Midnight Porter

This is a pretty great porter. Light and clean. I wish it had more alcohol though. My OG was only 1.053 with a FG of 1.030. I must have screwed up something (like the reading).

Brewer:	Art Hogarth		Email:	roguepimp@cox.net
Beer:	Midnight Porter		Style:	Robust Porter
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	141 HCU (~44 SRM)		Bitterness:	17 IBU
OG:	1.061		FG:	1.030
Alcohol:	4.0% v/v (3.1% w/w)
Water:	None. Used RO water
Grain:	1. lb. American black patent
Steep:	Put the grains in a grain bag and placed in pot while water was brought to a boil. Once it started to boil, I lowered the heat and steeped for 10 minutes.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.203	1.5 gallons
	4.5 lb. Amber malt extract 3.5 lb. Dark malt extract
	Removed grains and added the malt and boiling hop pellets. Boiled 60 minutes. Added Finishing hop pellets for final 5 minutes.
Hops:	2 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 5 min.)
Yeast:	Cooled to 78 degrees and pitched White labs British Ale Yeast #WLP005
Log:	No fermentation activity for initial 12 hours but was really going after 24. Let ferment for 10 days. This could probally be reduced to 7 days.
Carbonation:	Boiled 1 quart of water and 1 1/4 cups of light dried malt extract. Added to beer and bottled.
Tasting:	I cheated and opened a bottle after 7 days. No carbonation but it was very good! I had it side by side with a Stone 6th Anniversary Porter and other than the Stone being carbonated, it was hard to tell the difference.

Recipe posted 12/07/02.