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English Porter Brew Day

Updated: Jan 23



This is an English Porter that you can brew at home. It's a delicious, low-strength beer style that often has malt-forward flavors of caramel, biscuits, and chocolate. In this video, I’ll show you how I made it, a few tips during the process, and a taste test of the final beer at the end.


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BREW SPECS

BATCH SIZE

6 gal (22.7 L)

ORIGINAL GRAVITY (O.G.)

1.047 SG (11.7°P)

FINAL GRAVITY (F.G.)

1.011-1.013 SG (2.8-3.3°P)

ABV %

4-5

IBU

19


 

GRAIN BILL

GRAIN/ADJUNCT

WEIGHT (lb)

MASS (kg)

Maris otter

6

2.7

Munich

1.25

.57

Crystal 40L

1

.45

Biscuit

.69

.31

Pale Chocolate

1

.45

Chocolate malt

.19

.085


 

HOP BILL

HOP

DURATION (m)

WEIGHT (oz)

MASS (g)

Warrior

60

0.4

11


 

YEAST

BRAND

​VARIETY

VOLUME (mL)

Imperial Yeast

House

310



 

PROCESS

MASH

BOIL

FERMENTATION

45 min.

60 min.

7-10 days

​52 °F (11°C)

​66°F (19°C)


 

NOTES

  • Pitch yeast at 64°F and let rise to 66°F.

  • When gravity drops to about 1.012, raise fermenter to 68°F until fermentation is complete.

  • Do a diacetyl test to ensure none is present before crashing. Details on diacetyl: https://www.whitelabs.com/news-update-detail?id=54&type=NEWS

  • Dump the trub/yeast from the fermenter or transfer to a secondary fermenter.


 

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