Midnight Run

I wanted a porter that was a little different. Adjuncts were common to industrialized porter, and I thought a little bit of the smoked malt would add a touch of realism, since the malts of yore probably had some smokey character.

Brewer:	Austin Gelder		Email:	-
Beer:	Midnight Run		Style:	Robust Porter
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	119 HCU (~40 SRM)		Bitterness:	26 IBU
OG:	1.068		FG:	1.011
Alcohol:	7.3% v/v (5.7% w/w)
Water:	1 tsp gypsum was added half way through the boil.
Grain:	8 oz. Wheat malt 1 lb. British crystal 95-115L 6 oz. British chocolate 2 oz. Roasted barley 4 oz. Rolled oats 3 lb. British pale 4 oz. Smoked Malt
Mash:	75% efficiency
	Mased (infusion) 2 gallons at 156° for 3 hours. Sparged with another gallon of water, recirculated a few times.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.084	4 gallons
	3 lb. Dark dry malt extract 1 lb. Brown sugar 4 oz. Molasses
	Irish moss added at the end of the brew, 15 minutes left. Molasses, extract, and brown sugar were added 15 minutes in, so the estimate of IBUs is probably a bit low.
Hops:	1.25 oz. Kent Goldings (5.1% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Spalt (4.9% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5.1% AA, 15 min.) .25 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	White Labs Irish Ale Yeast tube was used, no starter.
Carbonation:	Put 1/2 c of corn sugar in with bottling, trying to give it a lower carbonation that seemed appropriate for british brews.
Tasting:	Very good porter flavor when bottled, FG lower than I expected though, still has good body. Hops and roasted malt flavors seem well balanced, hop aroma doesn't come through much, but with the strong grains used, not particularly surprising. I like it, will enter in an upcoming competition.

Recipe posted 04/09/06.