Porter (1890)
Hook Norton Brewery, Buckinghamshire
Recipe No 110 in 'Old British Beers' book
OG70
For 1 gallon (4.5 ltr)
2 lb 1.5 oz (950g) Pale Malt
8 oz (226g) Brown Malt
4 oz (113g) Roast Barley
6.9 oz (195g) Demerara sugar
0.8 oz (23g) Fuggles Hops
Mash grain at 150º F (66±1º C). Raise temperature to 170º F (77º C) for 30 minutes.
Sparge with hot water at 180 - 185º F (82 - 85º C) to O.G. or required volume.
Boil with Fuggles hops for 90 minutes.
Cool and ferment with a good quality ale yeast.
Mature for 6 - 8 weeks