Keeping Porter

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oblivious

Keeping Porter

Post by oblivious » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:11 pm

Brewed this the other day in my mew mash tun and I had a couple of problems. The first was my efficiency dropped probably because I accident left some wort behind in the mash tun. The second was I forgot to put in the hop strainer and only got 20 litres out of it; I left the rest behind with the hops :(

Keeping Porter O.G 1.074 28 litres

Pale ale malt 5.67 kg (59%)
Munich malt 1.70 kg (18%)
Brown malt 0.85kg (9%)
Chocolate malt 0.71kg (7.5%)
Crystal malt (55l) 0.281kg (3%)
Special B 0.281kg (3%)


Hops (44 IBU’s)

Northern brewer 56g 60 min
EKG 15g 60min
EKG 28g 15min
EKG 28g 5min



Here are some pics

The Mash
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Second running’s
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Grain after the mash
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The boil
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Garth
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Post by Garth » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:32 pm

Sorry to hear you had a few problems but still looks like a good brewday, should be a tasty pint. :D
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stevezx7r

Post by stevezx7r » Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:35 pm

It looks good. I keep making darker and darker ales so will end up making a porter/stout some time soon. Maybe throw a handful of freshly ground coffee in too once I get round to it.
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oblivious

Post by oblivious » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:58 pm

kinda kicking my self for not make Durden park Whitbread's London Porter now :x
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SiHoltye

Post by SiHoltye » Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:32 pm

Plenty of time to do the DP porter before Porter drinking season comes round again. I've another 'normal' beer to do before I do something from their book again. The recipes are so simple, but great beers.
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PMH0810

Post by PMH0810 » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:21 am

SiHoltye wrote:Plenty of time to do the DP porter before Porter drinking season comes round again. I've another 'normal' beer to do before I do something from their book again. The recipes are so simple, but great beers.
Going to show myself up as an idiot... "Porter drinking season comes round again"?
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booldawg

Post by booldawg » Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:17 pm

PMH0810 wrote:
SiHoltye wrote:Plenty of time to do the DP porter before Porter drinking season comes round again. I've another 'normal' beer to do before I do something from their book again. The recipes are so simple, but great beers.
Going to show myself up as an idiot... "Porter drinking season comes round again"?
Porter is seen as more of a 'cold weather' beer for warming nights by the log fire. So any time during May/June/July will suffice :cry:
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SiHoltye

Post by SiHoltye » Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:55 pm

Yeah I was thinking about the colder months of Sept Oct Nov, bearing in mind a lot of the DP recipes take months to mature. They're worth it mind.
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Post by spearmint-wino » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:04 pm

SiHoltye wrote:Yeah I was thinking about the colder months of Sept Oct Nov, bearing in mind a lot of the DP recipes take months to mature. They're worth it mind.
Tell me about it. Still got another 2 1/2 months to go before my Simmonds Bitter is ready =P~. I'm sure you'll have brewed a cracker though oblivious 8)

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PMH0810

Post by PMH0810 » Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:53 pm

To booldawg

Thanks for the clarification!
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Seveneer

Post by Seveneer » Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:00 pm

I thought "Porter Drinking Season" started when you wake up and finished when you pass out :D

/Phil.
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oblivious

Post by oblivious » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:29 pm

Seveneer wrote:I thought "Porter Drinking Season" started when you wake up and finished when you pass out :D

/Phil.
:lol:


There is also that rare condition of sleep drinking
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