Alright so here's the winning recipe for the first ever brew of the month! If you're just catching this give a quick read through the links below to get an idea and feel free to participate in this and all parts of December's brew of the month as well.
1. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/brew-month-142974/
2. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/official-brew-month-style-poll-1-a-143082/
3. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/brew-month-1-porter-recipe-submissions-144540/
4. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/brew-month-1-recipe-poll-145932/
And the winning recipe.....
I am brewing this beer up this weekend. It is Denny Conn's Bourbon Vanilla Porter. I think this would be a good beer to brew because it is very popular, there is a lot of documentation on it, and there is a lot of room to experiment. The all-grain recipe is available (slight variant) from Brewmaster's Warehouse. I will post the extract version in the next post.
Recipe: Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter
Style: Robust Porter
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.74 gal
Estimated OG: 1.078 SG
Estimated Color: 30.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.00 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row (Briess) (1.8 SRM) Grain 64.71 %
2.50 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 14.71 %
1.50 lb Brown Malt (65.0 SRM) Grain 8.82 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 5.88 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.94 %
1.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2.94 %
0.75 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 29.1 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.0 IBU
2.00 items Vanilla Bean (Secondary 14.0 days) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 17.00 lb
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Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
75 min Mash In Add 21.25 qt of water at 161.4 F 150.0 F
Notes:
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After primary, slit open 2 vanilla beans. Scrape the insides, chop the pods into quarters, add to secondary fermenter, rack beer onto vanilla. Taste periodically for the correct balance.
Rack to bottling bucket and add 1.5-2.5 oz/gal of Maker's Mark (to your taste).
Optionally, you can infuse the bourbon with Oak Chips or Oak Cubes for 7-10 days prior to adding it.
Added 2 oz of pure vanilla extract and 3 oz of Makers Mark (to 2 gal). Recommended bourbon @ 2.5 oz / gal.
EXTRACT VERSION
Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter - Extract Version
This is my best guess at the conversion between All-Grain and Extract. I would recommend doing a Partial Mash with this recipe, however.
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.74 gal
Estimated OG: 1.067 SG
Estimated Color: 30.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 37.1 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.00 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 55.08 %
1.80 lb Amber Liquid Extract (12.5 SRM) Extract 15.25 %
1.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 12.71 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 8.47 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4.24 %
1.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4.24 %
0.75 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 31.6 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.5 IBU
2.00 items Vanilla Bean (Secondary 14.0 days) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
1. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/brew-month-142974/
2. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/official-brew-month-style-poll-1-a-143082/
3. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/brew-month-1-porter-recipe-submissions-144540/
4. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/brew-month-1-recipe-poll-145932/
And the winning recipe.....
I am brewing this beer up this weekend. It is Denny Conn's Bourbon Vanilla Porter. I think this would be a good beer to brew because it is very popular, there is a lot of documentation on it, and there is a lot of room to experiment. The all-grain recipe is available (slight variant) from Brewmaster's Warehouse. I will post the extract version in the next post.
Recipe: Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter
Style: Robust Porter
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.74 gal
Estimated OG: 1.078 SG
Estimated Color: 30.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.00 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row (Briess) (1.8 SRM) Grain 64.71 %
2.50 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 14.71 %
1.50 lb Brown Malt (65.0 SRM) Grain 8.82 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 5.88 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.94 %
1.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2.94 %
0.75 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 29.1 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.0 IBU
2.00 items Vanilla Bean (Secondary 14.0 days) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 17.00 lb
----------------------------
Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
75 min Mash In Add 21.25 qt of water at 161.4 F 150.0 F
Notes:
------
After primary, slit open 2 vanilla beans. Scrape the insides, chop the pods into quarters, add to secondary fermenter, rack beer onto vanilla. Taste periodically for the correct balance.
Rack to bottling bucket and add 1.5-2.5 oz/gal of Maker's Mark (to your taste).
Optionally, you can infuse the bourbon with Oak Chips or Oak Cubes for 7-10 days prior to adding it.
Added 2 oz of pure vanilla extract and 3 oz of Makers Mark (to 2 gal). Recommended bourbon @ 2.5 oz / gal.
EXTRACT VERSION
Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter - Extract Version
This is my best guess at the conversion between All-Grain and Extract. I would recommend doing a Partial Mash with this recipe, however.
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.74 gal
Estimated OG: 1.067 SG
Estimated Color: 30.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 37.1 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.00 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 55.08 %
1.80 lb Amber Liquid Extract (12.5 SRM) Extract 15.25 %
1.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 12.71 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 8.47 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4.24 %
1.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4.24 %
0.75 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 31.6 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.5 IBU
2.00 items Vanilla Bean (Secondary 14.0 days) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale