Honey Nut & Cream Porter
Hopefully a wonderfull and mellow beer with the taste of nuts, honey and cream. My first shot at a custom recipe.
Brewer: | Alberto Ortiz | Email: | tarlong@gmail.com | |||||
Beer: | Honey Nut & Cream Porter | Style: | Brown Porter | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 20 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.060 | FG: | 1.008 | |||||
Alcohol: | 6.7% v/v (5.2% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | None. | |||||||
Grain: | 8 oz. American crystal 60L 8 oz. British chocolate 8 oz. Raw barley 1 lb. Rolled oats |
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Steep: | Steep raw barley and oats. Bring 1 1/2 gallons of water to a boil. Remove from heat and steep the crystal and chocolate grains for 20 minutes. Sparge with half a gallon of water. Discard grains. | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.082 | 4 gallons | |||||
6 lb. 10 oz. Light malt extract 8 oz. Honey 8 oz. Lactose 2 oz. Hazelnut Extract |
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Aside from adding hops to the heating wort during the boil, all other ingredients, honey, lactose and nut extract will be added at the last 15 minutes of the boil. | ||||||||
Hops: | .5 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 30 min.) |
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Yeast: | Should be pitched when the wort reaches fermentation temp, 70° | |||||||
Carbonation: | 1.7 volumes | Corn Sugar: 2.56 oz. for 5.5 gallons @ 70°F | ||||||
Tasting: | Hopefully it will taste good enough to have a couple after a good meal. |
Recipe posted 01/21/09.