Honey Nut & Cream Porter

Hopefully a wonderfull and mellow beer with the taste of nuts, honey and cream. My first shot at a custom recipe.

Brewer:	Alberto Ortiz		Email:	tarlong@gmail.com
Beer:	Honey Nut & Cream Porter		Style:	Brown Porter
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	57 HCU (~24 SRM)		Bitterness:	22 IBU
OG:	1.055		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	6.1% v/v (4.8% w/w)
Water:	Teaspoon Irish moss and your water is a bit too soft, one teaspoon of gypsum.
Grain:	.5 lb. American crystal 60L .5 lb. British chocolate .25 lb. Raw barley .25 lb. Rolled oats
Steep:	Steep raw barley and oats. Bring 1 1/2 gallons of water to a boil. Remove from heat and steep the crystal and chocolate grains for 20 minutes. Sparge with half a gallon of water. Discard grains.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.067	4.5 gallons
	6.6 lb. Light malt extract .5 lb. Honey .5 lb. Lactose .25 lb. 0 oz. Hazelnut Extract
	Aside from adding hops to the heating wort during the boil, all other ingredients, honey, lactose and nut extract will be added at the last 15 minutes of the boil.
Hops:	.5 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.) .25 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 30 min.) .25 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Should be pitched when the wort reaches fermentation temp, 70°
Log:	Will brew this one on the 2nd of March. I'll update later on.
Carbonation:	2.2 volumes	Corn Sugar: 3.99 oz. for 5.25 gallons @ 70°F
Tasting:	Hopefully it will taste good enough to have a couple after a good meal.

Recipe posted 02/24/09.