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BrewBlog: Monkey on the Mainline Porter

Specifics

Style:

Category:	Porter
Number:	12B

A substantial, malty dark ale with a complex and flavorful roasty character.

Commercial Examples: Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Meantime London Porter, Anchor Porter, Smuttynose Robust Porter, Sierra Nevada Porter, Deschutes Black Butte Porter, Boulevard Bully! Porter, Rogue Mocha Porter, Avery New World Porter, Bell’s Porter, Great Divide Saint Bridget’s Porter.

Brewer:

Stephen Gilbert

Brew Date:

January 1, 2014

Yield:

6 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

33.9/66.8

Bitterness (Calc):

32.5 IBU

BU/GU:

0.71

Calories:

151 (12 ounces)

ABV:

4.8%

ABW:

3.7%

OG:	1.046
OG (Plato):	11.43° P
FG:	1.010
FG (Plato):	2.56° P
Real Extract:	4.16° P
App. Atten.:	77.6%
Real Atten.:	63.6%

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

9.00 pounds

Pale Malt, Maris Otter

81.8% of grist

1.00 pounds

Chocolate Malt

9.1% of grist

0.50 pounds

Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L

4.5% of grist

0.50 pounds

Special B Malt

4.5% of grist

11.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	6 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	7.8 gallons	6 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 1.5 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	11 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	2.3 gallons
Total Water Needed:	11.1 gallons	7.8 gallons (runoff) + 2.3 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	3.7 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	7.4 gallons	11.1 gallons (total water) – 3.7 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Adjuncts

0.50 pounds	Molasses
1.50 pounds	Honey

Hops

0.50 ounces

Magnum

Region:	Germany
AAU Range:	12 - 14%
Notes:	Clean bittering hop. Bred at the Hop Research Institute in Hull, Germany.
Typical Use:	Bittering.
Substitution:	Columbus, Nugget
Example:	Lager, Pilsner; Stout

14.0000000% Pellet @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

7 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Cascade

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 8%
Notes:	Strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Centennial
Example:	Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn

5.5000000% Pellet @ 10 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil

5.5 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Fuggles
4.5000000% Pellet @ 2 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

4.5 AAUs

2.50 ounces

Total Hop Weight

17 AAUs

Yeast

DCL/Fermentis Safale American — Dry — 0

DCL/Fermentis Safale American — Dry — 0

Mash

Mash Type:	Infusion
Mash PH:	5.400

Efficiency:	70.0000000%

Grain Temp.	72° F
Tun Temp.	72° F
Sparge Amt.	3.4 gallons
Sparge Temp.	168° F
Equip. Adj.?	TRUE

Step	Description	Temp.	Time
Mash In	Infusion	152° F	60.0000000 min.

Fermentation

Primary:	14 days @ 67° F
Secondary:	10 days @ 65° F
Tertiary:	7 days @ ° F
Age:	30 days @ 65° F

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