I sent this beer out in the beer swap. I wanted to make something malty but not sweet, quaffable, assertively bitter but not hoppy.
OG 1.050
80 % Rahr 2 row
9 % Cara amber
4.5% munich
2 % midnight wheat
4.5% t. Fawcett pale chocolate
40 ibu: pride of Ringwood 60 minute, Mt hood 20 minute and hopstand
WLP60 American Ale Blend
Final gravity 1.010
I like it, its pretty much what bi hoped for although I expected it to be not quite as dark (its like a more red than usual porter) and more red. Its got a very subtle roast and assertive but pleasant bitterness and the maltiness of a higher gravity beer IMO.
What would you call it?
I have settled on “American Porter” Its close to a brown porter but higher I bus and a bit crisper with the American ale yeast. Definitely more drinkable than most porters I’ve had.