tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2347185475255113349.post-5378082003175868432007-05-11T17:05:00.000-05:002007-05-11T17:15:06.124-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_p3F296ZRD38/RkTqzlwRfqI/AAAAAAAAAX4/nWw-XpNYza4/s1600-h/100_5769.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_p3F296ZRD38/RkTqzlwRfqI/AAAAAAAAAX4/nWw-XpNYza4/s200/100_5769.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063430053100093090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Style:</span> Porter<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grains:</span> 32 oz., 60 minute soak in 1.5 gal.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Malt:</span> 3.5 lbs. Muntons light, 2.5 lbs. Muntons dark, 60 minute boil in 3.0 gal.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hops:</span> 1.0 oz. Northern Brewer @ 60 minutes, 1.0 oz. Fuggles @ 15 minutes<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fermentation:</span> 5.0 gal. total liquid, Wyeast London, 8 days<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yield:</span> 47 12 oz. bottles, 3/4 cups corn sugar as primer<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance:</span> Dark brown, brown-colored head that subsided after a few minutes, light lacings<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aroma:</span> Traces of malt, smoke<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mouthfeel:</span> Medium<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taste:</span> Some smoke, some malt<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Verdict:</span> A decent porter<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Comments:</span> At the first sampling of this batch after two weeks in bottles I was unimpressed. But after another week the flavor was much improved and I am now really enjoying this beer. The two flavor aspects are nicely balanced, which is what I was aiming for, instead of a beer dominated by smoke like my previous porter. It is a bit thin for the style, but that just makes it more drinkable now that the weather has warmed up. Next time I will try to make it stronger while keeping the balance.BurlingtonTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15391356609611789229noreply@blogger.com