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Fire Porter

This was a homage to Greg Noonan's Smoked Porter.

Brewer: M.A.D. Email: davelew@gmail.com
Beer: Fire Porter Style: Robust Porter
Type: All grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
92 HCU (~33 SRM)
Bitterness: 31 IBU
OG: 1.055 FG: 1.012
Alcohol: 5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w)
Water: 1 tsp of gypsum if brewing with very soft water.
Grain: 6 lb. British pale
.5 lb. American chocolate
.5 lb. American black patent
1 lb. Cara Red
1 lb. Peat Smoked
1 lb. Smoked
Mash: 80% efficiency
Single step infusion mash at 155° with 10 quarts,
mash out at 170°, sparge with 20 quarts of 170° water,
don't add any water to the boil
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.043 6.5 gallons
1 tsp Irish moss added for final 10 min.
Hops: .7 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.)
.7 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast: Wyeast 1098 British Ale Yeast
Log: Brewed 12/29/04, racked to secondary 1/2/05, bottled 1/13/05.
Primary and secondary at 70 F.
Carbonation: Prime with 3/4 C of corn sugar
Tasting: Maybe 25% less smoked malt, replace with pale malt?
Maybe add a flavoring hop?

Recipe posted 01/15/05.