Robust Smoked Porter

I spent a considerable amount of time using my hippie charm on this very nice lady at the Alaskan Brewing Company. Obviously she would not give me the exact formulation, but she did give me all the different malts, hops and a few procedures. I've had the most success with Wyeast#1968 but Wyeast#1187 works good too.

I used to brew it often but now it has become somewhat of a seasonal brew for me.





North to Alaska

Brew Type: All Grain Date: 4/13/2005
Style: Robust Porter Brewer: Dennis
Batch Size: 5.50 gal Assistant Brewer: Beerwench
Boil Volume: 7.78 gal Boil Time: 90 min
Equipment: Brew Pot (15 Gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (10 Gal) Brewhouse Efficiency: 78.0 %
Taste Rating (50 possible points): 44.0

Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU

9.00 lb Alder smoked US Pale 2-row (3 SRM) Grain 64.3 %
2.00 lb Munich Malt (9 SRM) Grain 14.3 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60 SRM) Grain 7.1 %
1.00 lb Chocolate Malt (450 SRM) Grain 7.1 %
0.50 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500 SRM) Grain 3.6 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120 SRM) Grain 3.6 %
1.00 oz Chinook Leaf [13.0%] (60 min) Hops 41.3 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette Leaf [5.5%] (15 min) Hops 8.7 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette Leaf [5.5%] (5 min) Hops 3.5 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs London ESB Ale (Wyeast Labs #1968) [Starter 500 ml] Yeast-Ale

Measured Original Gravity: 1.068 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Color: 48 SRM
Bitterness: 53.5 IBU


Notes
Smoke base grain with alderwood on very low heat. I smoke it for 2-3 hours spritzing it every 30 minutes with distilled water (no chlorine). You want the smoke not the heat.

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