McCoy
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This will be my second brew, and I would like to do a coffee porter. I formulated a partial mash recipe based on what I read from a selection of recipes (several from this forum), but wanted some input, particularly on the subject of extract vs. partial mash. My first beer was partial mash, but I had difficulty controlling the temperature, as I just steeped the grain bag in the kettle and tried to balance the temperature by setting the burner to a higher or lower intensity depending on the current temperature. So if you have thoughts on that (whether I should just go full extract + specialty grains or whether I should try a different or even the same partial mash strategy), I'd love to hear them.
Here's the recipe I was thinking of:
1.5lb Maris Otter
1lb C120
4oz black patent
4oz chocolate malt
6oz roast barley
5lbs light DME
1.5oz Fuggles boiling
.5oz Fuggles finishing
I'd steep the grains in 1 gallon of water for an hour at 155* F, then sparge with 2 gallons at 170* F, bring to a boil and add the DME and the Fuggles. I'd add Hallertauer hops and Whrilfloc at 50 minutes. At 60 minutes, flame-out. I plan to add cold extracted coffee at bottling.
Or I could ditch the partial mash and just steep everything but the Maris Otter (replacing it with more extract) for 15 minutes before starting my boil.
I'm also totally unsure of what yeast to use.
Thoughts?
Here's the recipe I was thinking of:
1.5lb Maris Otter
1lb C120
4oz black patent
4oz chocolate malt
6oz roast barley
5lbs light DME
1.5oz Fuggles boiling
.5oz Fuggles finishing
I'd steep the grains in 1 gallon of water for an hour at 155* F, then sparge with 2 gallons at 170* F, bring to a boil and add the DME and the Fuggles. I'd add Hallertauer hops and Whrilfloc at 50 minutes. At 60 minutes, flame-out. I plan to add cold extracted coffee at bottling.
Or I could ditch the partial mash and just steep everything but the Maris Otter (replacing it with more extract) for 15 minutes before starting my boil.
I'm also totally unsure of what yeast to use.
Thoughts?