Robust Vanilla Porter Homebrewing Recipe Beer Animated Gif
Coal Miners Hands Robust Porter Recipe
I just finished this porter up and I love it. Typically I am hyper critical of my beers, always finding the smallest of imperfections. This is one of those times where I have no complaints, well aside from maybe brewing another 5 gallons with no vanilla added. Here is the recipe if anyone is looking to brew it!
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 8.51 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 6.51 gal
Fermentation: Ale Single Stage
Estimated ABV 6.9%
Mash
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 lbs | Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 78.7 % |
| 1 lbs | Caramel/Crystal Malt – 40L (40.0 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 6.6 % |
| 1 lbs | Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 6.6 % |
| 6.0 oz | Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) | Grain | 6 | 3.3 % |
| 8.0 oz | Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) | Grain | 7 | 3.3 % |
| 4.0 oz | Chocolate Wheat Malt (400.0 SRM) | Grain | 8 | 1.6 % |
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mash In | 152.0 F | 60 min | |
| Mash Out | 169.0 F | 10 min |
- Sparge with 2.91 gal water at 169.0 F
- Add water to achieve boil volume of 8.51 gal
- Estimated pre-boil gravity is 1.046 SG
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.75 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] – Boil 60.0 min | Hop | 9 | 32.9 IBUs |
| 2.00 oz | Cascade [5.50 %] – Boil 15.0 min | Hop | 10 | 17.1 IBUs |
| 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins) | Fining | 11 | – |
- Estimated Post Boil Vol: 6.51 gal and Est Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 SG
Cool and Transfer Wort
- Cool wort to fermentation temperature
- Transfer wort to fermenter
- Add water if needed to achieve final volume of 5.50 gal
Yeast
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 pkg | American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Starter | Yeast | 12 | – |
Post Fermentation
Add (1) medium toast American oak stick, 6 oz’s of cacao nibs and 1 scrapped – cleaned vanilla bean once fermentation has completed. Leave in contact with beer for 7-10 days. Taste and age longer if additional oak or vanilla flavor is desired. This final step is not required as it is an incredible beer with out the vanilla, oak or cacao. The inspiration for this homebrew all grain robust porter recipe was Jamil Zainasheff’s Heretic Shallow Grave Porter which is available at MoreBeer. I just made a few tweaks to the recipe to make it more to my liking.
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