Alabama Pelican Brown Porter
Brewed: 8/25/2019 Kegged: 9/10/2019
In the summer of 2019, we visited Gulf Coast Alabama for a family reunion. The Brewmaster spent hours walking up and down the beach.
As you may know, The Brewmaster is fascinated with the white Colorado pelicans. And, found himself watching the Brown Pelicans of the gulf quite a bit.
As he would watch them soaring in formation or diving into the water, he found himself thinking about brewing.
He thought it would be cool to take his Colorado Pelican Australian Sparkling Ale recipe, and darken it up to signify the darker color of the gulf pelicans to the Colorado pelicans.
This is the recipe he came up with.
The style isn't quite the same as an English porter, but close enough for homebrew.
For more about this beer, see Sheppy's Blog: Alabama Pelican
| Alabama Pelican --- Batch 1 |
| Style | English Porter | Batch Size | 5.50 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 7.71 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 70.00 | Boil Time | 60 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.051 SG | Estimated FG | 1.016 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 28.4 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 4.5 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.560 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 20.1 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.049 | Measured FG: | 1.016 | ||||
| ADF: | 67% | Measured ABV: | 4.3 |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00 g | Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) | Water Agent | 1 | - |
| 7 lbs 8.0 oz | Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 67.4 % |
| 1 lbs 4.0 oz | Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) (55.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 11.2 % |
| 1 lbs | Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 9.0 % |
| 12.0 oz | Crystal, Dark (Simpsons) (80.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 6.7 % |
| 6.0 oz | Brown Malt (Crisp) (65.0 SRM) | Grain | 6 | 3.4 % |
| 4.0 oz | Chocolate Malt (Simpsons) (430.0 SRM) | Grain | 7 | 2.2 % |
| 0.250 oz | Magnum [12.70 %] - Boil 60.0 min | Hop | 8 | 12.4 IBUs |
| 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) | Fining | 9 | - |
| 2.000 oz | Cluster [7.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min | Hop | 10 | 10.9 IBUs |
| 1.000 oz | Cluster [7.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min | Hop | 11 | 5.1 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg | London Ale (White Labs #WLP013) [35.49 ml] | Yeast | 12 | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) | Other | 13 | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mash In | Add 13.91 qt of water at 168.2 F | 156.0 F | 45 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(Drain mash tun , 5.57gal) of 168.0 F water
Make yeast starter a couple of days before brew day.
Water profile assumes BeerSmith Denver profile start
Final: Ca=111; Mg=9; Na=21; SO=51; Cl=165; HCO3=104;
Brew as directed from recipe.
Cool wort to as close to 60 degrees as possible.
Ferment at room temp for 2 weeks.
Keg carbonate.
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