Black Rock Porter

Black Rock Porter

Brewing beer has never been this easy with the Black Rock Malt Extract Brewing can that makes 23L of beer. 

• IBU: 16, SRM: 25
• Malt: 75% MaltEurop Lager, 8% Gladfield Medium Crystal, 7% Gladfield Aurora, 6%
• Gladfield Dark Chocolate and 2% Gladfield Light Chocolate.
• Hops, (bittering): NZ Hops Green Bullet™
• ABV: 4.5% (approx. using 1kg Brewing Sugar)

Black Rock Porter is a dark malty English style beer. Brewed with four specialty malts Black Rock Porter is a complex, full flavoured dark beer. The blend of MaltEurop Lager, Gladfield Medium Crystal, Light Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, and Aurora malts provides a full-bodied mouthfeel with notes of caramel, chocolate, and a hint of roasted coffee. The bitterness from NZ Hops Green Bullet™ is moderate, contributing to a balanced finish with an IBU of 25. At 4.5% ABV, this Porter is both sessionable and satisfying.

Video on how to start brewing available here

What is included:

• 1.7kg brew can containing hopped liquid malt extract
• Yeast
• Basic instructions on back of can

Recommend to be brewed with Dextrose 1kg to increase alcohol to 4.5% or 1kg Dry Malt Extract for a richer, fuller-bodied beer (available under brewing sugars).

What do I need to get started? 

• Basic brew kit - Fermentation bucket, capper, airlock, bottling tube ect. Available here
• Empty bottles (Not twist top bottles) and caps.  Available here  
• Carbonation sugar (Dextrose work best). Available here  
• No Rinse Sanitiser. MOST IMPORTANT STEP!  Available here   

For a craftier option, try adding rich flavours to enhance this brew.

• For chocolate flavours, add cacao nibs during fermentation.
• For bourbon flavours, add straight bourbon or bourbon essence before bottling or kegging.
• For coffee flavours, add whole coffee beans, and/or freshly brewed cold brew coffee around 3 days into fermentation.
• For extra body, sweetness and a milky finish, add 200-400g of lactose during fermentation (Note: this will increase your SG readings and give you a higher finishing gravity due to the unfermentable sugars contained in lactose).

Suggested hop additions (dry hopping on day 6 of fermentation):

• English Porter: use East Kent Goldings and/or Fuggle for a traditional earthy, floral, and slightly spicy character.
• American Porter: use Cascade and/or Centennial for a citrusy and floral character.
• Baltic Porter: use Saaz and/or Hallertau Mittelfrüh for a mild, herbal, and slightly spicy aroma.
• Chocolate Porter: use Willamette and/or Fuggle for a subtle chocolate and earthy character.
• Coffee Porter: use Northern Brewer and/or Perle for a balanced bitterness with a hint of spice