Porter Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Fuller's London Porter clone
23 L 5.31% 33.52 1.053 1.012
All Grain 8163
Fuller's London Porter Clone BYO
5.5 gal 4.6% 22.67 1.045 1.010
All Grain 5246
05 DARK
28 L 6.05% 58.72 1.062 1.015
All Grain 4711
London Bridge Porter
200 L 4.89% 36.1 1.049 1.012
All Grain 3328
Honey porter
17 L 4.73% 27.76 1.048 1.012
All Grain 3239
Nigel Incubator-Jones
5 gal 4.97% 28.89 1.050 1.013
All Grain 3220
Are you Fuggles serious?!
50 L 5.62% 39.87 1.061 1.018
All Grain 3210
Porter - Receta minicervecería
25 L 4.35% 12.02 1.043 1.010
BIAB 3163
Toasted Porter
3 gal 4.8% 27.13 1.049 1.012
All Grain 3024
PLUM PORTER - NOV 2016
12 L 4.08% 26.63 1.041 1.010
All Grain 2919

Newest English Porter Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
달세림 포터
19 L 5.15% 32.43 1.052 1.013
All Grain 9
"Dark Horse" English Porter
6 gal 5.1% 23 1.055 1.016
All Grain 34
Downtown Abbey Normal AG
9 gal 6.5% 10.97 1.066 1.016
All Grain 61
English Porter
20 L 5.26% 30.9 1.053 1.013
All Grain 40
Calima
15 L 4.67% 32.21 1.047 1.011
All Grain 112
English Porter
21.5 L 5.05% 25.59 1.050 1.012
All Grain 47
English Porter
20 L 5.02% 27.51 1.055 1.016
All Grain 65
Garcon Anglais
24 L 4.77% 30.02 1.048 1.012
All Grain 43
Awesome Recipe
20 L 5.3% 28.39 1.054 1.013
All Grain 101
Smoked English Porter 1.01
6 gal 4.98% 30.3 1.051 1.013
All Grain 95

Fermentables Used In English Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 284 United Kingdom Grain base malt 3.75°L
38 70% 10% - 100%
United Kingdom - Brown 201 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 65°L
32 11% 1% - 50%
United Kingdom - Chocolate 155 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 425°L
34 5% 0% - 15%
American - Chocolate 132 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 6% 1% - 18%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 82 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 8% 2% - 26%
United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate 79 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 207°L
33 7% 1% - 100%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 74 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 3% 1% - 10%
Flaked Oats 67 Adjunct raw 2.2°L
33 7% 2% - 75%
US - Pale 2-Row 63 US Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 66% 14% - 100%
American - Black Malt 54 American Grain roasted malt 500°L
28 5% 1% - 100%

Hops Used In English Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Fuggles 207 4.5 46% 8% - 100%
East Kent Goldings 197 5 43% 0% - 100%
Northern Brewer 64 7.8 47% 10% - 100%
Willamette 56 4.5 40% 10% - 100%
Magnum 53 15 50% 9% - 100%
Challenger 42 8.5 50% 13% - 100%
Cascade 38 7 41% 2% - 100%
Goldings 24 4.5 46% 13% - 100%
Target 23 11.5 37% 11% - 67%
Bramling Cross 19 6.5 32% 5% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In English Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
United Kingdom - Chocolate 15 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 425°L
34 29% 8% - 100%
American - Chocolate 13 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 45% 8% - 100%
United Kingdom - Brown 12 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 65°L
32 33% 17% - 62%
Caramel / Crystal 60L 9 Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 40% 26% - 61%
United Kingdom - Black Patent 8 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 525°L
27 15% 6% - 33%
American - Black Malt 5 American Grain roasted malt 500°L
28 26% 17% - 50%
American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 4 American Grain crystal malt 40°L
34 29% 25% - 31%
United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate 4 United Kingdom Grain roasted malt 207°L
33 31% 5% - 67%
German - Carafa III 3 German Grain roasted malt 535°L
32 30% 13% - 50%
United Kingdom - Crystal 60L 3 United Kingdom Grain crystal malt 60°L
34 36% 27% - 40%

Yeasts Used In English Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04 163 Fermentis / Safale Ale .0975 High 75% 54°F 77°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 62 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast 48 Danstar Ale Med-High High 77% 57°F 70°F
Wyeast - London Ale 1028 33 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-Low 75% 60°F 72°F
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002 33 White Labs Ale Medium Very High 66.5% 65°F 68°F
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013 33 White Labs Ale Medium Medium 71% 66°F 71°F
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318 21 Wyeast Ale 0.1 High 73% 64°F 74°F
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968 18 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Very High 69% 64°F 72°F
Danstar - Windsor Ale Yeast 15 Danstar Ale Medium Medium 72% 64°F 70°F
Wyeast - British Ale 1098 14 Wyeast Ale 0.1 Med-High 74% 64°F 72°F

Other Ingredients Used In English Porter Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 126 Water Agt Mash 16% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 72 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 63 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 63%
Irish Moss 52 Fining Boil 69% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 48 Water Agt Boil 51% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 47 Water Agt Mash 6% 0% - 33%
Lactic acid 47 Water Agt Mash 70% 1% - 100%
Chalk 45 Water Agt Mash 13% 0% - 73%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 34 Water Agt Mash 21% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 24 Water Agt Mash 22% 0% - 100%

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