How much grain to add to a coffee porter

[sbhank]

Hey guys,

I'm an extract homebrewer who is looking to go off recipe for the first time. I'm brewing a 1 gallon coffee porter. I am not a huge fan of bitterness in my beer so is like the porter to be a little on the sweeter side. I chose carafa III for color and chocolate wheat malt for slight chocolate flavor. I'm also adding a little carafoam for head retention. I chose perle hops and a basic dark dry malt. The problem is that I have no idea how much of all this to add. If anyone out there can tell me not only how much to add, but how you got tho those numbers, I'd really really appreciate it.

Thanks!


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[NuclearRich]

I couldnt tell you too much on the grain additions for extract, but just do a search for other porter recipes and adjust yours based on what you think you will like.

I do have one other point. The coffee will add bitterness depending on how you add it. I did a coffee porter this fall, and did cold press coffee and added it at bottling before adding sugar, a little at a time until the flavor was where I wanted it. Ended up pretty damned good, and will probably stick to that method in the future. It didnt add much coffee bitterness, but tons of aroma and flavor.

 

[sbhank]

Thanks for the reply! I've done searches but each one seems to turn out something different. Should I keep one in higher amounts than the other? Is there a problem with pairing those two grains? How much carafoam should I use I'm a 1 gallon batch? It's my first time so I have lots of questions


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[NuclearRich]

How much of each depends what you want to get out of the grains. I think for what you are looking for, I would maybe do 3-5% of each