Listing to Porter

This is the third attempt at a really rich, creamy, dark porter. This
beer is very smooth and mellow, and shows that roasted barley should be
left to the stouts.

Brewer:	Drew Avis		Email:	-
Beer:	Listing to Porter		Style:	Robust Porter
Type:	All grain		Size:	10 gallons
Color:	85 HCU (~31 SRM)		Bitterness:	30 IBU
OG:	1.063		FG:	1.015
Alcohol:	6.3% v/v (4.9% w/w)
Water:	2 ml lactic acid (88%) added to sparge water.
Grain:	16 lb. British pale 2 lb. American Munich 1 lb. Belgian CaraVienne 1 lb. Belgian Special B 1.5 lb. American chocolate 1 lb. Flaked barley
Mash:	78% efficiency
	Mash in at 156F. Hold for 60 minutes. Liquid decoct 4 litres and boil, add back to the mash to hit mash-out of 168F.
Boil:	75 minutes	SG 1.058	11 gallons
	1 tsp irish moss added at 10 min.
Hops:	1.5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) .75 oz. Galena (13% AA, 60 min.)
Yeast:	WY 1007 (German Ale), yeast cake from previous batch (1 carboy) Nottingham dry yeast (2 packs) (1 carboy)

Recipe posted 11/20/98.