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Imperial Porter
| Brewer: | Social Experiment Brewing Co | Email: | mlanzarone@gmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Imperial Porter | Style: | Robust Porter | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5.25 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 19 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.057 | FG: | 1.020 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 4.8% v/v (3.8% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 1 lb. British pale .5 lb. Wheat malt 2.5 lb. American Munich .5 lb. Belgian aromatic 1 lb. American crystal 120L .25 lb. American chocolate .75 lb. American black patent .25 lb. Roasted barley |
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| Mash: | 35% efficiency | |||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.134 | 2.25 gallons | |||||
| 6 lb. Light malt extract | ||||||||
| Hops: | .5 oz. Perle (8% AA, 60 min.) 1.25 oz. Spalt (6.75% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (aroma) 2 oz. Tettnanger (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | German Lager Yeast | |||||||
| Log: | Let ferment in primary for 8 days at room temperature. Then racked to secondary and placed in near freezing temps for 1 month. | |||||||
| Tasting: | Tastes alcoholic and "porter-esque". Needed at least 3-4 weeks of bottle conditioning before it reached this pinnacle. | |||||||
Recipe posted 02/18/08.
