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Midnight's Porter
Midnight's Porter is super black, rich and creamy, with a bitter, chocoalte
aftertaste from Cascade hops and the amazing Carafa Special malt.
This is a modification of an earlier recipe, adding oats to lend
more body and mouthfeel.
| Brewer: | Drew Avis | Email: | aavis@freenet.calgary.ab.ca | |||||
| Beer: | Midnight's Porter | Style: | Robust Porter | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
| Color: |
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Bitterness: | 30 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.062 | FG: | 1.020 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.4% v/v (4.2% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | 1 tsp gypsum to the mash water 1 ml 88% lactic acid to the sparge water |
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| Grain: | 8 lb. American 2-row 2 lb. Belgian CaraVienne 1 lb. Flaked oats .5 lb. Carafa Special |
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| Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
| Mash using standard 40/60/70 Fix mash schedule. I use an infusion mash in a cooler. |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.052 | 6 gallons | |||||
| 1 tsp irish moss @ 15 min. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 45 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast 1056, in a 1 litre starter (OG: 1.040) | |||||||
| Log: | To be brewed on Sept. 28/97 | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 3/4 C dextrose. | |||||||
| Tasting: | Earlier version included .25 lb chocolate malt, .5 lb Carafa. I'm substituting .5 lb Carafa special, and upping the bitterness. |
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Recipe posted 09/25/97.
