Bob's Porter

This beer placed third in the catalogy of Stouts/Porters in the Big Bend Brewoff '99 competetion.

Brewer:	Bob Rogers		Email:	robertr@tlh.fdt.net
Beer:	Bob's Porter		Style:	Brown Porter
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	4.8 gallons
Color:	95 HCU (~34 SRM)		Bitterness:	37 IBU
OG:	1.062		FG:	1.024
Alcohol:	4.9% v/v (3.8% w/w)
Water:	None, city of Tallahassee water used
Grain:	.75 lb. Belgian CaraMunich .25 lb. Belgian Special B .5 lb. British chocolate .125 lb. British black patent
Steep:	Grains mashed at 155° F for 30 minutes.
Boil:	60 minutes minutes	SG 1.049	6 gallons
	7 lb. Light malt extract
	none
Hops:	1 oz. Perle (6.7% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Willamette (5.1% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Wyeast 1028 London Ale pitched at 90° (warmer than wanted but turned out well anyway). Pint of starter used (dry malt).
Log:	Initial Date: 9/19/98 Specific Gravity: 1.060 % Alcohol: 8.5% Temp (fermt): 76 @ 2nd Fermenter 10/7/98 Specific Gravity: 1.021 % Alcohol: 3.0% Temp (fermt): 76 Final Readings: 10/18/98 Specific Gravity: 1.024 % Alcohol: 3.5% Total Alcohol: 5.0%
Carbonation:	Bottled with 1 cup priming sugar.
Tasting:	Came out rather well considering the temperature at pitching. Left porter to ferment at whatever room temp happened to be. Possible problem between 2nd ferment and final reading. Gravity could not have done up!! May have been temperatures at readings.

Recipe posted 02/28/99.