Today I brewed a recipe of my own devices, a Sticky Sweet Maple Honey Porter. The intent of this was to have big porter with sweet tones of coffee, maple, and floral tones from the Fuggles hops and honey. In what follows is the recipes, images from the brew day, and the brew particulars.
Fermentables
7 lbs. – Dark Malt Extract Syrup
1.5 lbs. - Honey
1.25 lbs. – Maple Syrup
1 lbs. - Rye Malt
1 lbs. – American Black Patent
Hops
1.0 oz. – Fuggles 4.6% AA
0.5 oz. – Fuggles 4.6% AA
0.5 oz. – Fuggles 4.6% AA
Yeast
White Labs Irish Ale (WLP004)
Steep black patent and rye for 30 minutes at ~155 F
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Add dark malt extract and 1oz of Fuggles hops. Bring up to a boil.
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Add honey and 0.5 oz. of Fuggles hops at 15 minutes.
Add maple syrup and the remaining 0.5 oz. of hops at 2 minutes.
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| Original Gravity1.078 | Final Gravity1.022 | Color21° SRM(Brown to Dark Brown) |
| Bitterness4.6 HBU14.5 IBU | Alcohol7.5% A.B.V.5.8% A.B.W. | Calories259 per 12 oz. |
Postscript: The fermentation is healthy to say the least.
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