Freezeblade
Well-Known Member
My favorite robust porter is Tadcaster Porter, from Samuel Smith. I have been working for quite some time in duplicating that wonderful flavor of a savory pint of roasty-toasty goodness that is Taddy Porter. So without further ado, here is my transcription of tadcaster porter.
Batch size is 5.5 gallons. Eff% is 75% Mash temp is 155F for 60 mins
9# Marris Otter
1# English Crystal 55L
8oz Brown Malt
8oz UK Chocolate malt
4oz black patent malt
4oz Treacle (black strap molasses if you can't find treacle)
2oz EKGs(5.0%)@60
1oz Fuggles(4.5%)@0
Yeast: I am convinced that yeast makes a big difference in getting that awesome Samuel Smith taste, so for authenticity go for WLP037: "Yorkshire Square Ale" In lieu of that yeast (it's a seasonal one) go for any english strain that is very malt-focused and is pretty low on the fruit esters. Other good yeasts would be ringwood (WLP005, wy1187), wyeast west yorkshire (wy1469), or any other malty non-fruity english strain. (so no thames valley/burton ale yeasts) and ferment around 68F.
the taste is very close to Sam Smith's Taddy porter, coffee/dark chocolate/roasty flavors dominate, with a slight earthy bitterness from the fuggles. Full and rich, a great sipping beer. Enjoy.
Batch size is 5.5 gallons. Eff% is 75% Mash temp is 155F for 60 mins
9# Marris Otter
1# English Crystal 55L
8oz Brown Malt
8oz UK Chocolate malt
4oz black patent malt
4oz Treacle (black strap molasses if you can't find treacle)
2oz EKGs(5.0%)@60
1oz Fuggles(4.5%)@0
Yeast: I am convinced that yeast makes a big difference in getting that awesome Samuel Smith taste, so for authenticity go for WLP037: "Yorkshire Square Ale" In lieu of that yeast (it's a seasonal one) go for any english strain that is very malt-focused and is pretty low on the fruit esters. Other good yeasts would be ringwood (WLP005, wy1187), wyeast west yorkshire (wy1469), or any other malty non-fruity english strain. (so no thames valley/burton ale yeasts) and ferment around 68F.
the taste is very close to Sam Smith's Taddy porter, coffee/dark chocolate/roasty flavors dominate, with a slight earthy bitterness from the fuggles. Full and rich, a great sipping beer. Enjoy.