American Porter Dark Island Smoked Porter

[MSK_Chess]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

WL002 English Ale

Yeast Starter

800ml (stir plate)

Batch Size (Gallons)

23L (5 gallons)

Original Gravity

1057

Final Gravity

1017

Boiling Time (Minutes)

60min

IBU

29

Color

Dark with hints of ruby

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

18 Celsuis (64F) ten days 20 celsius (68F) two days

Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

cold crash 7 days -1 Celsius (30F)

Tasting Notes

Dark chocolate and coffee flavours leading to a hint of sweetness

I have listed this under American porter primarily because it utilizes some American hops but its essentially a smoked porter. Being Scottish we have this love of smoked malts primarily in our whisky especially from the Western Isles, Islay, Skye etc . However we do make some exceptional smoked dark beers as well.

The beer has the full spectrum of taste, its balanced with enough bitterness from the Challenger and Willamette hops to satisfy but interestingly enough, the bitterness fades on the back end and you will detect a very slight sweetness. Expect coffee and dark chocolate flavours, truly a delectable brew.

Fermentables
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Pale malt - Golden Promise - 4.5 kg (10lb)
Smoked Malt 700 g (1lb 8oz)
Black (Patent) Malt 300 g (10oz)
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 200 g (7oz)
Caramunich Malt 200 g (7oz)
Total grain: 5.900 kg (13lbs)

Hops
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Challenger 6.5% 40g 60 min 24.5 - IBU's
Willamette 5.5% 25g 10 min 4.7 IBU's
Willamette 5.5% 25g - Flame out

Mash Schedule
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Infusion @66 Celsius (150F) - 60 min
Mash Out @75 Celsius (167F) - 15min

Water Profile
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Ca 68
Mg 1
Na 15
SO4 46
Cl 60
HCO3 37
SO4/Cl Ratio 0.8

Finings
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PVPP and silica gel (polyclar730)
Gelatin

 

[pursuit0fhoppiness]

This sounds good! I'm just doing my first ever batch (an APA) but think I might do a porter or stout next. I'm just doing extract w/ specialty malt to start though.. So I think I'll need a simpler recipe! Cheers

 

[MSK_Chess]

It was a really great beer. Now is the time for pale ales and light beers, come autumn and winter, then we can brew these. I wish you all the best with your American pale ale, its truly one of my favorite styles, you guys have all the fruity hops! I have a Caledonian porter that I brew regularly, I'll dig out the recipe and post it, perhaps its of some interest to someone -

 

[breweer]

I have listed this under American porter primarily because it utilizes some American hops but its essentially a smoked porter. Being Scottish we have this love of smoked malts primarily in our whisky especially from the Western Isles, Islay, Skye etc . However we do make some exceptional smoked dark beers as well.

The beer has the full spectrum of taste, its balanced with enough bitterness from the Challenger and Willamette hops to satisfy but interestingly enough, the bitterness fades on the back end and you will detect a very slight sweetness. Expect coffee and dark chocolate flavours, truly a delectable brew.

Fermentables
================================================================================

Pale malt - Golden Promise - 4.5 kg (10lb)
Smoked Malt 700 g (1lb 8oz)
Black (Patent) Malt 300 g (10oz)
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 200 g (7oz)
Caramunich Malt 200 g (7oz)
Total grain: 5.900 kg (13lbs)

Hops
================================================================================

Challenger 6.5% 40g 60 min 24.5 - IBU's
Willamette 5.5% 25g 10 min 4.7 IBU's
Willamette 5.5% 25g - Flame out

Mash Schedule
================================================== ==============================
Infusion @66 Celsius (150F) - 60 min
Mash Out @75 Celsius (167F) - 15min

Water Profile
================================================== ==============================
Ca 68
Mg 1
Na 15
SO4 46
Cl 60
HCO3 37
SO4/Cl Ratio 0.8

Finings
================================================== ==============================
PVPP and silica gel (polyclar730)
Gelatin

Like the look of this, think I'll give it a go! :rockin:

 

[MSK_Chess]

It was an excellent beer breweer, wish you all the best with it.

 

[Charles Shyne]

What was the original gravity... final gravity and abv on this bad boy... Sounds delicious

 

[MSK_Chess]

Hi Charles, I think it was pretty close to the stated 1056 and 1017. It could possibly be a little drier I suspect.

 

[Charles Shyne]

Thank you [emoji4]