Briess_DarkBeerMug_72dpiHere’s an all-grain beer to brew in anticipation of those cold, wintery nights that will soon be here. Malt-driven esters abound in this traditional English Porter which gets a nice dose of smooth coffee flavor from Briess Dark Chocolate Malt.

The recipe can be found as a tear-out recipe card in the November issue of Brew Your Own magazine. For a printer-friendly version of this recipe visit the Briess Recipe Database. Happy brewing!

Yorkshire Porter

  • Type: Ale
  • Style: Porter
  • Batch Size: 5 gallons
  • Recipe Type: All Grain
  • Recipe Contributed By: Briess Technical Services Team

Ingredients

  • 9 lbs Briess Pale Ale Malt
  • 0.75 lbs Briess Caramel Malt 60L
  • 0.5 lbs Briess Carabrown® Malt
  • 4 oz Briess Dark Chocolate Malt
  • 1 oz Target (10% AA) – 60 minute boil
  • 0.25 oz Target (10% AA) – 5 minute boil
  • 1 vial White Labs WLP037 Yorkshire Square Yeast
  • 1 capsule Servomyces Yeast Nutrient – 10 minute boil

Procedures

  1. Mash grains at 150-152ºF for 60 minutes
  2. Heat to 170ºF
  3. Lauter
  4. Boil with bittering hops for 55 minutes
  5. Add second hop addition, boil 5 minutes
  6. Cool to 68ºF, oxygenate wort
  7. Pitch 1 vial White Labs WLP037 Yorkshire Square Yeast

Fermentation

  • Primary Fermentation: 2 weeks at 68ºF
  • Secondary Fermentation: 1 week
  • Bottle condition with cane sugar or force carbonate

Stats

  • Original Gravity: 1.050
  • Final Gravity: 1.014
  • Alcohol by Volume: 4.7%
  • IBU: 30