2015 Advent - December 27th - Annabelle Black Porter

[jmacdonald]

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 7.48 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 5.98 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage

3.32 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (3.9 EBC) Grain 1 71.7 %
0.68 kg Chocolate Malt (689.5 EBC) Grain 2 14.7 %
0.63 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (118.2 EBC) Grain 3 13.6 %
0.50 oz Cluster [7.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 12.7 IBUs
0.50 oz Cluster [7.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 5 9.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Cluster [7.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 4.6 IBUs
1.0 pkg Ringwood Ale (Wyeast Labs #1187) [124.21 ml] Yeast 7 -

Mashed 60 Minutes @ 152F

Note:
Hops are transplanted from a Feral source and homegrown. Assuming cluster is what they are so crafted recipe using cluster hops, IBU's may differ.

[BrianMac]

These are the hops we used in Anna

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[pet lion]

Deep dark brown. Nice roasty aroma. Balanced malt to bitterness flavour. Hops coming through a bit herbal to me. Good body and carbonation. I like it!

[LiverDance]

Had this one last evening. Another easy drinking porter with lots of great flavors. Great job


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[mumblecrunch]

Drinking this now and rather enjoying it. Another one where letting it warm up is key. When cold I mostly got the roast flavors from the chocolate malt; as it warmed the crystal came through along with the hops. I like cluster in a darker beer and this is no exception. Very smooth and enjoyable beer. Thanks!!

[CartoonCod]

Very nice beer. I like the chocolaty malt character. It's interesting how rich and malty you can get it with just a simple malt bill. The carb is a bit low but I think it suits this beer. I poured it quite vigorously so it ended up with a very creamy head. I am getting a weird almost metallic grassy character in the beer, and after I checked the recipe thought it might be because of the local hops. It's not too out of place though. No noticeable diacetyl so looks like you tamed ringwood. Thanks!

[jmacdonald]

Thanks for the comments!

I had one of these today as well, since I have a few left in stock. Cellar temperature for a warm day like today and it was quite enjoyable. It was the first one of the bunch that I had already warmed up instead of fridge temperature. It makes a big difference in the flavour as mumblecrunch mentioned.

[Keith]

I drank this one today as well. Great beer. I drank it cold. But it warmed up nicely.

[GillettBreweryCnslt]

Drinking this now, overall it's good. I'm getting a metallic/grassy aftertaste too (I actually wrote this before I read Adam's comment so it's independent). The body is a bit light for me but it fits with the mash temp and grain bill. Mine has a nice carb and it's definitely smooth.

Thanks!