ramsgate public porter (robust porter)
brewed: 12/08/14
pitched: 12/08/14
bottled/kegged: 01/09/14
subsequent batch info: would like to give this one another go, and perhaps push the yeast to a slightly higher temperature. i would also consider dropping some of the chocolate malt and perhaps adding some roast barley to give a different feel to the beer. so far though, WINNER!
ingredients:
3.48kg muntons ale
310gm joe white medium crystal
270gm joe white chocolate
270gm joe white light munich
130gm weyermann carafa special 3
100gm best cara-pils (dextrine)
35gm willamette (pellets, 5.5 aa%, 60 mins)
20gm willamette (pellets, 5.5 aa%, 20 mins)
10gm willamette (pellets, 5.5 aa%, dry hopped after fermentation complete for 4 days while crash chilled)
1 pack mangrove jacks - m07 british ale yeast
1 tablet whirlfloc
0.5 tsp yeast nutrient
process:
20L batch, single infusion, no sparge, mash at 65C for 90 mins, boiled 90 mins, chilled, 17C fermentation, 2C cold crash
estimated OG: 1.047
actual OG: 1.049
estimated FG: 1.011
actual FG: 1.010
%AbV: 5.2
ibu: 30
brewing notes:
15/03/14 - the name stems from my primary school, good old ramsgate public. as i'm studying to become a primary teacher, and i loved my old school, i decided i'd make a beer in its name. i decided upon an english beer. very excited about making this. this will be the darkest beer i've made and my first attempt at a robust porter. ahh the memories.
01/18/14 - just re-looking over this beer and have decided i want to make this now i'm back from my trip. gave the recipe a bit of a simplification and also added some galena to it to lower my stock of it (or i'd probably never use much of it again!)
03/08/14 - another edit. will be using a new hop i've not tried before (willamette) as it's more in line with the beer style.
12/08/14 - brewed this bad boy today and realised it appears a little under-malty (not so much overly hoppy). robust porters are normally a bit higher in gravity (more alcohol) but i wanted to try it a little less, so i've dialed the sugars back but haven't really dropped the hops. i'm going for about 30 ibu which 'looks' as though it's too much, but i believe it will be spot on.
01/09/14 - kegged the porter tonight (after it spending a week crash chilled at 2C) and took it into work. it's now sitting comfortably in the tap system there and should hopefully be carbed up nicely by the time i get to work on thursday. should be a winner! very excited about giving it a taste test then.
tasting notes:
19/08/14 - had my first sample of the porter and can safely say, so far, i'm very impressed with it. i've read that porters often take a good few months to even out and for their harsher roasty flavours to mellow but i think this one is ready much sooner (perhaps due to the de-husked carafa grain and not too much of the other roasty grains). fingers crossed this one stays good throughout. will be kegging this one soon.
11/09/14 - wow wow wow wow wow. i'm so proud of this beer. my very first dark beer and it's just tasting lovely. hints of cocoa and coffee and a teeny subtle hint of willamette. very balanced and just a nice warming beer. i think i'll try my luck at a stout next!
10/10/14 - have had LOTS of good feedback on this beer. it's been sitting in the shop's kegs for about a month and i feel as though the beer has come into its own over this past month. the flavours have matured and the coffee notes of the chocolate malt is now really evident and shining through. it also has a lovely subtle roasty-biscuity taste. the overall impression is clean though, with no overly-yeasty characters but slight esters which resonate well with the above flavours; thanks to the yeast. i'm very proud of how this beer turned out.
brew pictures:
pitched: 12/08/14
bottled/kegged: 01/09/14
subsequent batch info: would like to give this one another go, and perhaps push the yeast to a slightly higher temperature. i would also consider dropping some of the chocolate malt and perhaps adding some roast barley to give a different feel to the beer. so far though, WINNER!
ingredients:
3.48kg muntons ale
310gm joe white medium crystal
270gm joe white chocolate
270gm joe white light munich
130gm weyermann carafa special 3
100gm best cara-pils (dextrine)
35gm willamette (pellets, 5.5 aa%, 60 mins)
20gm willamette (pellets, 5.5 aa%, 20 mins)
10gm willamette (pellets, 5.5 aa%, dry hopped after fermentation complete for 4 days while crash chilled)
1 pack mangrove jacks - m07 british ale yeast
1 tablet whirlfloc
0.5 tsp yeast nutrient
process:
20L batch, single infusion, no sparge, mash at 65C for 90 mins, boiled 90 mins, chilled, 17C fermentation, 2C cold crash
estimated OG: 1.047
actual OG: 1.049
estimated FG: 1.011
actual FG: 1.010
%AbV: 5.2
ibu: 30
brewing notes:
15/03/14 - the name stems from my primary school, good old ramsgate public. as i'm studying to become a primary teacher, and i loved my old school, i decided i'd make a beer in its name. i decided upon an english beer. very excited about making this. this will be the darkest beer i've made and my first attempt at a robust porter. ahh the memories.
01/18/14 - just re-looking over this beer and have decided i want to make this now i'm back from my trip. gave the recipe a bit of a simplification and also added some galena to it to lower my stock of it (or i'd probably never use much of it again!)
03/08/14 - another edit. will be using a new hop i've not tried before (willamette) as it's more in line with the beer style.
12/08/14 - brewed this bad boy today and realised it appears a little under-malty (not so much overly hoppy). robust porters are normally a bit higher in gravity (more alcohol) but i wanted to try it a little less, so i've dialed the sugars back but haven't really dropped the hops. i'm going for about 30 ibu which 'looks' as though it's too much, but i believe it will be spot on.
01/09/14 - kegged the porter tonight (after it spending a week crash chilled at 2C) and took it into work. it's now sitting comfortably in the tap system there and should hopefully be carbed up nicely by the time i get to work on thursday. should be a winner! very excited about giving it a taste test then.
tasting notes:
19/08/14 - had my first sample of the porter and can safely say, so far, i'm very impressed with it. i've read that porters often take a good few months to even out and for their harsher roasty flavours to mellow but i think this one is ready much sooner (perhaps due to the de-husked carafa grain and not too much of the other roasty grains). fingers crossed this one stays good throughout. will be kegging this one soon.
11/09/14 - wow wow wow wow wow. i'm so proud of this beer. my very first dark beer and it's just tasting lovely. hints of cocoa and coffee and a teeny subtle hint of willamette. very balanced and just a nice warming beer. i think i'll try my luck at a stout next!
10/10/14 - have had LOTS of good feedback on this beer. it's been sitting in the shop's kegs for about a month and i feel as though the beer has come into its own over this past month. the flavours have matured and the coffee notes of the chocolate malt is now really evident and shining through. it also has a lovely subtle roasty-biscuity taste. the overall impression is clean though, with no overly-yeasty characters but slight esters which resonate well with the above flavours; thanks to the yeast. i'm very proud of how this beer turned out.
brew pictures: