Nargles American Porter
Brewed: 6/19/2024 Kegged: 7/9/2024
Sometime after brewing Clan DunBroch Scottish Ale (Batch 356), I decided to do another Roll-a-Style recipe.
When I rolled the online 20 sided die, I got a 20.
According to my most recent list, "20" corresponded to the BJCP Style 20A. American Porter.
"A malty, bitter, and often somewhat hoppy dark beer with a balanced, roasted, and frequently chocolatey character."I actually used Bing Copilot to "help" me generate a recipe. You can read Roll-a-Style 20 ... 20A. American Porter to get more information on how that recipe progressed.
And then, when I put it into Beer Smith, I decided that I needed more dark malt to get the color I wanted.
I also decided that I'd try doing a sparge on the Anvil Foundry to see if I can get a little higher efficiency on the beer.
The resulting recipe is below. It is pretty close the the AI generated recipe, but not quite.
The name "Nargles" comes from the Harry Potter movies (I don't remember which one introduced it).
The Nargle was a magical creature that Luna Lovegood and Xenophilius Lovegood believe existed, though many others believed them to be non-existent or to be extinct.
I did ask Bing Copilot to generate pictures of what a Nargle looks like ... This is the one I liked the best:
Brewed Batch 1 on Juneteenth of 2024, and kegged in July.
On untappd: Nargles American Porter
If you'd like to read more about the beer, see Sheppy's Blog: Nargles.
| Nargles Porter --- Batch 1 (358) |
| Style | American Porter | Batch Size | 5.50 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 6.60 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 68.00 | Boil Time | 60 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.061 SG | Estimated FG | 1.016 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 42.6 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 6.0 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.698 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 30.1 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.060 | Measured FG: | 1.012 | ||||
| ADF: | 79 | Measured ABV: | 6.4 |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.11 gal | Denver, Colorado | Water | 1 | - | - |
| 5.00 g | Calcium Chloride (Mash) | Water Agent | 2 | - | - |
| 2.00 g | Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash) | Water Agent | 3 | - | - |
| 1.00 g | Chalk (Mash) | Water Agent | 4 | - | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Lactic Acid (Mash) | Water Agent | 5 | - | - |
| 11 lbs | Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 6 | 80.0 % | 0.86 gal |
| 1 lbs 8.0 oz | Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) | Grain | 7 | 10.9 % | 0.12 gal |
| 12.0 oz | Midnight Wheat Malt (550.0 SRM) | Grain | 8 | 5.5 % | 0.06 gal |
| 8.0 oz | Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) | Grain | 9 | 3.6 % | 0.04 gal |
| 1.000 oz | Cascade [8.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min | Hop | 10 | 35.5 IBUs | - |
| 1.000 oz | Cascade [8.90 %] - Boil 10.0 min | Hop | 11 | 7.1 IBUs | - |
| 1.000 oz | Centennial [9.80 %] - Boil 0.0 min | Hop | 12 | 0.0 IBUs | - |
| 1.0 pkg | Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] | Yeast | 13 | - | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saccharification | Add 24.00 qt of water at 166.4 F | 156.0 F | 45 min |
| Heat | Heat to 158.0 F over 10 min | 158.0 F | 15 min |
| Mash Out | Heat to 170.0 F over 7 min | 170.0 F | 10 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(Drain mash tun , 2.75gal) of 168.0 F water
Combine brewing salts in the mash and sparge water. This should bring Denver water profile (as defined by BeerSmith) to
Ca=104,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=87,Cl=102,HCO3=123
Lactic acid addition brings estimated pH from 5.4
Boil wort adding ingredients as specified.
Cool to as close to 60 degrees as possible to pitch.
Ferment under 65 for a couple of days, then let heat up to about 70.
Total fermenation time 2 weeks.
Keg and force carbonate. Drink when ready
Brewing Record
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| Pre-boil OG | (1.056 SG) | Pre-boil Vol | (6.60 gal) | |||
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Brewing Notes
6/17/2024 Bought ingredients at Tom's today. Jose seemed to think it would be more of the color of a brown ale, so I'm wondering if it will actually turn out as black as I thought. But, I guess we'll see.
6/19/2024 Juneteenth brew day. Got started around 5:45AM. At first I was thinking that the LHBS hadn't given me the whole 12oz of Midnight Wheat, but after mashing awhile it got where I thought it should be. The sparge didn't really give me the efficiency boost that I thought it would, but I'm not sure it actually calculated right. I had to add .5lbs DME and boil and extra 15 minutes, but the OG was 1.060, which is right on plan. Just racked over the yeast cake of Summer Lovin. It will be interesting to see if I detect any coriander flavor. Am pretty much cleaned up a little before 10am.
6/20/2024 Racking on the yeast cake made the beer rock by early afternoon. Still going strong today. Tilt says 1.023 at 73 degrees.
6/21/2024 Fermentation seems to be done. No bubbling. Krausen is almost completely gone. Starting to look a little more clear (and black). I will let this go at least a couple more days, but I really might keg it early.
6/23/2024 Not much change. Maybe a little clearer. Krausen completely gone. Tilt reading the same.
7/8/2024 I would have kegged by now, but I've been out of town. Then I got lazy over the weekend. Anyway, Tilt now says 1.010 at 69. Hopefully kegging soon.
7/9/2024 Finally kegged. FG is at 1.012, which makes this a 6.4% ABV beer. Nice subtle coffee flavor. A bit of coffee. Not sure I taste the American hops, but there is a firm bitterness. I feel like I'm going to love this beer.
7/11/2024 Actually poured some from the keg. Certain needs more carbonation, but I'm pleasantly surprised how awesome this already is. I do actually detect more of the Cascade / Centennial than I thought I did at kegging time. I'm really liking this beer.
7/18/2024 Beautiful black beer. Carbonation perfect. Nice chocolate notes. Smooth malt flavor. Significant citrus hop flavor. Actually might be hoppier than some black ipa's I've had. I remember loving an American Stout at Dry Dock years ago whose hop flavor blew me away. This beer reminds me of my memory of that one. Love it
7/26/2024 Such a gorgeous black beer. Nice tan-ish head. I can't get over how much I like the citrus hops in the rich dark chocolate malt flavor. Not real heavy in body. Love the beer.
8/4/2024 Still yummy.
8/9/2024 Great dark chocolate malt flavor. Wonderful citrus hop flavor. Beautiful black beer.
8/18/2024 Honestly, as I read the American Porter description from the BJCP guide, I'm not sure this really hits the marks. Just too hoppy to satisfy the guidelines. But I love it so much.
8/22/2024 Checked into untappd. The citrus hops are starting to fade just a bit. Nice and smooth. A little creamy. Dark chocolate notes.
8/29/2024 Yummy yummy yummy yummy 🤤
9/12/2024 About the same. Smooth chocolate malt flavor with an American citrus hop accent. Wonderful beer. I don't think a whole lot is left. Need to get brewing more beer.
10/3/2024 Still hoppy in the finish. Wonderful rich chocolate base. Really getting low on this beer.
10/12/2024 Killed the keg filling a growler to bring down to my brother-in-laws. We'll see how the family likes it.
10/13/2024 Greg and Jenny REALLY liked this beer. Too bad I didn't have more for them.
6/17/2024 Bought ingredients at Tom's today. Jose seemed to think it would be more of the color of a brown ale, so I'm wondering if it will actually turn out as black as I thought. But, I guess we'll see.
6/19/2024 Juneteenth brew day. Got started around 5:45AM. At first I was thinking that the LHBS hadn't given me the whole 12oz of Midnight Wheat, but after mashing awhile it got where I thought it should be. The sparge didn't really give me the efficiency boost that I thought it would, but I'm not sure it actually calculated right. I had to add .5lbs DME and boil and extra 15 minutes, but the OG was 1.060, which is right on plan. Just racked over the yeast cake of Summer Lovin. It will be interesting to see if I detect any coriander flavor. Am pretty much cleaned up a little before 10am.
6/20/2024 Racking on the yeast cake made the beer rock by early afternoon. Still going strong today. Tilt says 1.023 at 73 degrees.
6/21/2024 Fermentation seems to be done. No bubbling. Krausen is almost completely gone. Starting to look a little more clear (and black). I will let this go at least a couple more days, but I really might keg it early.
6/23/2024 Not much change. Maybe a little clearer. Krausen completely gone. Tilt reading the same.
7/8/2024 I would have kegged by now, but I've been out of town. Then I got lazy over the weekend. Anyway, Tilt now says 1.010 at 69. Hopefully kegging soon.
7/9/2024 Finally kegged. FG is at 1.012, which makes this a 6.4% ABV beer. Nice subtle coffee flavor. A bit of coffee. Not sure I taste the American hops, but there is a firm bitterness. I feel like I'm going to love this beer.
7/11/2024 Actually poured some from the keg. Certain needs more carbonation, but I'm pleasantly surprised how awesome this already is. I do actually detect more of the Cascade / Centennial than I thought I did at kegging time. I'm really liking this beer.
7/18/2024 Beautiful black beer. Carbonation perfect. Nice chocolate notes. Smooth malt flavor. Significant citrus hop flavor. Actually might be hoppier than some black ipa's I've had. I remember loving an American Stout at Dry Dock years ago whose hop flavor blew me away. This beer reminds me of my memory of that one. Love it
7/26/2024 Such a gorgeous black beer. Nice tan-ish head. I can't get over how much I like the citrus hops in the rich dark chocolate malt flavor. Not real heavy in body. Love the beer.
8/4/2024 Still yummy.
8/9/2024 Great dark chocolate malt flavor. Wonderful citrus hop flavor. Beautiful black beer.
8/18/2024 Honestly, as I read the American Porter description from the BJCP guide, I'm not sure this really hits the marks. Just too hoppy to satisfy the guidelines. But I love it so much.
8/22/2024 Checked into untappd. The citrus hops are starting to fade just a bit. Nice and smooth. A little creamy. Dark chocolate notes.
8/29/2024 Yummy yummy yummy yummy 🤤
9/12/2024 About the same. Smooth chocolate malt flavor with an American citrus hop accent. Wonderful beer. I don't think a whole lot is left. Need to get brewing more beer.
10/3/2024 Still hoppy in the finish. Wonderful rich chocolate base. Really getting low on this beer.
10/12/2024 Killed the keg filling a growler to bring down to my brother-in-laws. We'll see how the family likes it.
10/13/2024 Greg and Jenny REALLY liked this beer. Too bad I didn't have more for them.