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  • English-Style Brown Porter


    Caramel sweetness with hints of chocolate and earthy English hops make this Brown Porter a beer to be savored.


    Type: Ale

    Style: Porter

    Batch Size: 5 gallons

    Recipe Type: All grain

    Recipe Contributed By: Briess Technical Services Team


    Ingredients

    Quantity Ingredient Comment Malt Style
    8 lbs Pale Ale Malt Mash Grain Specialty base malt
    1.0 lb Caramel Malt 40L Mash Grain Caramel Malt (Roasted)
    0.3 lb Chocolate Malt Mash Grain Chocolate Malt
    0.75 oz East Kent Goldings Hops (5% AAU) Boil 60 minutes
    0.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops (5% AAU) Boil 30 minutes
    0.25 oz Fuggles Hops (4% AAU) Boil 30 minutes
    0.25 oz Fuggles Hops (4% AAU) Boil 15 minutes
    1 pack WLP013 London Ale Yeast (plus 1/4 pack for bottle conditioning) Fermenter

    Procedures

    1. Mash crushed grains in 4 gallons of water at 155-157°F for 60 minutes
    2. Sparge grain with 170°F water to obtain desired pre-boil kettle volume
    3. Bring to boil
    4. Add 0.75 oz East Kent Goldings hops, boil for 30 minutes
    5. Add 0.25 oz East Kent Goldings and 0.25 oz Fuggles hops, boil for 15 minutes
    6. Add 0.25 oz Fuggles hops, boil remaining 15 minutes
    7. Turn off heat and cool wort to 68°F
    8. Transfer to fermenter
    9. Pitch one pack of WLP013 London Ale Yeast

    Primary Fermentation: 2 weeks at 66-70°F

    Secondary Fermentation: 2 weeks at 34-40°F

    Fermentation Notes: Force carbonate, or bottle condition with dissolved priming sugar and ¼ pack of WLP013 London Ale Yeast for 2-3 weeks

    Original Gravity: 1.050

    Final Gravity: 1.014

    Alcohol by Weight:

    Alcohol by Volume: 4.7

    IBU: 22

    Color: 28 SRM

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