Routefinder Porter:

We'd follow this guy anywhere. Right?

Routefinding....whether it's wending your way up an unfamiliar rock route, or tracing your way on a river map down the Green River. It is a necessary skill to keep you going in the right direction in the outdoors. It's a process that is often both complex and, at the same time, fluid and intuitive.

Routefinder Porter is a complex, roasty chocolatey porter that is still an easy drinker thanks to the WLP 001 yeast. We are going to be oaking one carboy of this batch to make it extra special. This is currently based heavily on Jamil's recipe from Brewing Classic Styles. The only tweaks being a FWH addition replacing the 60 min hops and the addition of oak.

Get out there, find a new route to try and we will be waiting when you get back with a fresh pint for you!

Brewing Steps: Routefinder Porter

Robust Porter

Type: All Grain	Date: 11/9/2013
Batch Size (fermenter): 12.00 gal	Brewer: Jim Parker
Boil Size: 15.52 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min	Equipment: Stainless Kegs (10 Gal/37.8 L) - All Grain
Final Bottling Volume: 11.25 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage	Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:

Prepare for Brewing
	Create a yeast starter with 4.00 l of wort
	Clean and Prepare Brewing Equipment
	Total Water Needed: 20.24 gal
Mash or Steep Grains
	Mash Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 23 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 75.8 % 3 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 2 9.7 % 2 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.5 % 1 lbs 8.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4 4.8 % 1 lbs Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 5 3.2 %
	Mash Steps Name Description Step Temperature Step Time Mash In Add 50.50 qt of water at 164.4 F 153.0 F 75 min
	Fly sparge with 7.62 gal water at 168.0 F First Wort Hops Amt Name Type # %/IBU 3.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 35.5 IBUs
Boil Wort
	Add water to achieve boil volume of 15.52 gal
	Estimated pre-boil gravity is 1.055 SG
	Boil Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 1.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 3.3 IBUs
	Steeped Hops Amt Name Type # %/IBU 1.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
	Estimated Post Boil Vol: 13.52 gal and Est Post Boil Gravity: 1.066 SG

Cool and Prepare Fermentation
	Cool wort to fermentation temperature
	Transfer wort to fermenter
	Add water to achieve final volume of 12.00 gal
	Fermentation Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 2.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35.49 ml] Yeast 9 -
	Measure Actual Original Gravity _______     (Target: 1.066 SG)
	Measure Actual Batch Volume _______     (Target: 12.00 gal)
Fermentation
	11/9/2013 - Primary Fermentation (14.00 days at 67.0 F ending at 67.0 F) Primary Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 2.00 oz Oak Chips (Secondary 7.0 days) Flavor 10 -
	Dry Hop and Prepare for Bottling/Kegging
	Measure Final Gravity: _________  (Estimate: 1.014 SG)
	Date Bottled/Kegged: 11/23/2013 - Carbonation: Keg with 12.54 PSI
	Age beer for 30.00 days at 65.0 F
	12/23/2013 - Drink and enjoy!
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