Uncle Dave's Special Porter

Uncle Dave is a really great friend of mine. He's kind of a bitter old man (even though he's 25) but the ladies think he's a big sweety. So in honor of Uncle Dave I give you Uncle Dave's Special Porter.

Brewer:	Stinky Boy		Email:	skablazr@unix.temple.edu
Beer:	Uncle Dave's Special Porter		Style:	Robust Porter
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	2.5 gallons
Color:	68 HCU (~27 SRM)		Bitterness:	34 IBU
OG:	1.061		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	6.9% v/v (5.4% w/w)
Water:	I used regular bottled spring water from the corner store.
Grain:	8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 8 oz. British crystal 70-80L 4 oz. British black patent
Steep:	I put the grains in some cold water and put it on the stove. I raised the temperature to just about boiling over a 30 minute time span. Then I sparged the grains...blah blah blah.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.204	.75 gallons
	3 lb. Dark dry malt extract
	Nothing special here.
Hops:	2 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 5 min.)
Yeast:	oooohhh...this is special...wyeast Special London that is.
Log:	I let it ferment for about 11 days I think. I bottled it a month ago. so you do the math.
Carbonation:	I used a half a cup of priming sugar.
Tasting:	MMMMMM.

Recipe posted 02/25/98.