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[HerrHiller]

6 Gal batch7.5# MO.25# Munich.5# Brown malt.75# choc malt1oz EKG 60min1oz EKG 5minWLP007 Dry English Ale yeastEST OG: 1.043EST Color: 28SRMEST IBU: 21.8Opinions?

[positiveContact]

6 Gal batch

7.5# MO
.25# Munich
.5# Brown malt
.75# choc malt

1oz EKG 60min
1oz EKG 5min

WLP007 Dry English Ale yeast

EST OG: 1.043

EST Color: 28SRM

EST IBU: 21.8

Opinions?

looks like a fine brown porter to me. are you going to be toasting your own malt? I'd def try it out if you are interested. should there be some mustache in this recipe?

[Malzig]

I usually start any Munich Malt additions at 1#. I doubt you'll taste 1/4# of Munich Malt in a Porter.

[positiveContact]

I usually start any Munich Malt additions at 1#. I doubt you'll taste 1/4# of Munich Malt in a Porter.

good point. the other option is to just leave it out I guess.

[Malzig]

Exactly, I think it would be the same beer with or without it. It's not doing any harm, it's just not doing anything.

[Rick]

I think you'll need a touch of crystal malt, if you have some 60L add 0.5 lb

[HerrHiller]

I think you'll need a touch of crystal malt, if you have some 60L add 0.5 lb

I dont know how i forgot the crystal. when i was at work thinking about the recipe i was thinking about a half lb to 3 quarters lb crystal 60, but I somehow forgot to put it in the recipe when i got home. i was pretty effin tired though. The munich I was just to just add a tiny breadiness w/o the munich actually standing out at all. If you however think itll be absolutely no difference at all with that small addition I'll just take it out.

[positiveContact]

I dont know how i forgot the crystal. when i was at work thinking about the recipe i was thinking about a half lb to 3 quarters lb crystal 60, but I somehow forgot to put it in the recipe when i got home. i was pretty effin tired though. The munich I was just to just add a tiny breadiness w/o the munich actually standing out at all. If you however think itll be absolutely no difference at all with that small addition I'll just take it out.

woah - not sure how I missed that either! I think 1/2lb of C60 would do the trick. I guess my other minor suggestion would be to back off the chocolate a little bit although there is a lot of wiggle room in this style for how much of that flavor you want. I tend to like my porters a little more malty and less chocolate/burnt b/c otherwise I'll just make a stout. There is certainly a little overlap in the styles though.

[HerrHiller]

woah - not sure how I missed that either! I think 1/2lb of C60 would do the trick. I guess my other minor suggestion would be to back off the chocolate a little bit although there is a lot of wiggle room in this style for how much of that flavor you want. I tend to like my porters a little more malty and less chocolate/burnt b/c otherwise I'll just make a stout. There is certainly a little overlap in the styles though.

ya, I kinda like mine a lil more on the roasty end. yum yum

[positiveContact]

ya, I kinda like mine a lil more on the roasty end. yum yum

how about a touch of BP in there then?

[HerrHiller]

how about a touch of BP in there then?

was actually thinking about that. The best beer I ever made was on accident. It was a robust porter. Jamil's black widow. I tried not sparging for expiremental purposes. I hit like 55-60% eff. Damn was that a good beer though. I can't find my brewing classic styles though. Lost it months ago in one of my moves. Can anyone tell me the original recipe? I'm goin to try to get the same results out of 70-75% eff range.

[positiveContact]

was actually thinking about that. The best beer I ever made was on accident. It was a robust porter. Jamil's black widow. I tried not sparging for expiremental purposes. I hit like 55-60% eff. Damn was that a good beer though. I can't find my brewing classic styles though. Lost it months ago in one of my moves. Can anyone tell me the original recipe? I'm goin to try to get the same results out of 70-75% eff range.

no idea on his recipe but did you take notes on that brew? if you bought it online maybe you can find the order for the ingredients.

[HerrHiller]

no idea on his recipe but did you take notes on that brew? if you bought it online maybe you can find the order for the ingredients.

I used to take notes, but I went a couple years w/o brewing dunno what I did witj the journal.

[HerrHiller]

found the recipe via google. Goin to modify the recipe and resubmit.

[HerrHiller]

ok. His recipe used amerinan 2 row. But I feel that'd be too far out of stle. What do you guys think?7.5# MO1# munich.75# crystal 40.5# chocolate .25# black patent1.5oz ekg 60min.1oz fuggle 5min..5oz ekg 5min.WLP001 cal ale.

[gumballhead]

looks like a fine brown porter to me. are you going to be toasting your own malt? I'd def try it out if you are interested. should there be some mustache in this recipe?

Mustache hair or Cig ashes are acceptable.
just try not to hop the thing with a terd from Walmart or any Diapers.....

[positiveContact]

ok. His recipe used amerinan 2 row. But I feel that'd be too far out of stle. What do you guys think? 7.5# MO 1# munich .75# crystal 40 .5# chocolate .25# black patent 1.5oz ekg 60min. 1oz fuggle 5min. .5oz ekg 5min. WLP001 cal ale.

I think that sounds great. If you already have C60 I would probably just use that and not bother buying C40 for this.

[HerrHiller]

I think that sounds great. If you already have C60 I would probably just use that and not bother buying C40 for this.

I have both already.

[positiveContact]

I have both already.

ah - well full steam ahead then. I tend to have a bunch of C60 and only small/no amounts of other crystals b/c the C60 is what I use the most.

[HerrHiller]

ah - well full steam ahead then. I tend to have a bunch of C60 and only small/no amounts of other crystals b/c the C60 is what I use the most.

I will change this name to the name I named the mistake. Midnight crow porter