smoked vanilla whiskey porter
Type
Partial Mash
Batch size
6.5 gal
Boil time
60 min
Efficiency
75.0%
Fermentables
| Name | Amount | Use | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Malt Bairds | 1.0 lb | Steep | 32 |
| Smoked Malt Briess | 1.0 lb | Steep | 37 |
| Black Malt Bairds | 0.5 lb | Steep | 30 |
| Golden Light LME Briess | 5.0 lb | Boil | 37 |
| Golden Light DME Briess | 3.0 lb | Boil | 43 |
| Sparkling Amber LME Briess | 2.0 lb | Boil | 37 |
| Dark Malt Extract Syrup | 1.0 lb | Boil | 36 |
| Molasses | 1.0 lb | Boil | 36 |
Hops
| Name | Amount | Time | Use | Form | AA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gem New Zealand | 1.0 oz | 60 min | Boil | Leaf | 15.0% |
| Magnum Germany | 1.0 oz | 10 min | Boil | Leaf | 14.0% |
| Golding Great Britain | 1.5 oz | 7 days | Dry Hop | Leaf | 5.0% |
Yeasts
| Name | Lab | Attenuation | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Ale II 1272 | Wyeast | 75.0% | 60°F – 72°F |
Extras
| Name | Amount | Time | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiskey | 8.0 floz | 0.0 days | Secondary |
| Vanilla Beans | 8.0 oz | 0.0 days | Secondary |
Notes
-The 8 ounces of whiskey used was Jack Daniels that had 5 vanilla beans, cut down the center and scraped, soaking in it for 1.5 months prior to brewing. the resulting whiskey was opaque brown and fully infused with vanilla.
-Only used a primary on this one, added the vanilla whiskey extract and dry hops with 7 days remaining.
-The Black patent, Chocolate malt, and smoked malt were steeped.
This recipe just got rave reviews from everyone that tried it. Two and a half cases disappeared in 5 days.
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Brewed on July 10, 2009
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elskeptico December 11, 2009 1:08pm
Holy smoked porter this is good! I followed your recipe almost exactly, except I used some other kind of bourbon (Bulleit), and I added the bourbon-bean mix along with hops to secondary after about 12 days in primary. I was afraid all these flavors were going to be overwhelming, but it's one of the best beers I've ever had. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Next time around, I'm doing 10 gallons.
MannysBBQ August 06, 2010 6:55pm
I used bulleit in this as well, added the bourbon at bottling, w 5 oz of priming sugar, and this stuff turned out amazingly! Fucking delicious.
Michael Conrad November 05, 2010 10:30am
Altered your recipe slightly and I can't wait for it to be done. The smells were amazing. Bottling and waiting patiently to carbonate and be ready....
neallnds December 08, 2011 1:46pm
This sounds amazing and a little pricey. I just put all the items into Northern Brewer to try and get an idea of cost and it came out to around $65. I was just wondering if everyone else was getting the same.
Also, is there a substitute for black patent malt? I'm not sure what that is.
And I'm guessing that there's no late additions? That's a lot of extract to be adding at the beginning of the boil!