Extending the finish/taste?

[cracked1]

I wasn't sure how to describe this properly in the title. Here's what I want to know...

I had some miscellaneous ingredients and thought I could through them together and make a Robust Porter for next to nothing. This was my first recipe I came up with on my own and I really like the finished product except maybe for one thing. The flavor is great at the beginning but it goes away VERY quick. I would like to figure out a way to extend that flavor a little longer. Is there anything I can add or remove to do this?

Thanks all!


Here's the recipe:

Style: Robust Porter
TYPE: Partial Mash
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 4.08 gal
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 35.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 43.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
2.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 25.16 %
3.30 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 41.51 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 12.58 %
1.00 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 12.58 %
0.50 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 6.29 %
0.15 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 1.89 %
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 6.5 IBU
0.75 oz Galena [14.20 %] (60 min) Hops 31.0 IBU
0.75 oz Goldings, B.C. [5.20 %] (15 min) Hops 5.6 IBU
1 Pkgs European Ale (Wyeast Labs #1338) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: My Mash
Total Grain Weight: 2.65 lb
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My Mash

60 min Add 7.71 qt of water at 160.2 F mash at 155.0 F

 

[erikpete18]

I'm assuming you mean that there's not much aftertaste, not so much that the beer itself loses flavor over time. If that's the case, you could always swap out the black patent with some roasted barley. It might get you out of the style a little bit and start to lean more towards a robust porter, but I always feel like that bitter roastiness sticks around on my tongue a little longer. Of course, there's probably 10-20 different ways to achieve what you want, so maybe someone has got a better idea!

 

[TheSeether]

...swap out the black patent with some roasted barley. It might get you out of the style a little bit and start to lean more towards a robust porter...

Considering the OP stated he aimed to make a Robust Porter this seems like a sound suggestion.

 

[erikpete18]

Considering the OP stated he aimed to make a Robust Porter this seems like a sound suggestion.

Ha, shows how well I pay attention!