Tre Noire Honey Porter

Brewer:	Londoman		Email:	mlondo@healthierchoice.com
Beer:	Tre Noire Honey Porter		Style:	Robust Porter
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	163 HCU (~49 SRM)		Bitterness:	19 IBU
OG:	1.083		FG:	1.016
Alcohol:	8.7% v/v (6.8% w/w)
Water:	Decanted Bartlett,IL tap water, 1/2 tsp of gypsum, 1/2 tsp burton water salts to boil
Grain:	0 oz. American chocolate 0 oz. American black patent 11 oz. British chocolate 6 oz. British black patent 6 oz. Rolled oats 1 lb. British crystal 50-60L
Steep:	approx 45 min to 1 hr steep over medium heat to 160 degree F I roasted rolled oats in the oven to golden brown approx 3 weeks before brewing, then let them sit in the freezer to "mellow". According to "Radical Brewing"by Randy Mosher, roasted unmalted oats impart off flavor notes if they aren't allowed to mellow after roasting.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.208	2 gallons
	4 lb. Light dry malt extract 3 lb. Dark dry malt extract 12 oz. Molasses 1 lb. Honey
	8 oz malto dextrine to boil, 1 tsp Irish moss, 2 inches of Italian licorice stick,1/2 tsp black pepper
Hops:	1 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 30 min.)
Yeast:	Wyeast 1028 London Ale
Tasting:	very complex, inky black with spicy notes probably more a stout, representative of original stout porters the precursor of stout as distinct style.

Recipe posted 01/29/10.