Brownian Motion

A Brown British porter with very strong notes of coffee.

This recipe won Silver for category 13. British Brown Beer at the Royal Finger Homebrew Competition 2017.

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Recipe Details

Batch SizeBoil TimeIBUSRMEst. OGEst. FGABV
20.8 L60 min27.1 IBUs29.1 SRM1.0541.0174.9 %

Style Details

NameCat.OG RangeFG RangeIBUSRMCarbABV
English Porter13 C1.04 - 1.0521.008 - 1.01418 - 3520 - 301.8 - 2.64 - 5.4 %

Fermentables

NameAmount%
Maris Otter (Crisp)3.941 kg76.37
Brown Malt (Simpsons)425.2 g8.24
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L425.2 g8.24
Chocolate Malt (Simpsons)255.1 g4.95
Acidulated (Weyermann)113.4 g2.2

Hops

NameAmountTimeUseFormAlpha %
Fuggle, U.S.42.5 g60 minBoilPellet4.9
Fuggle, U.S.14.2 g10 minBoilPellet4.9

Yeast

NameLabAttenuationTemperature
English Ale IEscarpment Labs67%18.33°C - 20.56°C

Mash

StepTemperatureTime
Mash In66.67°C60 min

Notes


- Used 2:1 Guelph:RO Water

- Fermented at 19 C

- Six days in to fermentation, bumped temp up to 20 C before bed since fermentation seemed to be slowing.