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Hey all,
Anyone ever had Kona Brewing Co.'s Pipeline Porter? The stuff is awesome. I was just curious if anyone had a good recipe for the stuff. For those of you who don't know what it is, it's a coffee porter that's just awesome.

This is how they describe it:
"Pipeline Porter is dark chocolate in color with a rich roasted malt flavor and smooth coffee finish. Its earthy complexity comes from its diverse blends of premium malts and barley. This celebration of malt unites with freshly roasted 100% Kona coffee grown at Cornwell Estate on Hawaii's Big Island, lending a unique roasty aroma and flavor. A delicate blend of hops rounds out this palate-pleasing brew."

This is what they claim is in it...
Malt: Premium 2-Row Pale, Carapils, Victory, Caramel 80, Extra Special, Chocolate and Dark Chocolate malts, Roasted Barley

Hops: Horizon, Millennium, Warrior, Perle

Alcohol: 5.4% by volume (4.3% wt.)

O.G.: 13.5

IBU: 30

Extras: freshly roasted 100% Kona coffee

I"ve never done any recipe experimentation... But with some advice,
I may have to try.

Do you think they'd be adding cracked whole bean coffee during the boil or just some fresh brewed Joe?

Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks!

Joe

fivehoursfree

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I like that stuff too, and have been looking for a good coffee porter recipe. There is a bunch of info here on different ways to add coffe, but most of it is for coffee stouts. I was thinking about just adding some fresh brewed and cooled coffee to the primary, along with the top-off water. Some people throw in fresh grounds 10 to 0 minutes before flameout. I really just don't know how much to add to get a noticeable coffee flavor, but without drinking 1/2 coffee 1/2 beer.

Milhouse

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I just tried this stuff this weekend. It tasted great with a nice slice of pumpkin pie!

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Thanks guys! Now if we can only come up with a recipe. LOL I have a book that may help give some input on putting my two favorite beverages together into one... I might just have to try brewing up my own concoction.

Jeffro

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MMMM Pipeline Porter!

I'll check to see what the fine folks at Larry's have to say when I go there later this week!

friedrice

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just did the tour last week - the guy said they added whole bean kona coffee in a mesh bag into the fermenter.

edit: I guess if you don't grind it and boil it, it only gives the flavor of coffee and not the caffeine - he said you had to drink 40somthing pints of it to equal one cup of coffee.

carnevoodoo

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I just threw together something really quick. Should be pretty good. Not sure about the quantities that they use it in, but I incorporated most of what they used.

This is for 5.5 gallons at 70% efficiency.

9 lb. pale
1 lb chocolate (I'd do 75/25 on the light/dark chocolate)
.5 lb carapils
.5 lb 80L
.5 lb Victory
.25 lb Extra Special
.15 lb roasted barley

For hops, I didn't use millenium. They've got four high alpha acid hops in there, and I'm betting they're all at bittering stage. I went with:

.25 warrior (60)
.25 horizon (60)
.25 perle (60)

that's 30 IBUs, or pretty damn close.

White Labs English Ale might be good, but if you want a really clean profile, 001 would be fine too. As for the coffee, the whole bean in the fermenter sounds like a good idea. I'd cold brew. I like how it turns out. Just normally brewed coffee works too, but it seems to be a little too acidic. I would add to taste.

MTBREWDOG

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Sweet recipe!!!

carnevoodoo

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I take all credit for how awesome it might be. However, if it sucks, I blame your brewing skills.

Seriously, I did that in about 5 minutes, but it seems like it might work for what you want.

MTBREWDOG

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I checked with Kona Brewing Co. and they aren't releasing anything to the public as it is proprietary LOL. Too bad I already found the ingredient list elsewhere. LOL

Well I think this recipe might have to do. I won't be brewing it for a little while though. I have to gather more bottles. :-) Thanks!