That’s right. This weekend we’re making the Peanut Butter Cup Porter! I ordered the ingredients so everything is set. I’ll be running some of the new equipment I got for Christmas. I will probably use the new kettle and the new burner. And I’ll probably use Urgo’s grain mill, as it’s the same as mine. I guess I should probably install the spigot into the kettle, right?
I had to make some changes to the recipe though. I had planned on using PB2 but after a scale test I realized that PB2 won’t cut it. It just floated to the bottom of the glass. I suppose I should have boiled it to make a real actual test. Maybe I should still do that. But otherwise I bought a jar of natural peanut butter and have been draining the oil out as frequently as I can. I followed the advice from this blog. Hopefully it gives the beer good flavor without bringing a lot of the oil with it. We shall see.
I had a tough time finding the hops I needed. Ended up having to order from Grape and Granary, a site I haven’t ordered from in a long time. But they had what I needed, so they got my business this time. Hops are getting expensive. It sucks.
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How did the PB Porter turn out?
Posted 10 Jun 2008 at 11:05 am ¶How long did you store it before your served it?
How did the oil effect the beer?
The recipe looked a little hoppy considering the PB - how was the balance?
It came out really well, surprisingly. I should update the site with some info, huh? The flavors are definitely there. I don’t find it too bitter. I actually think it’s got a bit too much alcohol heat in it if you know what I mean.
The oil stayed in the fermenter. I get decent head retention on it.
I stored it a week or so before I served it, but I still have it on tap and the flavors have definitely changed. at first the peanut flavor was very subtle but now it’s rather prominent. I like the beer a lot, but maybe because I tend to be partial to my own brews?
(I am going to email this response to you as well.)
Posted 10 Jun 2008 at 11:29 am ¶Post a Comment