The Dark Heart of DOZE imperial American porter

Brewed April 6th, 2021, using the DOZE Black IPA extract kit from MoreBeer! as a base.

 

Ingredients

• 14 lbs Briess ultralight LME
• 3 lbs Briess ultralight DME
• 12 oz Briess Crystal 60L malt
• 8 oz Weyermann Carafa Special 2 (415-450 L) malt
  
• 8 oz UK pale chocolate malt (220 L)
• 8 oz Briess Victory malt (28 L)
• 1.5 oz Magnum (12.1% aa) hop pellets, at 60 min
• 1 oz Cascade (5.7 aa) hop pellets, at 10 min
• 1 oz Cascade (6.5% aa) hop pellets, at 10 min
• 1 oz Cascade (6.6% aa) hop pellets, at 1 min
  
• 1 tab Whirfloc clarifier, at 5 mins
  
• 2 vials White Labs WLP90 San Diego Super Yeast
• 1 oz Simcoe (13.6% aa) hop pellets, at dry hopping
• 1 oz Centennial (8.9% aa) hop pellets, at dry hopping
• 0.5 oz Cascade (6.5% aa) hop pellets, at dry hopping

 

90 minute boil.

Pitched yeast at 74°F ( 23 °C). Fermented 48 days at 64-70°F (17-21°C).  Dry-hopped on day 41, kegged on day 48.

Allowed to rest 5 weeks in keg at room temperature, and 12 weeks at 45°F (7°C).

OG: 1.103

FG: 1.028

Est. ABV: 9.84%