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Posted: **Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:56 pm**

Thought I'd throw a brew on this evening as there was nothing better to do. Was thinking about a brown ale or even something with first gold, but decided on a porter in memory of my irish godmother as I found out she had pasted away when making up me mind.

so here it is Ballymena Porter

5.2 Maris otter
0.4 crystal
0.2 chocolate
0.2 black

80g fuggles in the runnings (might be a bit low at 44 might need some more to balance)

mashed at 65

single batch sparge to try and get a fuller malty taste

Boil 60 mins

Whirlfloc 10 mins (no need really as no one will see any haze but I am a creature of habit.

Boiled the water and added campden tablet, did not bother to remove precipitate as it is insoluble

mash went well, did not compensate sparge water for increased grain bill so only managed to get 24l out at 54, ho hum!

Boil on at the moment going well, fuggles are smell very nice

might throw some late hops in to get to 50-55 any ideas?

Posted: **Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:04 pm**

Sorry to hear you news. Hope the brew turns out good in her memory.

Posted: **Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:14 pm**

Sorry to hear that prolix, hope the ballymena porter turns out nice (ballymena is just up the road from me).

Posted: **Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:51 pm**

Done and done got 17l @ 1060 in the end so efficiency was a mare but was a single batch so no worries.

can't wait to taste it now it smelt so good boiling

I threw in 16 g of fuggles at 10 mins and another 14 at 70c in the cool as putting 14g of fuggles back on it's own seemed pointless.

Posted: **Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:42 am**

Sorry for your loss P, the recipe looks good especially with that fuggles kick

Posted: **Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:17 am**

Glad to hear all went well P

Posted: **Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:29 am**

Sounds good, P

Posted: **Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:08 pm**

Sorry to hear about your sad loss prolix, I am sure that this brew will turn out as you planned it too.

Posted: **Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:46 pm**

Nothing as bad as losing a granny, almost tore me up when I lost mine some years ago, hope your porter is a triumph and you can drink it in her memory

Posted: **Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:06 pm**

Sorry to hear about your loss P, it's good to do a tribute brew.

Posted: **Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:18 pm**

Sorry for your loss

nice brew, what yeast did you use

Posted: **Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:13 pm**

only have safale 04 need to restock me thinks only 2.5 kg of pale left too!

Posted: **Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:24 pm**

safale 04 is good in porters

Posted: **Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:36 pm**

great all rounder and I love the fruity taste it leaves.

Posted: **Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:25 am**

I'm sorry about your loss, and I hope the Porter blossoms into a fitting tribute.

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brew evening 11-4 Porter

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