BYO Fuller's London Porter Clone

[Alton_Bee]

Finally the last of the clone recipes from the article in BYO

All-Grain (19 Litres)

9lb 12oz Pale Ale Malt
14oz Crystal Malt
7oz Chocolate Malt
7oz Black Patent Malt
4oz Roasted Barley
8.5 AAU Kent Goldings Hops - 60 mins
1.25 AAU Kent Goldings Hops - 15 mins
0.25oz Kent Goldings Hops - 5 mins
0.25oz Kent Goldings Hops - 0 mins
Wyeast 1968 (London ESB) or White Labs WLP002 (English Ale) Yeast

[steve_flack]

I know for a fact that's not the recipe. The recipe has pale, crystal, brown and chocolate malts and uses Fuggles. I know this as I was pretty much given the recipe by the Fullers themselves when I asked. Actually, the Real Ale Almanac recipe is pretty accurate.

[norman]

FULLERS LONDON PORTER According to Real Ale Almanac

25 litre batch OG 1053 ABV 5% 140 units of colour 33 EBU

OPTIC PALE MALT 4300 gms
CRYSTAL MALT 568 gms
BROWN MALT 683 gms
CHOCOLATE MALT 115 gms

HOPS 90 minute boil

FUGGLES 86 gms

Add 10 gms Fuggles last 15 minutes

Use Wyeast 1968 London ESB yeast.

[Alton_Bee]

I think i've said it before, I tend to be sceptical of the BYO stuff.

I can understand your sceptism about BYO recipes as think the "creator" is using what he/she has available locally and that is likely to be different to what we have available over here.

From my point of view I would use the BYO recipe only as a starting point and addapt from there.

[PieOPah]

I bought a bottle of London Porter recently and LOVED it. I have kept the bottle as I wanted to try and clone it myself (although I probably never will - too many other beers to invent!!)

[PieOPah]

Cooking with Beer forum or London Porter thread?????

Either way, this is from their official site (the recipe was a bonus - never expected it)

http://www.fullers.co.uk/main.phtml?history=66

[mr.c]

FULLERS LONDON PORTER According to Real Ale Almanac

25 litre batch OG 1053 ABV 5% 140 units of colour 33 EBU

OPTIC PALE MALT 4300 gms
CRYSTAL MALT 568 gms
BROWN MALT 683 gms
CHOCOLATE MALT 115 gms

HOPS 90 minute boil

FUGGLES 86 gms

Add 10 gms Fuggles last 15 minutes

Use Wyeast 1968 London ESB yeast.

What Temp for the Mash and how long for ?
boil time ?

[Kev.]

FULLERS LONDON PORTER According to Real Ale Almanac
OPTIC PALE MALT 4300 gms

My copy of the Real Ale Almanac lists alexis and chariot as the pale malts used. Have you a more up to date edition, mine's a 5th edition copy?

Fancy giving this one a go as I've got a Caledonian porter in the secondary at the moment and it would be good for comparison.

[norman]

Fullers now use Optic malt as in 300 BEERS TO TRY BEFORE YOU DIE by Roger Protz.I think Chariot and Alexis malts have been discontinued.

[moorsd]

Sorry for digging up an old topic, but I used this recipe for my last brew I planned for xmas... since it's been maturing in the corny for 2 weeks I thought I'd have a crafty taster, and it's spot on!!!

It's lovely, in fact I actually think that it is better than the actual Fullers as there is slightly less harsh roasted flavours to it!

Although I've just dry hopped 20grms of Goldings to give it a nice aroma for when it's consumed at crimbo....well if it lasts that long!!

[Vossy1]

, I quite fancy a drink myself now

Ditto, another Leffe here I come

[flytact]

I've got to stop looking at pictures of your beers this early in the morning. Good thing I'm not at home!

By the way, which recipe did you use, BYO or Almanac?

[moorsd]

I used this one:

FULLERS LONDON PORTER According to Real Ale Almanac

25 litre batch OG 1053 ABV 5% 140 units of colour 33 EBU

OPTIC PALE MALT 4300 gms
CRYSTAL MALT 568 gms
BROWN MALT 683 gms
CHOCOLATE MALT 115 gms

HOPS 90 minute boil

FUGGLES 86 gms

Add 10 gms Fuggles last 15 minutes

Used White Labs London yeast.[/quote]

[deadlydes]

just for comparison sake here is the recipe from that ebook that was posted a couple of days ago.

og 1053
76% alexis and chariot pale
10% crystal
12% brown
2% chocolate

hops - fuggles
late hops - fuggles

33IBU

[flytact]

ebook? link?