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BrewBlog: BrokenRidge Vanilla Porter

Specifics

Style:

Category:	Porter
Number:	12B

A substantial, malty dark ale with a complex and flavorful roasty character.

Commercial Examples: Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Meantime London Porter, Anchor Porter, Smuttynose Robust Porter, Sierra Nevada Porter, Deschutes Black Butte Porter, Boulevard Bully! Porter, Rogue Mocha Porter, Avery New World Porter, Bell’s Porter, Great Divide Saint Bridget’s Porter.

Brewer:

Chad Haatvedt

Brew Date:

October 4, 2009

Yield:

11 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

45.2/89

Bitterness (Calc):

47 IBU (Daniels)

BU/GU:

0.89

Calories:

174 (12 ounces)

ABV:

5.5%

ABW:

4.3%

OG:	1.053
OG (Plato):	13.1° P
FG:	1.012
FG (Plato):	3.07° P
Target FG:	1.010
Real Extract:	4.88° P
App. Atten.:	76.6%
Real Atten.:	62.7%
Status:	Secondary

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

22.00 pounds

American Pale Malt (2-Row)

Color (L):	1 °L
Info/Use:	Smooth, less grainy, moderate malt flavor. Basic malt for all beer styles.

77.2% of grist

0.51 pounds

American Black Patent

Color (L):	127 °L
Info/Use:	Provides color and sharp flavor. Use in stouts and porters.

1.8% of grist

2.01 pounds

Crystal Malt 120L

Color (L):	120 °L
Info/Use:	Pronounced caramel flavor and a red color. For stouts, porters and black beers.

7.1% of grist

0.99 pounds

Crystal Malt 40L

Color (L):	40 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

3.5% of grist

2.01 pounds

American Chocolate Malt

Color (L):	127 °L
Info/Use:	Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

7.1% of grist

0.99 pounds

British Roasted Barley

Color (L):	500 °L
Info/Use:	Dry, roasted flavor, amber color. For stouts, porters and Scottish ales.

3.5% of grist

28.51 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	11 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	13 gallons	11 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 1.5 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	28.5 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	6.1 gallons
Total Water Needed:	20 gallons	13 gallons (runoff) + 6.1 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	9.5 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	10.6 gallons	20 gallons (total water) – 9.5 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Hops

0.50 ounces

Northern Brewer

Region:	United Kingdom, United States, Germany
AAU Range:	7 - 10%
Notes:	Fine, fragrant aroma, dry, clean bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing.
Substitution:	Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Example:	ESB, Bitter, Pale Ale, Porter, California Common; Old Peculier, Anchor Liberty, Anchor Steam

10.5% Pellets @ 90 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

5.3 AAUs

0.50 ounces

Northern Brewer

Region:	United Kingdom, United States, Germany
AAU Range:	7 - 10%
Notes:	Fine, fragrant aroma, dry, clean bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing.
Substitution:	Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Example:	ESB, Bitter, Pale Ale, Porter, California Common; Old Peculier, Anchor Liberty, Anchor Steam

10.5% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

5.3 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Chinook

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	12 - 14%
Notes:	Heavy spicy aroma, strong versatile bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering.
Substitution:	Galena, Eroica, Nugget, Bullion
Example:	Pale Ale, Stout, Porter, IPA; Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Sierra Nevada Stout

13.6% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

13.6 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Glacier

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	5 - 6%
Notes:	Balanced bitterness and pleasant aroma. New variety.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing.
Substitution:	Willamette, US Fuggle, US Tettnang, Styrian Golding
Example:	Pale Ale, ESB, Bitter, English-Style Pale Ale, Porter, Stout

6% Pellets @ 10 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

12 AAUs

4.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

36.1 AAUs

Fermentation

Primary:	15 days @ 64° F
Secondary:	365 days @ 64° F

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