Porter Recipe
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Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
Liquid Ingredients
Method
Preparation
Prepare the Ingredients
Measure out all the dry and liquid ingredients as listed. Ensure your brewing equipment is clean and sanitized before starting.
Brewing Process
Boil the Water
In a large pot, bring 6 liters of water to a rolling boil.
Add Malted Barley
Once the water is boiling, add 1 cup of malted barley extract and stir to dissolve.
Add Dry Ingredients
Add 6 cups of pale malt, 1 cup of roasted barley, and 0.5 cups of crystal malt to the pot.
Add Bittering Hops
After the grains have been added, boil for 60 minutes and add 1 tablespoon of bittering hops.
Add Aroma Hops
With 15 minutes left in the boil, add 0.5 tablespoons of aroma hops.
Cooling and Fermentation
Cool the Wort
After boiling, cool the wort quickly using a wort chiller or an ice bath until it reaches room temperature.
Transfer to Fermentation Vessel
Pour the cooled wort into a sanitized fermentation vessel, leaving sediment behind.
Pitch the Yeast
Sprinkle 1 packet of ale yeast on top of the wort and seal the fermentation vessel with an airlock.
Ferment
Allow the beer to ferment for 1-2 weeks at room temperature.
Bottling
Prepare Bottling
After fermentation is complete, dissolve 3 tablespoons of priming sugar in a small amount of boiling water.
Bottle the Beer
Add the sugar solution to the bottom of each sanitized bottle before filling with beer.
Seal and Age
Cap the bottles and store them in a cool, dark place for at least 2 weeks to carbonate.