Baltic Honey Porter

TipsyDragon · 11-19-2009, 12:29 AM

Style: Baltic Porter
Type: Specialty Grain
OG: 1.069
FG: 1.017
ABV: 6.81%
IBU: 33
Color: 27.4 SMR

Ingredients:
6.6 lb. Pale Liquid Extract
0.75 lb. Chocolate Malt
0.5 lb. Crystal Malt - 60L
3 lb. Honey

0.5 oz. Horizon - 12%AA - 60 min
0.75 oz. Willamette - 5.5%AA - 40 min
0.5 oz. Willamette - 5.5%AA - 20 min

2 vials White Labs American Ale Yeast

3 oz Corn Sugar

Notes:
Steep grain at 160F+/-10F for 30 min in 1 gallon water. Remove grain and bring volume up to 3 gallons. Dissolve 3.3 lb. liquid extract and bring to a full boil. Then begin hops schedule. With 10 min left in the boil add remaining 3.3 lb. extract and 3 lb. honey. Cool wart as quickly as possible then transfer to carboy and top off to 5 gallons. Ferment for 14 days at 65F then bottle with 3 oz. Corn Sugar. Let age 3 weeks. Refrigerate 1 week before serving.

slomo · 11-26-2009, 08:37 PM

I was looking to brew something like this. How did it taste?

TipsyDragon · 11-30-2009, 04:07 PM

i thought it tasted great. had a slight sweet honey taste to it and excellent chocolate flavor.

HenryKDuff · 01-16-2010, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TipsyDragon

i thought it tasted great. had a slight sweet honey taste to it and excellent chocolate flavor.

When you list "2 vials White Labs American Ale Yeast" - does that mean you just pitched 2 vials or made a large starter using the 2 vials? - I'm looking to move from dry to liquid yeast and would hate to either double or halve the yeast needed. "Porter" and "Honey" are two of my favorite words so I am anxious to try this recipe.

TipsyDragon · 01-16-2010, 06:32 PM

i pitched 2 vials. I'm to lazy to make a starter so i would much rather just buy the extra yeast and pitch it.

jonbomb · 07-09-2010, 04:41 PM

I was thinking of adding some honey malt into the mix. Ya think thats a possibility to give it more of a honey flavor? or maybe drop some of that honey for honey malt??

TipsyDragon · 07-09-2010, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonbomb

I was thinking of adding some honey malt into the mix. Ya think thats a possibility to give it more of a honey flavor? or maybe drop some of that honey for honey malt??

i have no idea. i've never used honey malt so i can't say how close to actual honey the taste is.

jonbomb · 07-09-2010, 06:33 PM

Well I bought some honey malt probrably half a pount I might sub with something or throw in the mix.

GillandCo · 10-27-2010, 08:59 AM

Honey malt will give it that up from sweetness, while regular honey will be noticeable but on the back of the palate, depending on how much you use.