STEROID PORTER (PORTUS ROBUSTUS)
Although some would claim that SNP is closer to a stout than a traditional
porter, here's a recipe that comes pretty close:
Steroid Porter (Portus Robustus) All Grain.
Prepare yeast starter. Pop Wyeast 1028 T-3, Pitch into .5cup DME in .5gal
water. Hope for full bloom on pitch day.
Grains: 6# Klages, 3# Brown malt, .75# Chocolate, .25# Black patent, .75#
Marris Otter Crystal 30, 1oz roast wheat.
Mash Schedule: Strike all grains except crystal in 3.5gal soft water to which
I added .5 tsp gypsum and .5 tsp un- iodized salt. Stabilize at 135 for 30
minutes and bottom heat to 155 for 60 minutes. Add crushed crystal malt and
stir like mad and s-l-o-w-l-y raise to 170 and hold for 20. Sparge to collect
6.5 gal.
Boil and Hops: Boil 30 minutes. Add .75oz Northern Brewer (pellet) and .5oz
Kent Golding (plug) and .2 oz Nugget. After 45 minutes, add .5 oz Kent
Goldings and .5 tsp Irish Moss for last 15 minutes. Chill and pitch.
Fermentation: OG 1.055 ferment at 65 degrees (glass with blowoff) for 5 days.
Rack and ferment another week. Bottle with .75 dextrose to prime. Terminal
gravity 1.019. Those who have tasted it say it is very accurate to style if
just a bit strong (hence the name). The head is strong, tan and rocky. Taste
is similar to SNP but the hops come from behind, not in front. If it fares
well in the first round of the the nationals, I'll be pleased.