March Hare Honey Porter

Classification: porter, honey porter, extract

Source: Robert A. Tisdale, (rtisdale@entomology.msstate.edu), HBD #1993, 3/25/96

I made this recipe up myself and I'm calling it a honey porter but I really don't if it is or not. Maybe it's a stout. I don't know?? Does any know what kind and how much hops are in Premiere Light Malt Extract (hopped)? It was on special at the local grocery store so I bought some. I tasted this when I bottled and it was pretty good at that time; I can hardly wait until it's aged a bit.

Ingredients:

6.6 lbs Premiere Light Malt Extract (hopped)
1 lb 40L crystal malt
1 lb chocolate malt
3 lbs honey
1 tbl gypsum
1 tbl yeast extract
1 oz cascade hops
WYeast American Ale #1056
3/4 cup corn sugar

Procedure:

I brought 1 gal of water to 170 degrees F with both speciality grains in a muslin bag, removed from heat, and let it steep for 2 hrs. I then sparged the grain with 1.5 gals hot water. Added all ingredients (except the yeast and hops), brought to a boil, and let it cook for 2 hrs. Removed from heat and added hops in a boil bag. Cooled, removed hop bag, poured to primary, brought to 6 gal volume, and added yeast @ 80 degrees F.

Specifics:

O.G. 1.068
F.G. 1.016
%OH v/v = 6.83