Porter

Recipe Notes: Dennis Corrigan won the SFH Apr 2002 Styles competition with this one.

Recipe Specifications

Batch Size (Gal): 5
OG: 1.061
FG: NS
SRM: 34
IBU: 38
Boil Time imin) 60
Efficiency (%) 75

NS = Not Specified



Grains & Adjuncts

GrainAmtPct
2-row Pale malt 8 lbs 72.7%
Munich malt 1 lbs 9.1%
Crystal 10L malt 1 lbs 9.1%
Chocolate malt 0.5 lbs 4.5%
Black Patent malt 0.5 lbs 4.5%


Hops

Hop NameAmtAA (%)Time (min)
Northern Brewer (plug) 1 8 60
Cascade (plug) 0.5 6.5 15
Cascade (plug) 0.5 6.5 0


Additional Ingredients

1 tsp Gypsum in mash

Yeast

Wyeast 1275 yeast

Process Details

  • Used a temperature-controlled mashing procedure:
  • Combine grains and gypsum with 3 gallons of 131°F water and let stand for 30 minutes.
  • Raised temperature by adding 1.5 gal of 199°F water.
  • Continue with starch conversion at 149°F for 20 minutes.
  • Raise temperature to 158°F and hold until iodine test indicated complete conversion.
  • Sparged with 4-5 gal of 167°F water.
  • Brought wort to a boil and added boiling hops.
  • Continued boil for 1 hour.
  • Added finishing hops during the final 2 minutes of the boil.
  • Cooled the wort and pitched the yeast.

    Fermentation Details

  • Fermented for two weeks and bottled.