Beer Recipe Brew
Recipe: Pile O' Dirt Porter Clone - Crow Peak Brewing Co.
Brewed as Mother Cabrini Pile O' Dirt Vanilla Porter on 10/04/2021
- Method:
- All Grain
- Boil Time:
- 60 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 6.5 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 0
- Rating:
- Brewer:
- Blockhead Bob
- Asst Brewer:
- Notes:
- Use hard water straight from well bypassing water softening system.
- Method:
- All Grain
- Boil Time:
- 60 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 6.5 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 0
- Rating:
- Brewer:
- Blockhead Bob
- Asst Brewer:
- Notes:
- Use hard water straight from well bypassing water softening system.
Brew Numbers
| OG | FG | ABV | SRM | IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fermentables
| Name | Amount | Color | Supplier | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pale Ale Malt | 9 lbs. | 0 | Proximity | United States |
| Munich Dark | 1.5 lbs. | 9 | Weyermann | Germany |
| Notes: Weyermann Munich 2 Dark 8.0-9.9 | ||||
| Dextrin Malt | 0.5 lbs. | 0 | Crisp | United Kingdom |
| Chocolate Malt | 0.5 lbs. | 0 | Crisp | United Kingdom |
| Black Wheat Malt | 0.5 lbs. | 0 | Briess | United States |
| Notes: Briess Midnight Wheat | ||||
| Crystal Malt 120 | 0.5 lbs. | 120 | Crisp | United Kingdom |
Hops
| Name | Amount | Boil Time | Use | Form | AA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perle (GER) | 0.6 oz. | 60 | Boil | Pellet | 7.1 |
| Willamette | 0.3 oz. | 10 | Boil | Pellet | 4.1 |
| Willamette | 0.3 oz. | 0 | Steep | Pellet | 4.1 |
Mash Steps
| Step | Name | Target Temp | Actual Temp | Mash Time | Infuse Amount | Infuse Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Single Infusion Mash | 156 | 158 | 0 | 4.7 | 171 |
| Notes: Added 4.7 gal of 171F strike water to grains to reach 158F target temp. | ||||||
| 2 | Single Infusion Mash | 156 | 157 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Single Infusion Mash | 156 | 157 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Single Infusion Mash | 156 | 155 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Fly Sparge | 180 | 180 | 60 | 4 | 180 |
| Notes: Fly sparge with 4 gal 180F water start at 11:20 am to 6.5 gal at 12:25 pm | ||||||
Additional Steps
| Name | Start Date | End Date | Temp | PSI | Target CO2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 10/04/2021 | 10/10/2021 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| Notes: Cooled to 60F, transfer to primary and pitch yeast. Ferment at 65F | |||||
| Secondary | 10/10/2021 | 10/17/2021 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| Notes: Add vanilla beans and transfer to secondary. | |||||
| Kegged | 10/17/2021 | 02/13/2022 | 38 | 10 | 0 |
| Notes: Keg with 1 Tbsp vanilla extract. Purge CO2 and leave with no pressure for 24 hours. Raise pressure to 40 psi for 24 hours. Reduce pressure to 20 psi for 24 hours. Reduce pressure to 10 psi. | |||||