Description
There are two standard strength porters recognized by the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP). One is the traditional or robust porter. The other is the Brown Porter formerly East Coast (USA) Porter. Our Cold Soak Porter is in the Robust Porter category. Think Boulevard Bully Porter or Anchor Porter. Cold soaking is a method used to increase the flavor and aromatic characteristics of color and flavor grains while at the same time reducing some of the adverse effects of using those same grains. Mashing and/or steeping color and flavor grains can increase astringency and harsh tannic characteristics of those grains.
Cold Soak Porter contains:
- Malt extract
- 2 lb of milled grain for a mini mash
- 1 1/2 lbs of grain for cold soaking
- Hops
- Priming sugar
- Fining agents
- Lalbrew Windsor British Style Beer Yeast
Each Bacchus Batches kit is formulated to produce a specific style of beer. Since the quantity and alpha acid in hops vary sometimes significantly from one year to the next or from one bale to the next we adjust the varieties and amounts of hops in Bacchus Batches kit to provide consistent results.