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Shot in the Dark Pre-Prohibition Porter Recipe

This is an "Americanized" version of an existing style in the colonial sense – brewed using what was available in early America – rather than in the “extreme” sense, as we see with many other styles.

Josh Weikert Oct 31, 2018 - 3 min read

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ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.053
FG: 1.011
IBUs: 25
ABV: 5.7%

MALT/GRAIN BILL

4 lb (1.8 kg) Maris Otter
4 lb (1.8 kg) Pilsner malt
1 lb (454 g) Chocolate rye malt
0.5 lb (227 g) Fawcett Crystal 45L
0.25 lb (113 g) Carafa II
0.5 lb (227 g) molasses (pre-boil)

HOPS SCHEDULE

1 oz (28 g) Northern Brewer [9% AA] at 25 minutes

YEAST

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