So, the time has come for our second brew. The recently dry-hopped Pilsener is obviously still in the fermenter doing its thing, but we have acquired a second fermenter and so do not need to wait for the bottling of the Pilsener before starting another one. A friend recently discovered our new hobby and confessed that he had a fermenter sitting unused in his garage that we could borrow. Thanks for that Andrew! Guess we owe you some samples of the produce :)
Anyway, this time around we are doing a Porter. Another kit purchased from Great Expectations although a different brand this time. Given that the darker beers (especially Porter) with their stronger, smokier flavours are more at Lynne's end of the taste-bud spectrum than mine, I did't have any expectations that this one will make it through the brew process unaltered. And right from the start, we replaced the normal sugar with a dark cane sugar.
Cascade Chocolate Mahogoney Porter Kit
Cascade Porter Malt
Petone Aquifer water
1kg Billington's Natural Dark Muscovado Unrefined Cane Sugar
Temperature 23 degrees
Starting SG = 1040
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