Beer Style: Porter Family
Pre-Prohibition Porter
by the numbers OG: 1.046–1.060 FG:1.010–1.016 SRM:18–30 IBU:20–30 ABV:4.5–6% The United States has been called the melting pot, but that metaphor was meant to describe cultural assimilation of immigrants not the creation
Brewing Historical Porters & Stouts
I have attempted to brew versions of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century porters and stouts that do not always fit our modern definitions, but are simply good beers in their own right. In other
Brewing Award-Winning Porter
“It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” – Winston Churchill, 1939 Sir Winston was referring to Russia, but the same quote could as easily apply to porter, the
Fuller’s London Porter Clone
According to Fuller’s website, “A modern take on the 19th century porter style, Fuller’s rich, chocolatey London Porter recaptures the brooding beauty of pre-Victorian London. It’s evocative of simpler times but it’s a wonderfully complex pint.”
The Mole (Chipotle Porter)
Chipotle peppers bring a smoky, spicy flavor to this chocolatey porter recipe.
Threefold Cord Robust Porter
Recipe from professional chef and culinary consultant Mark Molinaro. Pairs with the Coffee Malt Pulled Pork recipe.
Dark Asteroid
Dark Asteroid (5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains) OG = 1.067 FG = 1.016 IBU = 31 SRM = 24 ABV = 7% Ingredients 6 lbs. (2.7 kg) Munich liquid malt extract
Dark Planet
This is a beer that uses muscovado sugar and technically fits no style…we’ll call it a porter though.
Stone Brewing Co.’s Smoked Porter clone
This smoky porter brewed with peat-smoked malt features hints of chocolate and coffee.
Saint Paul Porter
Recipe submitted by Northern Brewer, Ltd. — St. Paul, Minnesota
www.northernbrewer.com
Glutinous Butt (Wheat Porter)
This beer is essentially a porter formulated with a wheat beer base. (The name comes from the fact that wheat has a high gluten content compared to barley and some porters used to be referred to as entire or entire butt.) The Glacier hops give an “earthy” hop flavor to the beer that works well with the roasted grains. Brew this and, at your next homebrew club meeting, everyone will be glad to see your Glutinous Butt.
