Corduroy Porter
Specifics
Reference
Style:
Brew Date: February 24, 2008
Tap Date: March 30, 2008
Yield: 5 gallons
Calories: 158 (12 ounces)
Conditioning: Bottles
ABV: 4%
ABW: 3.1%
Bottling ABV: 4.5%
Batch No: 4002
OG: 1.047
OG (Plato): 11.67° P
Reading 1: 1.019  (7 days)
Reading 2: 10.17  (11 days)
FG: 1.017
FG (Plato): 4.33° P
Real Extract: 5.66° P
App. Atten.: 62.9%
Real Atten.: 51.6%
Status: Bottled
General Information
Method: Extract
Cost: $40.00
This brew is based on the Robust Porter kit, but because I had some of the ingredients already, I winged it a little. It was brewed on the stovetop in my kitchen as all of my beers to date have been.
Comments

I racked this to secondary on March 6th. The initial taste is good, but there was a fair amount of sediment in my sample as well. It will settle out over the next week before bottling.

I'm getting quite a bit of caramel flavor in the tasting I did as I bottled. The mild roasted flavor comes through after a couple sips.  

Recipe
Extracts
6.60 pounds LME - Amber 86.8% of grist
6.60 pounds Total Extract Weight 86.8% of grist
Reference
Grains
0.50 pounds 6.6% of grist
0.25 pounds 3.3% of grist
0.25 pounds 3.3% of grist
1.00 pounds Total Grain Weight 13.2% of grist
Miscellaneous Ingredients (Non-Fermentable)
1 tsp Irish Moss @ 10 minutes (Boil)  
Reference
Hops
1.00 ounces 7.9 AAUs
0.50 ounces 2.3 AAUs
1.50 ounces Total Hop Weight 10.2 AAUs
Yeast
White Labs WLP002 English Ale Yeast — Liquid — one vial
Procedure
  1. Steep grains in 2.5 gallons of water at 156 degrees for 30 minutes
  2. Remove grains, letting them drain before discarding.
  3. Bring water to a boil.
  4. Add LME, return to boil.
  5. Add bittering hops, boil for 50 minutes.
  6. Add Irish Moss, boil for 5 minutes.
  7. Add aromoa hops, boil for 5 minutes.
  8. Turn off heat, put brewkettle into ice water and lower temperature to about 124 degrees F.
  9. Sanitize fermenter and add 2.5 gallons of refrigerated water (approx 38 degrees F)
  10. Strain brewkettle contents through collander into the fermeter.
  11. Add water to top up to 5.25 gallons.
  12. Pitch yeast and seal fermenter. Add airlock.
  13. Rack to secondary after 11 days of fermentation.
  14. Bottled with 1 cup DME in 1 pint of water after 10 days in secondary.
Fermentation
Primary: 11 days @ 60° F
Secondary: 10 days @ 60° F
Tasting Reviews
Print Recipe 
More BrewBlogs
Extraordinary Boxers Oct 17, 2009
Black's Breeches Apr 06, 2009
Panama Hat Gingered A... Apr 06, 2009
Jumped Up Jammies II Apr 06, 2009
Cider House Kriek Jan 11, 2009
Pomme-Pomme Pantaloon... Dec 26, 2008
Saturnalia Slacks Dec 25, 2008
Patchwork Wheat Oct 19, 2008
Trouser Rye Aug 24, 2008
Garden Variety Trouse... Jul 27, 2008
Jumped Up Jammies Jul 27, 2008
Lederhosen and Overal... Jul 14, 2008
Dungaree Dunkel Jun 22, 2008
Smashing Red Jun 14, 2008
Starched Wit May 25, 2008
<< <  More  [1] 2 > >>