I don't know much about the porter kit you intend to use but your recipe will probably make a very strong flavoured beer. I added the dark crystal to a Tooheys dark ale kit with 500g light dried malt (I was after a big beer) and this ended up very sweet (rummy and toffee like).
If you are keen on the crystal malt I would add some hops such as cascade or fuggles (15-20g) to balance it out a bit.
I'd also lose the dextrose. Unless you want plenty of alcohol.
Similarly you could lose the crystal and add 1kg of lighter malt with 100g chocolate grain.
Cheers,
Jay.
Thanks Jay. The kit is the Cascade Porter.
So you're suggesting
The Cascade Mahogany Porter kit
500g Crystal malt
500g Dextrose
15 - 20 g Cascade or Fuggles hops
As I type, I'm racking my latest "Canal Porter" into secondary. It was the Cascade CMP, a can of Morgan's Chocolate Malt (1Kg) and 500g LDM (Coopers). Naturally I had to taste the hydrometer jar and I think it's going to be a good one. The additional "bite" from the extra chocolate malt (150g) is what I'm looking for, but time will tell. I'll let you know when it's gone through secondary, bottled, and carbonated.
Well guys I finally put it down and here's what I did:
1 can Cascade Mahogany porter
750gm dark dry malt
150gm light dry malt
52gm maltodextrin
500gm yellow box honey
I used up some old fermentables instead of adding choc malt. I boiled 2 litres of water and added honey and boiled for 5 mins. Turned off heat and added can of Cascade and fermentables.Added 15gm of Cascade hop pellets and then added to fermenter and made up to 21ltrs.
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Tony wrote:As I type, I'm racking my latest "Canal Porter" into secondary. It was the Cascade CMP, a can of Morgan's Chocolate Malt (1Kg) and 500g LDM (Coopers). Naturally I had to taste the hydrometer jar and I think it's going to be a good one. The additional "bite" from the extra chocolate malt (150g) is what I'm looking for, but time will tell. I'll let you know when it's gone through secondary, bottled, and carbonated.
Tony
Phhhht. I won't bother with the CMP again. It's still thin and dissapointing. I know the head and carbonation will get better over time, but it's not going to get any better in the body/mouthfeel department.
