May 17, 2008 22:31
a.k.a. Better Than John's Porter
18 oz. chocolate rye malt (that's how much was actually in my 1 lb. bag)
16 oz. crisp brown malt
8 oz. chocolate malt
8 oz. Weyermann smoked malt
4 oz. Black patent
4 oz. Briess special roast
4 oz. Simpsons dark crystal
Extract: 4 lbs. Muntons Dark DME
Boil:
60 minutes
1/2 oz. Perle
1/2 oz. Fuggle
30 minutes
1/4 oz. Fuggle
10 minutes
1/4 oz. Fuggle
1/2 tsp. Irish moss
1 min.
1 oz. Kent Goldings
slight boil over about 20 min. into the boil
Like a college student pouring the whole fucking spice rack into a stir-fry, I kind of made up this recipe on the spot, using amounts that seemed reasonable even though I'd never used most of these malts before. We'll see how it turns out.
brewing,
beer