Style: American Porter

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Style Profile based on 1,523 recipes

BU:GU

0.53

Hops

4.3 g/L

Mash pH

5.44

Style Guidelines BJCP 2015 Beer
OG
1.05 1.07
1.063
FG
1.012 1.018
1.016
IBU
25 50
33
ABV
4.8% 6.5%
6.3%
SRM
22 40
Description

A substantial, malty dark beer with a complex and flavorful dark malt character. History: A stronger, more aggressive version of pre-prohibition porters and/or English porters developed in the modern craft beer era. Historical versions existed, particularly on the US East Coast, some of which are still being produced (see the Historical Beer, Pre-Prohibition Porter). This style describes the modern craft version. Style Comparison: More bitter and often stronger with more dark malt qualities and dryness than English Porters or Pre-Prohibition Porters. Less strong and assertive than American Stouts.

Examples: Anchor Porter, Boulevard Bully! Porter, Deschutes Black Butte Porter, Founders Porter, Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Smuttynose Robust Porter, Sierra Nevada Porter

Typical Grain Bill

% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%

Common Additions

% of American Porter recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.58 g/L 1.5 g/L
1.25 g/L
Flavour
0.5 g/L 1.43 g/L
0.97 g/L
Aroma
0.39 g/L 1.5 g/L
0.9 g/L
Whirlpool
0.65 g/L 1.5 g/L
1.25 g/L
Dry Hop
0.55 g/L 1.37 g/L
1.15 g/L

Common Hops

% of American Porter recipes using each hop

Common Fermentables

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

% of American Porter recipes using each strain

Typical Water Profile

Ca²⁺ 100 ppm
Mg²⁺ 5 ppm
Na⁺ 35 ppm
Cl⁻ 60 ppm
SO₄²⁻ 50 ppm
HCO₃⁻ 214 ppm

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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