American Porter Bee Cave Brewery Robust Porter

[rockriver74]

Put this baby into primary yesterday. I held true to the original recipe, except I added 2 cups of cold brew coffee at flame out. To say that it's a vigorous ferment would be the understatement of the year. If you don't have a blow off, you're gonna have a real bad time...

 

[Kharnynb]

I don't have a blow off on this, but with good temperature control it wasn't needed.

 

[burntchef]

I am going to brew this on Sunday. I can't wait to taste.
Eric

 

[burntchef]

Got this on tap and tasted it for the first time yesterday. Wow! What a smooth tasty brew.
I am doing this one again.
Eric

 

[Alex4mula]

Looking to brew this on Saturday. So both hop additions are at 60min? Tks.

Hops.

1 oz. Northern Brewer at 60 min.
0.5 oz Cascade at 60 min.

 

[burntchef]

Roger that. All hops at 60 min, Post back with your results.
Eric

 

[Alex4mula]

Brewed it today. Everything went well. Got 1.065 preboil and 1.071 at fermenter. Smells super and taste great. I’m sure it will be great. This is the biggest beer I have done in my M&B. Very happy

 

[Alex4mula]

So I took a sample last Saturday after 7 days fermenting at 68°F and FG was at 1.020. I rose the temp to 70°F to see if it drops some more. Not that it needed it. Taste was very good and strong in alcohol in a good way. I'm really looking forward to keg this one!

 

[burntchef]

I am enjoying pints of this as I type. It will be on my house list!
Eric

 

[dave2851]

HOLY FERMENTATION Batman ! Pitched Nottingham at 130pm yesterday - I have had to swap out blow off tubes about a dozen times so far. Wow ! Can't wait to see how this turns out!

 

[burntchef]

Knottingham yeast, not to be taken lightly! lol
Eric

 

[dave2851]

Knottingham yeast, not to be taken lightly! lol
Eric

No doubt - I pitched on Friday afternoon - came in high on SG at 1.075. Two days later it is at 1.020 (still bubbling using a regular airlock now). That's 7.24% ABV in TWO DAYS. I have never seen anything like that, and I have been brewing for 10 years.

 

[Alex4mula]

Last week kegged and carbed this beer. Came out at 7% ABV. Good thing is you don't notice it. Bad thing is you don't notice it. So last Friday I had 4 pints and it knocked me out hard! Oh well. This is a really good porter that kind of feels some like a stout too. It is very smooth in taste and not bitter. In two days it got better after my first sip. I bet it will get much better as times go. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[burntchef]

My experience with this beer was similar to yours. To smooth, 4 pints, lights out!
Eric

 

[dave2851]

Kegged this a couple days ago and took a taste from the fermenter. Delicious ! Can't believe it came out over 7%....

 

[brewinchef_fairfax]

Thanks again for the recipe and the recommendation about the blow-off tube. It's already blown a few pints out of the tube and is a very active fermentation. Looking forward to the first few glasses out of the keg. Might have to do another next week just to make sure the supply doesn't run low. My last birthday party I had this and another commercial keg. Nobody touched the keg of IPA - and they drained this one flat in a few hours... Very good brew.

 

[brewinchef_fairfax]

11 days in - still actively fermenting... Been bubbling at the same rate for about 5 days now... Really looking forward to this one... But willing to wait... I'm thinking I'm going to leave it in the primary for at least another 4-5 days - maybe more... Shouldn't hurt?

 

[burntchef]

It won't hurt, but why wait? When you think it's done pull a gravity reading and know for sure.
Eric

 

[WhoDatDad78]

Brewed a kit from HB supply about two weeks ago and got it as close as I could to this recipe by adding g some additional grains I already had on hand. Used Nottingham. Is fermented furiously for 3 days, then slowed. Just transferred to a keg and grabbed a sample. It is bitter and smokey with a bit of chocolate. Just what the doctor ordered.

 

[Kharnynb]

yearly batch is in the fermenter again, just in time to be ready for christmas
the usual minor adjustments for personal taste:
Malts:
Pale ale malt 5.5 kg
Cara pale 500 g
Chocolate malt500 g
Flaked Barley 300 g
Maltodextrine 300 g
Molasses 300 g
Black malt 130 g
Roasted barley35 g

Hops:
Northern brewer 25g @ 60 minutes
Cascade 25g @ 60 minutes


Mash @ 65 degrees for 60 minutes with 21 liters of water
sparge with 10.5 liters of water
boil for 60 minutes.

Og 1.078

 

[a1dookie]

Fermenting right now, I did add a pound of Munich just because I had it and wanted to use it. Hope I didn’t screw it up.

 

[WhoDatDad78]

Just sampled this one a couple of days ago, I really need to look at my transfer process. I think there was a little oxidation, but other than that, it came out pretty good.

 

[Gerry D]

Have this in the fermenter right now. Very active! Decided upon this recipe for the maiden voyage of my new mash and boil. OG 1.064 so close!