Recipe Advice - Choc Vanilla Porter

[GNU]

Hi Everyone,

I'm fairly new to home brewing (6 batches) and this is my first time without a kit can and using grains.

Looking for any advice on the following recipe/techniques for this Choc Vanilla Recipe my local helped me throw together

1.7kg Light Liquid Malt Extract
1.7kg Amber Liquid Malt Extract
500g Caramalt
500g Chocolate Malt
Yeast s-04
50g Fuggles Pellets
2 Vanilla Beans


Combine malts and grains with 5L of water and bring to the boil
Hop addtions
60mins @ 36g Fuggles
15mins @ 9g Fuggles
Strain into FV
Top up to 21L
Add Vanillia beans & yeast.
Day 10 add remaining Fuggle (5g) from the packet. What else can I to do with 5g?
Bottle around day 18-21 (no cold crash, as I don't have the resources)


Any feedback would be greatly appreciated

 

[sp0rk]

When you say LME and AME
Do you mean Light Liquid Malt Extract and Amber Liquid Malt Extract or the dry versions?
Also, 11% crystal (caramalt) is a lot, you might want to bring that down a little, possibly 6-8%

 

[gsouth82]

I wouldn't be boiling your grains for 60 minutes (or at all for that matter).
You'll probably need to steep them then strain and boil the liquid with the malt.

 

[GNU]

When you say LME and AME
Do you mean Light Liquid Malt Extract and Amber Liquid Malt Extract or the dry versions?
Also, 11% crystal (caramalt) is a lot, you might want to bring that down a little, possibly 6-8%

I'm using Light Liquid Malt Extract and Amber Liquid Malt Extract.

The grain was what the guy in the Local shop recommended, happy to try something else.

 

[GNU]

I wouldn't be boiling your grains for 60 minutes (or at all for that matter).
You'll probably need to steep them then strain and boil the liquid with the malt.

How long should I steep the grains for? Temp? Was unsure on this, due to the malt extract

 

[RelaxedBrewer]

How long should I steep the grains for? Temp? Was unsure on this, due to the malt extract

Boiling the grain will extract tannin's and do other unwanted things.

I would recommend steeping the grains ~70C.
Steep them in 2.5L for ~20-30 min and then strain them. Then Give them another 10 min in 2.5L more of water @ ~75C and strain that.
Bring the 5L of collected wort to the boil (will be a little less as the grain will absorb some).
Then do your hopping scheduled listed.

I would also recommend against dry hopping with the fuggle even if it is only 5g (not many people like the effect fuggle gives as a dry hop). I think you are better off cucking it late in the boil ~5-10 to go. Or add it to your 15 min addition.