Pestle & Mortar Spiced Porter

  • MaltyMalty
  • SpicySpicy
  • CoffeeCoffee
  • ChocolateChocolate
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A warming spicy brew just in time for the chilly months, this rich, delicious porter is like a classic ‘dirty’ chai with extra kick. Pouring deep brown, the chai-latte-coloured head hints at what’s in store. Aromas of freshly ground cinnamon and zesty ginger infuse the chocolate and coffee fragrances coming from the roast malts. Then flavours steeped in cocoa, cardamom and bushels of exotic spice are followed with a hint of coffee, before rounding out to a moreish, bitter finish.

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Recipe Contains

1 × Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale (1.3kg)
1 × Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Robust (250g)
1 × Lactose (100g)
1 × English Ale Yeast (15g)
1 × Mr Beer Carbonation Drops (72g)

You'll Need

1 × 100g Carafa I Malt
1 × 50g Chai Spice

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 70
Volume: 9L
Difficulty: Intermediate

ABV 6.1%

Alcohol by Volume

42 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 70

Colour

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Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale
1 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract – Robust
1 x 100g Carafa I Malt
1 x 50g Chai Spice
1 x 100g Lactose
1 x 15g Coopers English Ale Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

Mix

Place the Carafa I Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it using a rolling pin.
In a pot (around 2 Litres) bring 1 litre of water to approximately 60-70°C, add the Carafa I Malt (we
recommend wrapping in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the wrapper) and let steep for
about 30 minutes.
Remove the Carafa I Malt by gathering up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the liquid
to drain back into the pot.
Bring the liquid to the boil for 5 minutes, turn off heat and add Chai Spice and dissolve Lactose.
Set in an ice bath to cool for about 15 minutes.
Strain the liquid into the Fermenting Vessel (FV), then add the Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale and the
Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract Robust.
Fill the FV with cold water to the 5 litre mark, then add hot or cold water to get as close to 18°C as
possible to 9 Litres.
Sprinkle the Coopers English Ale Yeast and fit the lid.

Home Recipes PESTLE & MORTAR SPICED PORTER

Pestle & Mortar Spiced Porter

A warming spicy brew just in time for the chilly months, this rich, delicious porter is like a classic ‘dirty’ chai with extra kick. Pouring deep brown, the chai-latte-coloured head hints at what’s in store. Aromas of freshly ground cinnamon and zesty ginger infuse the chocolate and coffee fragrances coming from the roast malts. Then flavours steeped in cocoa, cardamom and bushels of exotic spice are followed with a hint of coffee, before rounding out to a moreish, bitter finish.

Pestle & Mortar Spiced Porter
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Malty, Spicy, Coffee, Chocolate
Alcohol Content 6.1%
Colour (EBC) 70
Bitterness (IBU) 42
Volume 9L
Difficulty Intermediate

Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale
1 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract – Robust
1 x 100g Carafa I Malt
1 x 50g Chai Spice
1 x 100g Lactose
1 x 15g Coopers English Ale Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Place the Carafa I Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it using a rolling pin.
In a pot (around 2 Litres) bring 1 litre of water to approximately 60-70°C, add the Carafa I Malt (we
recommend wrapping in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the wrapper) and let steep for
about 30 minutes.
Remove the Carafa I Malt by gathering up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the liquid
to drain back into the pot.
Bring the liquid to the boil for 5 minutes, turn off heat and add Chai Spice and dissolve Lactose.
Set in an ice bath to cool for about 15 minutes.
Strain the liquid into the Fermenting Vessel (FV), then add the Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale and the
Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract Robust.
Fill the FV with cold water to the 5 litre mark, then add hot or cold water to get as close to 18°C as
possible to 9 Litres.
Sprinkle the Coopers English Ale Yeast and fit the lid.

2. Brew

Place the FV in a location out of direct sunlight and try to ferment between 17C-24C.
Fermentation should take 5 to 7 days.
On about day 6 check the Specific Gravity (SG).
Check the SG again the following day and so on.

3. Bottle

The brew is ready once the SG has stabilised over a couple of days, expect about 1010 to 1014.
Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps.
Store the bottles upright in a location out of direct sunlight at or above 18C.

4. Enjoy

After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the bottles.
Bottles kept unrefrigerated should improve with age.
When ready to drink, chill the bottles upright.
The chilled beer may be poured into clean glassware, leaving the sediment behind.
Expect the alcohol content to be approximately 6.1% ABV

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