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How does this Sierra Nevada Porter Recipe look? Am I doing the correct Mash profile? I can't get Nugget hops, so I'm using Chinook instead.


BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Sierra Nevada Porter
Brewer: steve
Asst Brewer:
Style: Robust Porter
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (40.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.41 gal
Estimated OG: 14.153 Plato
Estimated Color: 28.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 40.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
10.00 lb Briess 2 Row (3.0 SRM) Grain 88.89 %
0.50 lb Caramel Malt - 60L (Briess) (60.0 SRM) Grain 4.44 %
0.50 lb Chocolate (Briess) (350.0 SRM) Grain 4.44 %
0.25 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 2.22 %
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 22.5 IBU
0.75 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (40 min) Hops 12.5 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (20 min) Hops 5.8 IBU
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [StartYeast-Ale

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 11.25 lb
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Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
45 min Mash In Add 14.06 qt of water at 174.2 F 158.0 F

alcohol content 5.6% by volume
beginning gravity 14.5 Plato
ending gravity 3.8 Plato
bitterness units 40
malts Two-row Pale, Munich, Chocolate & Caramel
bittering hops Goldings
finishing hops Willamette
yeast Top-fermenting Ale Yeast

^ from the site
http://www.sierranevada.com/beers/porter.html

Everything outside of the grain bill looks tight!

I was thinking about making a SN porter in the near future and my grain bill was going to be something like this:

9lb 2-row
2lb munich
12oz chocolate malt
8oz crystal 60

1oz Centennial @ 60 min
.5oz Williamette @ 20 min
.5oz Williamette @ 10 min

Wyeast 1056

40.2 IBU and color at 24.7 according to beersmith.
OG 1.060
FG 1.014