Venom Robust Porter

  • MaltyMalty
  • CoffeeCoffee
  • RoastRoast
  • ChocolateChocolate
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Name your poison! A stronger roastier version of a regular porter, this heady drop holds all the bite you want from a rich dark beer. The killer flavours and aromas of coffee and chocolate are balanced with a caramel sweetness that will warm you to your heart, making it the perfect fireside antidote to vicious winter nights. And if you can, let this porter sit a while and age, so as to experience the flavours as they develop along the way.

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Recipe Contains

1 × Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale (1.3kg)
1 × Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Robust (250g)
1 × Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Smooth (250g)
1 × Light Crystal Malt (100g)
1 × Mr Beer Carbonation Drops (72g)

You'll Need

1 × 100g Chocolate Malt
1 × 11.5g Safale US-05 Dry Yeast

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 55
Volume: 8.5L
Difficulty: Advanced

ABV 7.5%

Alcohol by Volume

40 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 55

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 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract – Smooth
1 x 100g Light Crystal Malt
1 x 100g Chocolate Malt
1 x 11.5g Safale US-05 Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

Mix

The Day Before: Line a pot (at least 4 litres) with a mesh cleaning cloth (pulled straight from the
pack).
Place the Light Crystal Malt and Chocolate Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it using a
rolling pin.
Add the cracked Light Crystal Malt and Chocolate Malt and 2 litres of cold water, fit the lid and sit in
the fridge overnight.
Brew Day: Remove from the fridge then gather up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the
liquid to drain from the Light Crystal Malt and Chocolate Malt back into the pot.
Bring to the boil then remove from the heat and set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool (about 15
mins).
Clean and sanitise all equipment that will come in contact with the brew.
Strain the cooled malt liquid (wort) into the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Add the Bewitched Amber Ale and both of the Robust and Smooth Malt Extracts to the FV (no need to
stir).
Fill the FV with cold water to the 8.5 litre mark.
Sprinkle the Safale US-05 Yeast and fit the lid.

Home Recipes VENOM ROBUST PORTER

Venom Robust Porter

Name your poison! A stronger roastier version of a regular porter, this heady drop holds all the bite you want from a rich dark beer. The killer flavours and aromas of coffee and chocolate are balanced with a caramel sweetness that will warm you to your heart, making it the perfect fireside antidote to vicious winter nights. And if you can, let this porter sit a while and age, so as to experience the flavours as they develop along the way.

Venom Robust Porter
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Malty, Coffee, Roast, Chocolate
Alcohol Content 7.5%
Colour (EBC) 55
Bitterness (IBU) 40
Volume 8.5L
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale
1 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract – Robust
1 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract – Smooth
1 x 100g Light Crystal Malt
1 x 100g Chocolate Malt
1 x 11.5g Safale US-05 Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

The Day Before: Line a pot (at least 4 litres) with a mesh cleaning cloth (pulled straight from the
pack).
Place the Light Crystal Malt and Chocolate Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it using a
rolling pin.
Add the cracked Light Crystal Malt and Chocolate Malt and 2 litres of cold water, fit the lid and sit in
the fridge overnight.
Brew Day: Remove from the fridge then gather up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the
liquid to drain from the Light Crystal Malt and Chocolate Malt back into the pot.
Bring to the boil then remove from the heat and set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool (about 15
mins).
Clean and sanitise all equipment that will come in contact with the brew.
Strain the cooled malt liquid (wort) into the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Add the Bewitched Amber Ale and both of the Robust and Smooth Malt Extracts to the FV (no need to
stir).
Fill the FV with cold water to the 8.5 litre mark.
Sprinkle the Safale US-05 Yeast and fit the lid.

2. Brew

Place the FV in a location out of direct sunlight and try to ferment at 18 - 20C.
After 7 days, check the Specific Gravity (SG).
Fermentation should take 7 to 12 days.
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 (only one drop per bottle may be preferred).
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 in with bottle 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 7.5% ABV.

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