Founders Porter Clone Beer Kit - All Grain

The Founders Porter Clone Beer Kit - All Grain offers you a rich and velvety smooth experience, inspired by the renowned Founders Porter. This kit allows you to craft a robust porter that delights your palate with flavors of roasted coffee, dark chocolate, and caramel, all balanced by a mild hop bitterness. As you brew, you'll appreciate the complexity brought by the carefully selected malts. The 9.5 lbs of Pale Malt (2-Row) form the backbone of your brew, providing a solid base for the other flavors to shine. The 1 lb of Chocolate Malt and 0.5 lbs of Black Patent Malt contribute to the deep, dark chocolate notes, while the 0.5 lbs of Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L adds a touch of sweetness reminiscent of caramel. The 0.25 lbs of Roasted Barley enhances the roasted coffee undertones, creating a harmonious blend of flavors.

Your brewing process is further enriched by the hop selection. The 1 oz of Nugget Hops, added at the 60-minute mark, imparts a subtle bitterness that perfectly balances the malt sweetness. As you near the end of your boil, the 1 oz of Willamette Hops, added at 15 minutes, introduces a gentle, earthy aroma that complements the rich malt profile. To bring it all together, the SAFALE S-04 Dry Ale Yeast ensures a clean fermentation, allowing the complex flavors to develop fully. This yeast is known for its ability to enhance the malt character, making it an ideal choice for your porter.

With the Founders Porter Clone Beer Kit, you have everything you need to create a beer that is both rich in flavor and smooth in texture. Whether you're a seasoned brewer or new to the craft, this kit provides you with the opportunity to explore the intricate balance of flavors that make a robust porter so enjoyable.

Malts:

9.5 lbs Pale Malt (2-Row)

1 lb Chocolate Malt

0.5 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L

0.5 lbs Black Patent Malt

0.25 lbs Roasted Barley

Hops:

1 oz Nugget Hops (60 min)

1 oz Willamette Hops (15 min)

Yeast:

1 packet SAFALE S-04 DRY ALE YEAST 11.5 GRAMS

Additives:

5 oz Priming Sugar
1 Muslin Bag

1. Prepare Equipment:

• Sanitize all brewing equipment thoroughly.

2. Mash:

• Heat 4 gallons of water to 165°F.
• Add crushed grains to your mash tun and mash at 154°F for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. Sparge:

• Heat 4 gallons of water to 170°F for sparging.
• Slowly rinse the grains, collecting about 6.5 gallons of pre-boil wort.

4. Boil:

• Bring the wort to a rolling boil.
• Add hops at the following times:

• 1 oz Nugget at 60 minutes (bittering).
• 1 oz Willamette at 15 minutes (aroma).

• Boil for a total of 60 minutes.

5. Cool and Transfer:

• Rapidly cool the wort to 68°F using an immersion or counterflow chiller.
• Transfer to a sanitized fermenter and top off to exactly 5 gallons.

6. Fermentation:

• Pitch the yeast into the fermenter.
• Ferment at 68°F for 10–14 days.

Packaging Options:

Priming for Bottling:

Dissolve 5 oz of priming sugar in 2 cups boiling water and let it cool.
Transfer the beer from the fermenter into a sanitized bottling bucket, leaving behind sediment.
Stir in the priming sugar solution gently, without aerating the beer.
Bottle the beer using sanitized bottles and cap them securely.
Store bottles at room temperature for 2-3 weeks for carbonation.

Kegging:

Transfer the beer into a sanitized keg.
Seal and purge oxygen by burping the keg with CO₂.
Set the CO₂ regulator to 12 PSI and store at 38°F for 2-3 weeks before serving.