Do a lot of people use a decoction mash with their prters to produce the mellanoiden characters? I thought it would fit well if a dark roasty style. What do you guys think? Should I just do a normal batch sparge or singal decoction?
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Recipe: Burly Robust Porter
Brewer: John Anderson
Asst Brewer:
Style: Robust Porter
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Size: 7.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.060 SG
Estimated Color: 33.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 32.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 79.31 %
1.00 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 6.90 %
0.75 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5.17 %
0.50 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3.45 %
0.50 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 3.45 %
0.25 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 1.72 %
2.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 25.5 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (15 min) Hops 7.0 IBU
0.75 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
2 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale
BeerSmith Recipe Printout - BeerSmith Brewing Software, Recipes, Blog, Wiki and Discussion Forum
Recipe: Burly Robust Porter
Brewer: John Anderson
Asst Brewer:
Style: Robust Porter
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Size: 7.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.060 SG
Estimated Color: 33.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 32.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 79.31 %
1.00 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 6.90 %
0.75 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5.17 %
0.50 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3.45 %
0.50 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 3.45 %
0.25 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 1.72 %
2.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 25.5 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (15 min) Hops 7.0 IBU
0.75 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
2 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale