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Saint Nick's Portland Holiday Porter
| Brewer: | Rod Litchfield | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Saint Nick's Portland Holiday Porter | Style: | Robust Porter | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.0 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 35 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.040 | FG: | 1.015 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 3.3% v/v (2.6% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Added 1 tsp of gypsum to the mash water |
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| Grain: | 9 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. American Munich 8 oz. American crystal 90L 8 oz. American chocolate 4 oz. American black patent |
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| Mash: | 50% efficiency | |||||||
| Mash water was heated to 180° which yielded a strike water temp of 152°. Held at that temp for 1.5 hours then sparged 5 gallons of 165° water. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.031 | 6.5 gallons | |||||
| Added 1 tsp of Irish Moss at the last 15 minutes of the boil | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 30 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Irish Ale 1084 | |||||||
| Log: | Fermented at 64° for 5 days. Fermentation actually ended after 3 days. Racked into secondary fermenter and cooled to 46° for 5 days to settle the beer. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | Cardonated the beer for 2 days at 25lbs. Reduced to 9lbs for dispensing | |||||||
| Tasting: | My favorite receipe, especially for the winter months. Good roasted chocolate flavor with little after taste. | |||||||
Recipe posted 12/09/05.