U-Port

This one is just a straight-up porter. Nothing fancy going on here aside from increased ABV. The name comes from the fact that I was brewing it right around when I was moving. I was moving myself, in a UHaul, hence the name.

Goals

• 5 gallons
• Starting specific gravity: 1.075 - 1.080
• Finishing specific gravity: 1.015 - 1.020
• ABV: 7%
• Bitterness: 40 - 45 IBU
• Color: 25 - 30 SRM

Extract recipe

Ingredients

• 6.5 lb. light malt extract syrup
• 1 lb. 60L crystal malt
• 9 oz. Chocolate malt
• 6 oz. Black Patent Malt
• 1 oz. Fuggle (60 minutes)
• 1 oz. Goldings (60 minutes)
• 0.5 oz. Goldings (40 minutes)
• 1 oz. Fuggle (10 minutes)
• Wyeast #1028 (London Ale Yeast)

Procedure

• Place crushed grains in two muslin bags and add to 1.5 gallons of water.
• Heat water to 150-170° F and hold for 30 minutes.
• Remove grains, sparge with hot water, and discard.
• Add 1 oz. Fuggle hops and 1 oz. Goldings hops. Boil 60 minutes.
• With 40 minutes remaining, add 0.5 oz. Goldings hops.
• With 10 minutes remaining, add 1 oz. Fuggle hops.
• Cool with wort chiller to ~ 75° F and add to 2 gallons of water in carboy. Top up to 5 gallons.
• Pitch yeast.
• Bottle when fermentation is complete.
• Age in bottles approximately three weeks.