Porter Addtions

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  1. fishtizzy

    fishtizzy Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2015 Ohio

    I making Midwest Supplies "London Fog Black Porter" extract kit in a couple weeks and I'm looking to spice it up and maybe stretch my skills a bit. I am thinking about adding cold-pressed coffee and vanilla extract - either into the bottling bucket or trying my hand at xfering to a 2ndary, adding it then. Another other suggestions to really make this brew standout?

    Here's the kit ingredients list:
    6lbs Dark LME
    Specialty grains - 8oz Carapills / 8oz black malt (premixed)
    1oz Fuggles / 1oz Willamette
    Wyeast 1028
     
    #1 fishtizzy, Nov 12, 2015
  2. pants678

    pants678 Maven (1,374) Jan 26, 2009 California
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    Vanilla bean is simple enough. If you've hit your FG, there's enough alcohol you can cut open a bean and toss it in and not worry about infection. But, I'll often soak in vodka. Don't do extract. Along the same lines, I did cold brew at bottling for a while and then tried whole bean. Whole bean is the way to go, IMO. That last part rhymes. Boom.
     
    #2 pants678, Nov 13, 2015
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  3. MrOH

    MrOH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,995) Jul 5, 2010 Virginia
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    I'd just do one or the other, and the one I'd do would be the vanilla.
    Porters are a great base beer for flavoring, BTW. A lot of spices will work well, along with some fruits, dry hopping, blending with a sour portion, etc. Lots of different malt-bills that you can try, as well. Figure out a plain(ish) porter that you like and then play around with it.
     
    #3 MrOH, Nov 13, 2015
  4. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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  5. Brew_Betty

    Brew_Betty Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2015 Wisconsin

    Sorry, but you can't add fancy stuff to Porters. It upsets the classic Porter people. Call it a Stout and add whatever you want!

    Coffee, vanilla, coconut, cinnamon, peanuts, peppers, cherries, chocolate, lactose, oats, pumpkin, pumpkin spices, sassafrass, licorice root, bourbon, bonito flakes, miso paste, oysters, random things from the forest, etc...
     
    #5 Brew_Betty, Nov 13, 2015
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  6. fishtizzy

    fishtizzy Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2015 Ohio

    After much research, I think this is the route I'm going to go. Did you just toss in the primary once FG was reached or did you move to 2ndary and toss in the vanilla bean?
     
    #6 fishtizzy, Nov 16, 2015
  7. pants678

    pants678 Maven (1,374) Jan 26, 2009 California
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    The former. Transferring runs risk of infection and oxidation so I avoid if at all possible.
     
    #7 pants678, Nov 16, 2015
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