American Porter Bee Cave Brewery Robust Porter

[Joemomma]

Thanks for the recipe! Just racked this to secondary and the sample was excellent :rockin:

~Joe

 

[trapae]

How long are most people letting this sit in the fermenter from brew day till keg/bottle?

 

[smack2000]

One week in primary then 2 weeks in secondary. It improves with age, so after keggimg or bottling, just be patient.

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

I'm picking up the supplies for a Monday brew day. That being said, why rack to secondary? How long in the secondary? I read in one post where a month is good. What about 2 or 3 weeks?

 

[smack2000]

Generally speaking, you don't want the beer sitting on the trub for too long. I've had good results with two weeks of secondary fermentation during which time the oak cubes are added. I'm sure you could go longer, particularly if you want more oak flavors.

 

[masaba]

I put 5.5 gallons of this into the fermenter last night. I am fermenting at 60 degrees and already have slow bubbles coming out of the airlock this morning.

 

[alexavery]

This is my next brew. Seems like a winner from everyone's feedback!

 

[billslaw1024]

Just kegged my second batch of this brew and it is a great robust porter. Forgot the malto dextrine so it doesn't have the same body as the last batch, but it is still awesome.

I am in a homebrew club called the Middlesex Malters (Middlesex County/New Haven County, CT). We used this recipe as the base for an experiment. A few of us brewed this with a different base malt. I stuck with 2 row, but have sampled a version brewed with Vienna instead and it is great too. Looking forward to sampling this with Marris Otter as well.

Thanks again Edwort. This recipe never disappoints.

 

[Joemomma]

Hmm, cracked open two bottles so far tonight and no head. Not sure what I did wrong. Has anyone else experienced this? Maybe it just needs more time ... good beer otherwise!

~Joe

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

Hmm, cracked open two bottles so far tonight and no head. Not sure what I did wrong. Has anyone else experienced this? Maybe it just needs more time ... good beer otherwise!

~Joe

how long has it been carbing with priming sugar? It will need at least 2 weeks or more.

 

[Joemomma]

how long has it been carbing with priming sugar? It will need at least 2 weeks or more.

Yeah, it's been right at around 2 weeks. I'm just being impatient ... this batch probably won't last for a 3rd week though

I'll have to do 10G next time.

~Joe

 

[smack2000]

Hmm, cracked open two bottles so far tonight and no head. Not sure what I did wrong. Has anyone else experienced this? Maybe it just needs more time ... good beer otherwise!

~Joe

According to your last post, you racked to secondary on 11/30 (or thereabouts). That was roughly 3 weeks ago. So you did secondary fermentation, bottling, and conditioning/carbing in only 3 weeks? Not possible, as you have learned.

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

it's time to bottle,,,,,,but I'm finding inconsistent amounts of priming sugar to use. Anywhere from 3.19 oz's to 5.0 oz's. Ferment temp, 64F. What is recommened for this 5 gallon recipe?

 

[smack2000]

You could try this : http://www.northernbrewer.com/primi...jOY_8_jNr0Irz7F-ZFhZBFuk4Fzs-WLa6wBoCwuDw_wcB

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

Is 4 oz' too much?

 

[Livendadream]

I just used 4.3 oz of table sugar in 5.25 gal of this porter today. I think it will be glorious!

 

[Johnsondog65]

Brewed 7 weeks ago, been bottled for 3. Still needs some time in the bottle, but d#$n, this is good.

I added two vanilla beans in secondary for 2 weeks. This is my 5th all grain batch and the best yet!

Cheers!

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

wish others would chime in on the amount of priming sugar for 5 gallons other than Livendadream

 

[Johnsondog65]

4.69oz priming sugar was used on 5 gallon batch

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

Will it carb? I bottled it at 38F. Did not realize it was that cold until my hands were getting cold.

 

[Livendadream]

Wow this beer is amazing! Only a week in the bottle and it is outstanding. Still not quite fully carbed. I will give it a few more weeks but it is hard to be patient!!!

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

cracked one open yesterday after 2 weeks in the bottle, carbonation is incomplete. Maybe not enough priming sugar? Another week and I'll try again....

 

[Gavin C]

Brewed 7 weeks ago, been bottled for 3. Still needs some time in the bottle, but d#$n, this is good.

I added two vanilla beans in secondary for 2 weeks. This is my 5th all grain batch and the best yet!

Cheers!

Great picture!

I'm looking for a porter or stout and Edwort never steers me wrong in his recipes? Can't seem to stop brewing them. Did you get that creamy a head via bottling or kegging? If the latter did you use a nitro tap? It just looks amazingly delicious.

One other question. Have you also tried it without the vanilla? Did you scrape the insides of the pods into the secondary or just slice them? Is it tastier with the vanilla?

Thanks

 

[Bobcatbrewing42]

Ed: I've made variations of this beer three times and it is one of my favorite "big beers." The third time I substituted some warrior hops for the Northern Brewer with good results. It gives a good bottom end bitterness that complements the chocolate and coffee tones. I do twelve gallon batches so I do two corny's and a few bottles with each batch. Thanks for all that you do.

 

[thrust]

Brewed this one today. My setup tends to be super efficient, so I had an OG of 1.079 at 5.5 gallons into the fermenter.

The sample tasted great; I'm stoked to try it in a few weeks!

 

[Johnsondog65]

Great picture!

I'm looking for a porter or stout and Edwort never steers me wrong in his recipes? Can't seem to stop brewing them. Did you get that creamy a head via bottling or kegging? If the latter did you use a nitro tap? It just looks amazingly delicious.

One other question. Have you also tried it without the vanilla? Did you scrape the insides of the pods into the secondary or just slice them? Is it tastier with the vanilla?

Thanks

This one keeps getting better with age. I only bottle and with 6+ weeks in the bottle this is by far the best one I have brewed. Albeit I am very new to this hobby so I wish I could take credit for the creaminess but I believe that is because of the Malto-Dextrine.

The vanilla beans I used came from the local Piggly Wiggly. Found them in the spice section, two beans to the jar. Expensive little suckers..... I split them length wise, scrapped out the gooey insides, cut into 1/4" pieces, returned them to the jar and covered with Vodka. Transferred beer to secondary after two weeks primary and just dumped beans and vodka into the batch. Probably not necessary to transfer, but that's what I did.

I have only brewed this once and it was with the vanilla beans. It has a definite vanilla aroma, but the taste is not strong at all. To me it is just right, good aroma and not overpowering vanilla taste.

Cheers!

 

[Gavin C]

This one keeps getting better with age. I only bottle and with 6+ weeks in the bottle this is by far the best one I have brewed. Albeit I am very new to this hobby so I wish I could take credit for the creaminess but I believe that is because of the Malto-Dextrine.

The vanilla beans I used came from the local Piggly Wiggly. Found them in the spice section, two beans to the jar. Expensive little suckers..... I split them length wise, scrapped out the gooey insides, cut into 1/4" pieces, returned them to the jar and covered with Vodka. Transferred beer to secondary after two weeks primary and just dumped beans and vodka into the batch. Probably not necessary to transfer, but that's what I did.

I have only brewed this once and it was with the vanilla beans. It has a definite vanilla aroma, but the taste is not strong at all. To me it is just right, good aroma and not overpowering vanilla taste.

Cheers!

Thanks so much for the helpful info. Really appreciate it.

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

what are the OG and FG readings supposed to be?

 

[Livendadream]

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This beer is amazing!!!!
Og= 1.063 / Fg= 1.015
Idk know my efficiency and I don't care cuz I'm making tasty beverages!😃😃😃

 

[Livendadream]

I keep saying amazing in my posts lol! This beer is fabulous!!😍