My journey of trying to make a decent porter has been long and fraught with way too many mistakes, notably the last time I tried making a porter and used a stout grain profile! The idea of making a chocolate porter came from my desire to have a dessert beer - how many times have you gotten to the end of a meal and just wanted a finishing beer: heavier, darker, roasted, … [Read more...]
Chocolate (ish) Porter (ish) Brewing Day
Too many times lately my Black ales have been getting a distinct porter edge to them after a few minutes in room temperature (which says something about my black ale!), so I wanted to actually try and make a porter, intentionally. The idea was to find a recipe for a porter and make it a bit more chocolaty, but I wasn't really successful here - it came out with a clear coffee … [Read more...]
Second attempt with BIAB – Pale Ale brewing day
Second attempt with BIAB - Pale Ale brewing day I had some grains left from my last BIAB so I decided to try a very simple process to try and learn more about using grains. My hope is to get a descent beer from my BIAB to just get the basics. To keep it all very simple I kept it all on a single ingredient concept: Mash: 1 kg crushed pale malt 4 litres Brita … [Read more...]