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This beer is a GREAT base Porter. Has a very, very balanced profile to it. Very drinkable, even among people who are afraid of dark beers! Recipe: ALL GRAIN Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 7.68 gal Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal Estimated OG: 1.061 SG Estimated Color: 42.6 SRM Estimated IBU: 33.1 IBUs Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 % Est Mash Efficiency: 75.3 % Boil Time: 90 Minutes Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU 9 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 67.6 % 1 lbs 8.0 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3 11.3 % 12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 4 5.6 % 11.0 oz Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 5 5.2 % 8.0 oz Pale Chocolate Malt Grain 6 3.8 % 6.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 7 2.8 % 0.75 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 21.8 IBUs 1.00 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 9 11.4 IBUs 2.00 oz Dutch Cocoa Powder- Boil 10.0 min 1.10 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 10 - 1.0 pkg London ESB Ale (Wyeast Labs #1968) [124. Yeast 11 - Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs 5.0 oz ---------------------------- Name Description Step Temperat Step Time Mash In Add 18.64 qt of water at 163.5 F 153.0 F 60 min Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.02gal, 4.09gal) of 168.0 F water I fermented mine out, and added 2 vanilla beans to secondary. Added a great finish to the beer. If you want more chocolate flavor, up the addition, but I think 2 oz is enough to give a hint to it, but not overpower it. 8-4-14 added 2 vanilla beans. 8-11-14 removed it from "fermentation/broom closet" after its been unaltered since 8-6-14. It was initially sitting in kettle with some water. However when returned today it was all evaporated and the temp was at 78. 8-20. Opened my first bottle today after putting it in fridge last night. Slightly carbonated but no head on it. Seems very flat still... (However not in the notes, but I think I remember that the home brew didnt have flaked oats. Maybe im remembering wrong but that could be reason no head. Not sure what I did to compensate for this. Maybe nothing if the guy there said there would be head anyway from the other malts.)