Let's Brew Wednesday - 1910 Fullers Porter

I should be in Brazil when you read this. That's if they manage to sort out all the travel arrangements in time.

It’s perhaps a sign of Porter’s decline that it’s lost seven degrees in gravity since 1897. The real apocalypse was just around the corner: WW I. The style never recovered from the effects of the war.

The heart of the grist remains the classic trilogy of pale, brown and black. Though a little over half of the last was added to the copper rather than to the mash tun. Presumably to add more colour.

There were tow types of sugar, both pretty dark. Caramel and something called Special Dark Invert. For which I’ve substituted No. 3 invert. Not sure that the small amount of flaked maize used would have had any noticeable effect on the finished beer.

Four types of hops again. East Kent from the 1908 and 1909 harvests, English from 1908 and Oregon from 1909. 

1910 Fullers Porter
pale malt	5.50 lb	56.41%
brown malt	1.00 lb	10.26%
black malt	0.50 lb	5.13%
flaked maize	0.25 lb	2.56%
No. 3 invert	2.25 lb	23.08%
caramel 1000 SRM	0.25 lb	2.56%
Cluster 90 mins	0.75 oz
Goldings 60 mins	0.75 oz
Goldings 30 mins	0.75 oz
OG	1049
FG	1012
ABV	4.89
Apparent attenuation	75.51%
IBU	33
SRM	37
Mash at	146º F
Sparge at	170º F
Boil time	90 minutes
pitching temp	60º F
Yeast	WLP002 English Ale