Robust Porter
Style:
 Porter
Brewed on:
01/07/06
Bottled on:
 01/29/06
 O.G. 1.051 F.G.  1.012  Abv.  5.1
 Ingredients:

Grains/Extract/Sugars
6.25 lbs pale
2 lbs Munich
1.25 lbs crystal (40)
6 oz black patent
2.5 oz light DME
   

Adjuncts/Random:
8oz jaggery
6 oz maltodextrin
Yeast Nutrient

Hops:
1oz Fuggles @ 5 (90)
.5oz Fuggles @ 5 (20)
.25oz Goldings @ 5 (20)
1oz Goldings @ 5 (5)

Yeast:
wyeast 1084
Brewing Notes: Brewed with qwak.
Mashed at 152 for 60 minutes in 16 qt water
Drained first runnings, added 3.5g of sparge water & stirred. let sit 10 minutes. Drained sparge water to yield ~6g @ 1.042.
Added random things to bring up the gravity :) Jaggery, DME. Also added maltodextrin to account for body lost by Jaggery.
What was the reason for such low gravity? My guess is that it was a combination of the high water:grain ratio (~1.6 qt/1 lb) and the speed of the sparge. I opened the spigot wide open. Grains still had a slightly sweet taste after the sparge. Next time I've got to remember that slow & steady wins the race.
Activity was noted a few hours later and by 24 hours the airlock was going mad.
Tasting Notes:
     

 
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