Tadpole Porter (vanilla)

Another variation on the famous St. Chuck's. Thanks to Bill Pierce for a fantastic porter recipe. We steeped six split and scraped Mexican vanilla beans in about 8oz bourbon for a week before adding to the two 5-gallon primaries after major fermentation had subsided.

Brewer:	Shrug Brewing Co.		Email:	-
Beer:	Tadpole Porter (vanilla)		Style:	Robust Porter
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	10 gallons
Color:	91 HCU (~33 SRM)		Bitterness:	24 IBU
OG:	1.063		FG:	1.015
Alcohol:	6.1% v/v (4.8% w/w)
Grain:	8 oz. Belgian biscuit 24 oz. American crystal 60L 12 oz. American chocolate 4 oz. American black patent 8 oz. Flaked barley 24 oz. Belgian Special B
Steep:	Steep to 155*
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.054	11.6 gallons
	12.5 lb. Light dry malt extract
	Irish Moss at 15 minutes
Hops:	1 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Yakima Goldings (5% AA, 30 min.)
Yeast:	WLP002
Carbonation:	Force carbonated in corny kegs

Recipe posted 01/09/09.