Raw Oat Porter

Note:

Making for Shamrock/Lone Rider brew it forward. Didn't toast the oats due to Brew It Forward rules. Not entering now so that sucks but it'll still be a good beer.

Style:

Robust Porter [12B]

Ibu:

Abv:

6.3%

Size:

4.85 gal

Recipe

* 9lb pils malt
* 1lb choc
* 8oz carared
* 8oz cara 60L
* 6oz black patent
* 8oz untoasted rolled oats
* 0.7oz Willamette(5.8AA)@60min
* 0.8oz Willamette(5.8AA)@20min
* 0.5oz Kent Goldings(5.0AA)@2min
* 0.5tsp irish moss@20min

Procedure

Mash:
12qt water@175 => 154F for 60min

Sparge:
4gal@170F

Boil:
Collected ~6.5gal, stabalized boil for ~10min, followed schedule

Chilled with immersion chiller, racked on top of ordinary bitter yeast cake.

Carbonation:
* initally to 2.1vol but bumped to 2.4vol

Data Points [ + ]
104	date: 01/19/2010 note: Gravity higher than expected due to final volume lower than expected, don't really want to add water to correct volume tho. SG: 1.063 @ 60F
108	note: moved to 2ndary. Crystal clear, could keg but still fermenting a bit so give it some time. nice lt bittering, good flavor date: 01/29/2010 SG: 1.014 @ 70F
110	date: 02/04/2010 note: kegged SG: 1.015 @ 60F
115	note: tasted, good perhaps a bit under carbonated (8psi@40F 2.1vol). Bitter is a bit too present in aftertaste - wish the final volume had been correct. Also think the dark malts are overstated, curious to see how it ages. date: 02/11/2010 SG: 1.015 @ 60F
117	date: 02/15/2010 note: final taste, keg kicked. Some bottled for aging which should improve. Given time the dark malts no longer feel overstated - I think this beer just needed more time to condition. SG: 1.0xx @ 60F
139	note: Shamrock judges notes [31 points]: Somewhat oxidated, grainy, malty carbonation/head good low hop bitterness, moderate roast, caramel, not fruity nicely balanced w/no sharpness. no hop character, nice roast malt flavor. bitterness does not linger. no astringency common to lots of dark malt date: 03/27/2010 SG: 1.0xx @ 60F