Joseph and Peter's #2 English Porter

Batch Size: 10 gallon

Grain Bill:

• 16.0 lb Rahr 2-Row Pale Malt
• 3.0   lb Caramel Malt 80L
• 1.0   lb Chocolate Malt (UK)
• 20.0 lb Total Grain Bill

Hops:

• 1.0 oz / 30 Minute Centennial Hops
• 2.0 oz / 15 Minute Willamette Hops
• 1.0 oz / 3 Minute Centennial Hops

Yeast:

• English Ale Yeast

OG: 1.053

FG:  1.016
ABV: 4.7%

This is my second go at an English porter-style beer, the first being Joseph and Peter's #1 English Porter.  (See what I did there?  With the numbers?  Clever, eh?)

I've adjusted the recipe a bit - up to 10 gallons for a nice big batch, the final gravity is a bit higher, as is the ABV.

As I continue to refine my porter recipe, I'll try to get the ABV down a little more - it's just not a porter in my eyes if the working man can't leave the steel mills and go have six or seven down at his local pub without risking brain injury.  At 4.7%, it's OK, but maybe that last little bit down to 4.0% will help.  (Man, how often do you hear a brewer try to LOWER the alcohol in his beer, in this day of high-gravity mania?)

Also up for a little adjustment is the color.  Dark, dark brown like this is fine, but I feel like a mid-brown is a little more on-point for a good thirsty-man's porter.

by Chris Collins, for his fictional brewery, Joseph and Peter's - named for his cats.