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"The Sludge"
A very tasty Porter!!! wanted something with a little meat & potatoes to it...very dark color, exceptional maltiness with slight hoppy finish
| Brewer: | High St. Brewing Co. | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | "The Sludge" | Style: | Robust Porter | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5.2 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 32 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.051 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.1% v/v (4.0% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 4 oz. German Munich 4 oz. American crystal 120L 4 oz. Belgian Special B 8 oz. American chocolate 4 oz. American black patent 4 oz. Roasted barley 8 oz. Flaked barley |
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| Steep: | added grains to grain bag to cold water and heated until temp rose to 150-160 degrees and let sit @ that temp for about 15min. | |||||||
| Boil: | 45 minutes | SG 1.107 | 2.5 gallons | |||||
| 6 lb. Amber malt extract 6 oz. Brown sugar |
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| added 1 oz. gypsum to start of boil and 1 tsp irish moss at last 15 min. of boil | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Perle (8% AA, 30 min.) 0.5 oz. Perle (8% AA, 15 min.) 0.5 oz. Perle (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | british ale yeast | |||||||
| Log: | fermented @68-72 degrees in primary (plastic jug) for 7 days, then transferred to seconadry (glass jug) for another week or so....kegged whole batch and force carbonated @ 25psi for 24hr, then bleeded it down to 11-12psi for duration | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 2.5 volumes | Keg: 11.2 psi @ 38°F | ||||||
| Tasting: | wouldn't change a thing...it was the perfect robust "sludge" I give it a 9.5 out of 10 try it yourself!!!!! | |||||||
Recipe posted 04/19/07.
