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Baltic Porter
Smooth but stong Porter with Lager yeast. Attempt at a Baltika 6 clone.
| Brewer: | Christo | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Baltic Porter | Style: | Baltic Porter | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 4.4 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 32 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.071 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.4% v/v (5.8% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 6 lb. American 2-row 8 oz. American crystal 60L 8 oz. Special B 6 oz. American chocolate 6 oz. Carafa Special II 4 lb. Belgian Munich |
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| Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
| 150F for 5 hrs (longer than planned - had to leave unattended while out doing errands) | ||||||||
| Boil: | 70 minutes | SG 1.058 | 5.4 gallons | |||||
| 6 oz. Molasses | ||||||||
| IM at 15 min | ||||||||
| Hops: | .5 oz. Fuggles (4.6% AA, 60 min.) .25 oz. Magnum (13.2% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Santiam (6.5% AA, 30 min.) |
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| Yeast: | S-23 cake from an O'fest. | |||||||
| Log: | Reusing S-23 dry lager yeast. Second time using. Seemed to work well with Baltic style. Fermented at 50F for 2 weeks, secondary at 40F for 4 weeks, lagered at 38F for 6 weeks. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | medium carbonation | |||||||
| Tasting: | Big chocolate aroma and flavor. Only hints of dark fruits (which is more to style) of raisins coaxed out. No yeast derived esters (that S-23 supposed to produce) and no diacetyl. Nice dark brown color and tan head. Medium body and no alcohol hotness - smooth - though it does warm you up. Could actually pass as a Schwarzbier since the roast is not harsh in any way and it does not have the alcohol bite that you see in commercial brands (that I didn't want, so success!), Baltika seeming to be the smoothest. A nice sipper. Look forward to sampling a bottle in 6+ months to see how it ages. | |||||||
Recipe posted 12/02/08.
