Limited Malts-Recipe Help First AG

[stoutman7]

Trying my first AG batch in a foreign country and supplies are limited. I only have some Weyermann Malts available. I want to make a porter if possible.

Malts I have available are:

Vienna Malt
Pilsner
CaraHell
CaraFa II (not special-regular husked)
Coopers Amber Liquid Malt (I want AG but can use this if I need to)

Hops I have are:

Nugget
Galena
Apollo
NZ Cascade
Liberty
Willamette
EKG
Challenger

Yeasts I have are:

Nottingham
Safbrew S33
Safale So5


Questions: Can I make a decent porter with these malts? If so, recipe recommendations for 5 gallon batch. How much CaraFa should I use? What should my mash temp be for a full bodied beer? Do I need a protein rest for any of the malts? All suggestions appreciated. Cheers

 

[BigEd]

You could try something like this:

45% Pilsner
40% Vienna
5% CaraHell
10% CaraFa

For English style use the Challenger for bittering and a little EKG in the middle shooting for IBUs about half of the OG number (OG 1.054/IBU 25). For a US style use the Nugget or Galena to bitter, Cascade for flavor & aroma additions targeting an IBU number of 2/3 the OG's with a late addition for aroma (OG 1.054/IBU 35). Maybe mash the English style @ 67C and the US version @ 65C. Single temp mash will be fine.

 

[stoutman7]

You could try something like this:

45% Pilsner
40% Vienna
5% CaraHell
10% CaraFa

Thanks for the reply. Could I get away with all vienna malt as the base? So 85%vienna?