Dirty Dog Porter

Hoppy, dry, slightly chocolatey. Very smooth. A little on the bitter side.

Brewer:	Page Street Brewing		Email:	andrewd_shopping@hotmail.com
Beer:	Dirty Dog Porter		Style:	Hoppy Porter
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	156 HCU (~48 SRM)		Bitterness:	37 IBU
OG:	1.064		FG:	1.018
Alcohol:	6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w)
Water:	Good ol' San Francisco Hetch Hetchy tap water.
Grain:	8 oz. American chocolate 1 lb. American black patent
Steep:	45 min @ ~160
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.107	3 gallons
	1 lb. Light malt extract 6 lb. Amber malt extract 1 lb. Brown sugar
	1 tsp Irish Moss @ 60 min
Hops:	1.00 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.) 1.00 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.) 0.51 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	2 packages of Multons dry yeast
Log:	Primary - 1 wk Secondary - 3 wk (could've been 1 wk -- we forgot about it...) 3 weeks in bottles
Carbonation:	3/4 cup bottling sugar
Tasting:	It's bordering on too bitter, for my taste. It has a sharp "middle taste." To smooth it out, I would recommend using something other than Chinook for bittering hops -- Chinook is really over-the-top for this style of beer.

Recipe posted 04/07/02.