Porter

This is Russel Schehrer's Toulene Porter.

Brewer:	Initial Mash Function		Email:	andersld23@yahoo.com
Beer:	Porter		Style:	Robust Porter
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	97 HCU (~34 SRM)		Bitterness:	19 IBU
OG:	1.057		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	6.1% v/v (4.8% w/w)
Grain:	24 oz. American Munich 20 oz. American crystal 20L 12 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 8 oz. American black patent
Mash:	70% efficiency
	Step mash in kettle: 30 min at 122°, 20 minutes starting at 158° and dropping down to 150°.
Boil:	30 minutes	SG 1.105	3 gallons
	6 lb. Dark malt extract
	LME added with only 5 minutes left in boil so as to keep temperature lower and increase bitterness extraction. The IBUs should therefore be around 30. Cascade added at flame out, then siphoned out when racking to carboy.
Hops:	1 oz. Nugget (12.7% AA, 30 min.) .75 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast:	WLP001, repitched from IPA
Log:	Brewed on 6/15/05. Pitched at high temperature because of impatience, probably around 95°. Started bubbling 12 hours later though.
Tasting:	This beer is fantastic. Great roasted taste and slight hop aroma, just like a porter should have. Wouldn't change a thing. As it aged, mellowed out and lost the roasted taste that made it so good in the first place.

Recipe posted 09/12/05.