12.20.2012

Haiku #9


Haiku #9 was a Chocolate Maple Porter used from a beer kit from Brooklyn Brewshop.  One gallon batch. 

1) 1.2 lbs American 2 Row Malt
2) 0.3 lb Chocolate Malt
3) 0.2 lb Caramel 15 Malt
4) 0.2 lb Black Patent Malt
5) 0.4 oz Fuggle Hops (% AA)
6) 3/4 cup Maple Syrup (15 minutes boil)
7) English Ale Yeast (Solid)

Used Starsan sanitizer.

The Mash
Heated 8 cups of water to 160-170 deg F.  Added grain (placed grain a mesh bag).  Cooked for 60 minutes at 150 deg F.  Raised temperature to 170 deg F at the end of 60 minutes

The Sparge
Removed the grain mesh bag and allowed to drip dry.  Rinsed grain and mesh bag with a gallon of heated water.  Than ran the wort back through the mesh bag.

The Boil
Heated the wort until it began to boil at approximately 210 deg F.  Boil lasted 60 minutes with 0.3 oz of fuggle hops at 0 min (into boil) then added 0.1 oz of fuggle hops at  15 minutes.  Hops placed in a hop mesh bag for duration of boil.  Added 3/4 cups of maple syrup with 5 minutes to left in the boil.

The Fermentation
After boil, removed from heat, cooled wort to approximately 70 degrees.  Filtered the wort through a strainer.  Added the yeast, shook vigorously.  Yeast activated in about 12 hours.

The yeast began fermentation.  Allowed to sit for 2 week.  

The Bottling
Used 3 tablespoons of maple syrup and dissolved this in 1/2 cup of water, siphoned the beer into vessel, stirred and then siphoned into 9 regular bottles.  Allowed to sit for another 2 weeks.

The Tasting
Opened and tried on 12/20/12.  Awesome balanced taste.  Probably my best beer yet as it actually tastes like something you'd buy.  Very pleased.  Surprised that maple syrup doesn't come out as much in the flavor.  Thought it would be sweeter. 


Full and well bodied
Deep chocolate malt goodness
Hint of nature syrup

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