Santa's Mashing In 2017

[Phischy1]

Time to get those lazy elves to work.

I'll be starting off this weekend with a lagered Baltic Porter.

 

[Beerontwowheels]

Time to get those lazy elves to work.

I'll be starting off this weekend with a lagered Baltic Porter.

::casually glances at date:: Phischy always prematurely encapsulating.

Are not all baltic porters lagered? I always assumed they were.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Are not all baltic porters lagered? I always assumed they were.

Traditionally it would be, but lots of homebrewers / breweries make a 7.5 - 9% cold fermented (lager or ale yeast) not super roasty / hop forward dark beer that they call a Baltic Porter.

In practice, the only ones I find that match what I'm expecting are the classic European versions (Okocim Porter, Sinebrychoff Porter, Zywiec Porter).

Personally, I'd rather make a cold fermented Imperial American Porter with a hybrid style yeast to accentuate the somewhat estery yeast profile I get from those beers I mentioned above, but still have a bit more body / depth than the European versions. Just a bit more hopping / roasted grain than traditional.

 

[Phischy1]

::casually glances at date:: Phischy always prematurely encapsulating.

Are not all baltic porters lagered? I always assumed they were.

As I said, this weekend (AKA ****ing December), I'll be brewing...

And per homebrewing guidelines they can be top or bottom fermented. Proper is lagered.

 

[JCastle1]

I'm brewing a pale wheat ale and an altbier this week.

 

[doobiegoobie]

 

[Phischy1]

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[coldcrash1]

 

[Phischy1]

Hey ****twits, appropriately timed for those who wish to brew a Baltic Porter this weekend in December:

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/pirate-baltic-porter/

I'll still be doing a lager version.

 

[coldcrash1]

 

[reverseapachemaster1]