Puebla Porter

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cluckk

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Location
San Antonio
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
US-05
Yeast Starter
Pitched two packets
Batch Size (Gallons)
5.5
Original Gravity
1.063
Final Gravity
1.013
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
35.7
Color
Black
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
1 Week at 68
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
2 weeks at 70
Additional Fermentation
none
Tasting Notes
This is an easy drinking porter with nice coffee and chocolate notes.
Grain Bill:
11 lbs. Maris Otter Pale Malt
1 lb. Chocolate Malt
12 oz. Black Patent Malt
8 oz Flaked Wheat

Hop Schedule:
0.50 oz East Kent First Wort addition.
1.50 oz. East Kent at 60 minutes.
1.00 oz. Fuggles at 15 minutes.

One hour mash (1.25 qt/lb) at 152 Deg F.
Batch Sparge.

This beer is named for the Battle of Puebla, since I first brewed it on Cinco De Mayo (which commemorates that battle). It is meant to be dark, and bitter with a fairly sweet finish.

The color is deep and dark black--without even a hint of red around the edges. The flavor had a bit of the Black Patent ash character, good strong coffee and chocolate. Hop bitterness is present but mostly hidden behind the malt. No hop aroma.

Note: I brew with local water that is dechlorinated and kettle salts calculated according to Bru'n Water Spread sheet. You may have to adjust your own water accordingly.
 
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