Jaeger48
Well-Known Member
I bought a B3 Porter kit that I've been waiting to brew because I've had some sanitation issues in quite a few of my batches. I've narrowed the problem down to having good source water so I've relegated myself to the fact that I have to do full boils (good for getting to all grain anyway).
So, the kit is meant for 5 gallons and has:
7 lbs of light LME
1 lb crystal 40l
8 oz black patent
4 oz chocolate malt
2 oz Glacier hops.
I reworked the recipe in Beersmith from 5 gallons to 3 gallons (as much boil as I can do) and instead of an OG of 1.56 it's coming out to 1.086. I'm going to pitch 3 packets of Safale-05 into the wort and give it a long fermentation cycle so it should still ferment dry enough without being too hot.
I don't think this is exactly an Imperial Porter but it looks close. Any ideas?
If this works out in the end I'll be doing all 3 gallon batches until I get a full boil setup.
*I'm going to buy a kegging system next, then burner and 8 gallon pot for full boils. I'm not as concerned about my sanitation during bottling because the bottles all come out of a starsan rinse but it's just one more vector. That and I'm tired of bottling constantly.*
So, the kit is meant for 5 gallons and has:
7 lbs of light LME
1 lb crystal 40l
8 oz black patent
4 oz chocolate malt
2 oz Glacier hops.
I reworked the recipe in Beersmith from 5 gallons to 3 gallons (as much boil as I can do) and instead of an OG of 1.56 it's coming out to 1.086. I'm going to pitch 3 packets of Safale-05 into the wort and give it a long fermentation cycle so it should still ferment dry enough without being too hot.
I don't think this is exactly an Imperial Porter but it looks close. Any ideas?
If this works out in the end I'll be doing all 3 gallon batches until I get a full boil setup.
*I'm going to buy a kegging system next, then burner and 8 gallon pot for full boils. I'm not as concerned about my sanitation during bottling because the bottles all come out of a starsan rinse but it's just one more vector. That and I'm tired of bottling constantly.*