Smoked on the Porter

This is another beer style that I have never had the pleasure to enjoy. I love a good Rauchbier so why wouldn't I like a Smoked Porter? With great success from the CRP3 I just put in the keg, I will be reusing the yeast just like I did with the Pinot Sour that we are doing. I wont have time till next week to brew this, just thought I would go ahead and get this up so I don't forget.

Smoked on the Porter

Malt:

9 lbs: Canadian 2-Row

3.5 lbs: Alderwood Smoked Munich Malt

1 lb: Munich

.75 lbs: Crystal 60L

.5 lbs: Chocolate Malt

6 oz: Black Patent

Hops:

1.25 oz: Chinook 11.5aa @60m

.50 oz: Willamette 4.2aa @15min

.50 oz: Willamette 4.2aa @5min

Misc:

1 Whirlfloc Tablet @15

Target OG: 1.068

Target FG: 1.016

IBU: ~47

Actual OG: 1.064

Actual FG: 1.018

Apparent Attenuation: 70.8%

ABV: 6.1

ABW: 4.8

Yeast:

White Labs British Ale (WLP005) (Repitched from CRP3)

Hopville Recipe

Update 1.21.2010: Last night brewing went really well. Missed the gravity a bit, but thats fine. The only thing that concerns me is the fact that I didn't really smell much smoke. The finished wort, tasted very smoky, with a slight hint of smoke in the nose. Beer tasted good, but I will wait for the final product.

Update 1.25.2010: Fermentation has finished and the FG reads 1.018. Beers smells awesome, with the smoke not overpowering anything. With the smoke I smell some chocolate and roasted barley. Taste is equally as good right now with some firm bitterness, smoked ham, and chocolate. I need to cold crash this and move it over to the keg.

Update 4.2.2010: Beer received a score of 36 in the 2010 PSBO. Here is the score sheet.

Update 5.17.2010: Beer received a score of 38 and placed 3rd in the South Regional of the NHC. Here is the score sheet.