Smoked Porter, May 2 2010

Alas, another Smoked Porter.  The last of the Agave Smoked Porter was gone long ago but recently I found a few bottles of that gem.  We bottled out some of that batch for QUAFF and our local Cantina.  I found the stash and had one.  It developed so nicely in the bottle.  I've made a number of changes to this batch to try a new approach.  There's no agave for one, and it'll ferment with WLP007 rather than WLP001.

Smoked Porter, May 2 2010

5 Gallons, All Grain, Single Infusion Mash, 90 Minute Boil

9 lbs. Maris Otter Pale
2 lbs. German Rauch Malt
1.6 lbs. Munich
1 lb. UK Chocolate
0.9 lb. Red Wheat
0.75 lb. Caravienne
0.125 lb. Black Roasted Barley

Single Infusion Mash 148°F

1.25 oz. Homegrown Centennial for 60 min.
0.5 oz. Willamette for 15 min.
1 Whirlfloc tab 15 min.
0.5 oz. Willamette for 1 min.

Racked on the ESB yeast bed of: White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale

OG: 1.075 @ 70 °F
FG: 1.014
ABV: 8.1%

Kegged on 6/1.