Black Butte Porter Clone - Extract (Extract) 5 US Gallons

Black Butte Porter Clone - Extract
(Extract) 5 US Gallons

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This Homebrew Recipe was added by Ralph Nader on January 04, 1999 at 15:55:11:
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Brewing Method: Extract
Yeast: Wyeast #1338 (1318 works too)
Yeast Starter: 1/4# Unhopped Malt
Batch Size: 5 US Gallons
Original Gravity: 1.052
Final Gravity: 1.020
Alcohol Content: 4.2 %
Total Grains: 9.5 lbs
Color:
Extract Efficiency: %
Hop IBU's:
Boiling Time: 60 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 10 days at 65 F
Secondary Fermentation: 14 days at 60 F
Additional Fermentation:

Grain Bill:

6 oz Chocolate Malt - Grain
4 oz Black Patent Malt- Grain
8 oz Honey Malt - Grain
10 oz 10 L Crystal Malt - Grain
8 oz Malto-dextrin
7 lbs Alexander's 2-row pale malt (unhopped) - extract

1 tsp Irish moss

Hop Bill:

1 oz Galena (60 min. bittering)
1.5 oz Cascade (30 min. bittering/finishing)
1.5 oz Tettnanger (5 min aroma)

Mash Schedule:

Steep grain components for 1/2 hour at 158 F. Sparge grains with 1/2 gallon water at 170 F. Bring to a boil and hold for 10 mins. Add Galena. Add Cascade after 30 minutes, add irish moss after another 15 minutes, and add Tettnanger after another 10 minutes. Total boiling time is 60 minutes after Galena are added.

Brewers Notes:

Force cool wort in sink of cool water. Add to 1 gallon cold, aerated water in carboy, and top off to 5 gallons. Rack to another empty carboy after cold break falls, about 1 hour. Pitch yeast - a starter culture is recommended for best results.