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Brown Porter | 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit | Extract

Brown Porter | 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit | Extract

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Description

  • A malt-forward beer with a hint of chocolate roastiness and caramel nuttiness
  • Includes 100% Cascade hops
  • Estimated ABV: 5.25%
  • Estimated IBUs: 29-32
  • Makes 5 gallons of finished beer

If you like maltiness emphasized with a hint of chocolate roastiness and subtle caramel nuttiness this is the beer for you. Medium-low to medium hop bitterness. Light brown to dark brown in color, often with ruby highlights.

  • Makes 5 gallons
  • Estimated Original Gravity: 1.046-1.052
  • SRM (Color Range): 22
  • IBUs: 29-32
  • Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 5.25%

Our recipe kits DO NOT include grain bags, yeast or priming sugar. To find our yeast recommendations, choose your preferred kit option above and then select the drop-down menu under “Yeast Options”.  For more info, click on the recommended yeast(s) below in the “You Might Also Need” section below. All included steeping grains will come milled.

 
Liquid Malt Extract (LME) vs. Dried Malt Extract (DME)
MoreBeer! recipe kits are offered in both Liquid Malt Extract and Dry Malt Extract so that our customers can choose the format that best suits their needs and brewing style. LME is a viscous liquid, similar in consistency to maple syrup. In addition to being the more affordable option, many brewers find LME easier to handle than dry extract. DME is more condensed and comes in a powder format that is similar to baking flour. Although it’s a little more costly, DME is naturally lighter in color and stays fresher for longer. We highly recommend DME when brewing light colored beers.
 
 

 

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Liked the color, the mildness, and the ABV, around 5%
Daniel K on Mar 1, 2023
Enjoyed it in the past
Douglas A B on Aug 22, 2022
Liked the color, the mildness, and the ABV, around 5%
Daniel K on Mar 1, 2023
Use as a base to add other grains
GREGORY S on Aug 29, 2022
Enjoyed it in the past
Douglas A B on Aug 22, 2022
Like it
ORVILLE C on Jun 30, 2022
looks tasty
Matt M on Feb 7, 2022
GOOD
ORVILLE C on Jan 22, 2022
I was looking for a good winter stout/porter
Jennifer G on Dec 7, 2021
Price and good reviews
Marshall J on Oct 15, 2021
Looked good.
Mike on Jul 13, 2021
I am looking for a well-rounded Porter
Garrett L on Jun 22, 2021
I've bought it in the past and have enjoyed it.
Robert H on May 28, 2021
recommended
Amanda w on Apr 8, 2021
used in the past
mark s on Mar 30, 2021
My style of beer.
Terry W on Nov 4, 2020
I like this recipe
Tim R on Aug 21, 2020
Good reviews and good taste.
John Malcevicz on Feb 6, 2020
to make beer
Matthew S on Jan 6, 2020
need it
Tim R on Nov 6, 2019
Going to make maple porter
Theo M on Nov 1, 2019
My wife loves the porter beers. She loves them over vanilla ice cream. Plus We like to have a party at Halloween with several types of beers. I give the guests two marbles to vote between the three beers I brew up.
Clay B on Sep 9, 2019
because I make a beer for my daughters bday, I feel like I should for my son too
Lisa C on Jan 18, 2019
Sounds delicious, great reviews, inexpensive starter
Doug on Oct 20, 2018
Wanted an easy Porter to brew
Steven W on Apr 14, 2018
just wanted a cheep dark beer
anders l on Mar 3, 2018
Excellent kit, lends itself to modifications
mark s on Feb 27, 2018
Use as a base to add other grains
GREGORY S on Aug 29, 2022
Like it
ORVILLE C on Jun 30, 2022
Is this light brown or dark brown in color?
AJ T on Feb 25, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Not sure what your definition of 'light' and 'dark' are but it's a dark brown color in the glass. If you hold it up to a light you can just see some come through so it's not a 'stout' level darkness.
Reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5
This is a good recipe - and it takes on flavoring well because it's not overly hopped.
This is a good recipe - and it takes on flavoring well because it's not overly hopped. Try some hazelnut or even maple flavoring.

The malt is balanced and the abv is reasonable - a tick above a session beer at 5+%.
October 3, 2022
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great smooth tasting porter, will be ordering again.
August 2, 2022
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Added 1lb of briess caramel malt, 8oz choco malt to cook. 2 5 inch madagascar vanilla pods and 8 oz of rum barrel oak chips for secondary ferm. It came out GRANNY SLAPPIN' GOOD.
April 24, 2020
Purchased
over 4 years ago
Rated 3 out of 5
Pretty solid extract beer.
February 8, 2018
Purchased
over 6 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great go-to porter
This beer is easy to brew and has always produced a solid drinkable pint. I'm not the greatest brewer by a long stretch. I like to brew every once in a while and this beer always brings complements when I show up with it. My last batch was my first kegged beer and it was great to the last pour.
July 5, 2016
Rated 4 out of 5
Easy and tasty
This is an easy first brew for beginners that produces a good-tasting and drinkable porter. Not too heavy, but flavorful.
May 29, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5
Awesome Beer
This was a great beer that i brewed. It had a nice roasty flavor with a hint of caramel. This was actually a crowd pleaser from my friends. Only thing i would change is adding a little less priming sugar during bottling, as it was a little too carbonated for my tastes, but overall Amazing Beer!!
May 5, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5
Great First Brew
This was pretty basic to brew so it is easy for first-timers. I haven't brewed in a long time so I just went by the book and had no problems.

The taste has been everything we were hoping for. Low on hops with complex malty flavor. Our friends really like it too.

Perfect for winter but I'd drink it all year round.
March 30, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5
Turned this kit into an awesome barleywine
I left out the chocolate malt, added a half pound of molasses and brewed a half batch with this kit. Made a yeast starter with Safale US-05 and aerated well. A few weeks after bottling this is already tasting great. My wife, who is normally a wine drinker, loved it and asked me to make more. Will order two kits and make a full 5 gallon batch next time.
March 16, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5
Good as it is,but GREAT if you...
add some pecans in the boil.

I have done this kit twice. The first time with 1/2 a pound of roasted pecan for the last 15 minutes of the boil. This had minimal effect. The next time I did a full pound for 60 minutes. WOW what a difference!

This beer lends itself to additions VERY well, and cold aging it was successful as well. It got better and better the longer it went.
February 8, 2014
Response from MoreFlavor
its a good beer
December 14, 2017
Curtis W
Response from MoreFlavor
its a good beer
December 22, 2017
Curtis W