Best Porters

[damo_m]

Hi Guys n Girls,


I have about 15-20 homebrews under my belt and looking for some kickass porters. I have made some before that consist of the Thomas Coopers Bitter along with 1KG of choc malt and fuggles hops and tasted insanely good.


Does anyone have anything else they have tried that is different, maybe more complex in flavour and tastes devine?

Cheers

Damo.

 

[Rowy]

Throw in 100gms of melanoidin.

 

[damo_m]

Throw in 100gms of melanoidin.

as well as the choc malt?

 

[Rowy]

No more than 100gms and take off 100 from the choc.

 

[taztiger]

Check out this link for "Wassa's Honey Porter". It's a winner with my mates and is easy to make.

http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/viewt...sa+honey+porter

cheers
Taz

 

[wyane]

Did this back in June, it's got choc malt and Fuggles. Had the last one last week. Classified it as a "robust porter" in an early tasting, but IANABJ Dark but not heavy, solid hop flavours and bitterness. Will be brewing again!

Coopers Real Ale kit
2 x 7g Coopers kit yeast
200 chocolate malt steeped 68C 30min
1kg light LME
500g dark DME
100g golden syrup
100g brown sugar
6g Target 60min
4g EKG 15min
4g Fuggle 15min
4g EKG 5min
4g Fuggle 5min
12g Fuggle dry hopped day 6

10 days in FV
OG 1048, FG 1010 approx 5.6% abv

 

[RobboMC]

Try this one I'm currently drinking, it really is a kick-ass Porter

Volume 30 litres abv 6.25%
Kits:
1 can Muntons Nut Brown Ale
1 can Muntons Yorkshire Bitter
Extracts:
1 can Morgans Caramalt ( or Coopers Amber Malt)
1.5 kg Brew Enhancer 2 ( or 500g dme, 500g maltodextrin, 500g dextrose)
Grains:
500g Munich
500g Light Crystal
500g Dark Crystal
250g Brown

Steep or mash at 68-70 deg C for 45 min,
strain into boil pot and add:

Hops:
100g Goldings ( 30 g @ 25 min, 30 g @ 18 min, 20 g @ 12 min, 20 g @ 1 min )

Yeast:
English Ale of your choice, or just use the 2 Muntons kit yeasts

I know 30 litres is hard to make in the normal 30 litre fermenter, so
either make about 27 litres and add some more water as the ferment subsides;
or add bioled and cooled water when bottling.