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13C English Porter

Rum & Raisin Porter

Brewed 2025-05-28 Batch · 19 L Ron Beernink
8.1% ABV
1.079OG
1.018FG
27IBU
19 LBatch
77.2%App. atten.
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Grain bill

Gladfield Vienna Malt 5 kg 70.3%
Gladfield Pilsner Malt 0.91 kg 12.8%
Gladfield Light Crystal Malt 0.23 kg 3.2%
Gladfield Medium Crystal Malt 0.23 kg 3.2%
Gladfield Aurora Malt 0.17 kg 2.4%
Gladfield Biscuit Malt 0.15 kg 2.1%
Gladfield Dark Chocolate Malt 0.11 kg 1.5%
Gladfield Light Chocolate Malt 0.11 kg 1.5%
Gladfield Dark Crystal Malt 0.1 kg 1.4%
Gladfield Shepherds Delight Malt 0.1 kg 1.4%

Adjuncts

Vanilla Beans 3 g
Raisins 0.25 g
Rum Barrell Chips 0.25 g
Rum 0.25 g

Hop schedule

Hop 60 min10 min
Tettnanger 42.52g39.69g

Yeast

White Labs WLP013 London Ale2 packets

Process parameters

Mash
66.7 °C / 60 min
Strike
18.32 L
Sparge
14.38 L at 75 °C
Pre-boil
24 L
Boil
60 min
Post-boil
17 L

Rum & Raisin Porter

Fermentation notes

Soak 250g of raisins with 250g rum barrel chips in .25L of rum for a week / during the 1st week of fermentation. Add all ingredients in a bag to fermenter for second week / secondary fermentation.