Baltic Porter

brownbeard · Post by **brownbeard** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:47 am

Planning on brewing a baltic porter this weekend. I will be lagering this.

Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 lb Pale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 31.25%
4.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 25.00 %
4.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 25.00 %
1.00 lb Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 6.25 %
0.50 lb Black Malt - 2-Row (Briess) (500.0 SRM) Grain 3.13%
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3.13%
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 3.13%
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 3.13 %
2.00 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (60 min) Hops 44.3 IBU
0.50 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] (15 min) Hops 4.1 IBU
0.50 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] (5 min) Hops 1.7 IBU
1 Pkgs German Lager (White Labs #WLP830) [StarterYeast-Lager

Matt F · Post by **Matt F** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:38 am

Cool. I heard that is one of the preferred yeasts to use for this style. I need to get on mine for the club comp.

tony b · Post by **tony b** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:21 pm

Too late, bitches - mine's already in the bottle! I think that it's even better than the previous medal winner!

Yeah, it's a throwdown!!

brownbeard · Post by **brownbeard** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:50 pm

This definitely tested the limits of my mash tun. I was able to mash the whole bill, and came out with 75%+ efficiency. OG was 1.076, right in the middle of the style guidelines.

brownbeard · Post by **brownbeard** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:07 am

This morning, there is still no activity in the blowoff. I expected this to go like gangbusters. My harvested yeast cake was 2 months old, so maybe it is just going to take a while to start. I did airate for quite a long time, and pitched a sizable yeast cake. I know lagers are supposed to start slower, but I have not had this sort of experience with a lager before. I should have made a starter with my yeast cake.