Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter

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The one, the only world “famous” Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter. Born for Christmas – well loved any time! AKA.Denny’s BVIP

Recipe Author:

Denny Conn

Beer Style:

American Porter

Batch Size:

5.0 gallons

Boil Time:

60 minutes

Original Gravity:

1.086

Final Gravity:

1.028

ABV:

7.6%

IBUs:

32

SRM:

45

Malt/Grain/Sugar/Extract:

11.0 lbs Pale Malt 62%
2.5 lbs Munich malt 14%
1.5 lbs Brown Malt 8.5%
1.25 lbs Chocolate Malt 7.0%
1.0 lbs Briess Crystal 120°L 5.6%
0.5 lbs Briess Crystal 40°L 2.8%

Mashing

Main Rest – 155°F for 60 minutes

Hops:

Magnum (Whole) 15.0% 0.65 oz 60 minutes
East Kent Goldings (Whole) 6.0% 0.4 oz 10 minutes

Yeast:

Wyeast 1450 Denny’s Favorite

Misc:

Whirlfloc – 15 min Boil
2 Vanilla beans, split, scraped, chopped (2-3″ pieces) – added to secondary
375 ml Jim Beam Black Bourbon – added to bottling bucket/keg

Water Profile:

Notes:

Add vanilla to secondary for 1-2 weeks.
Rack beer to keg or bottling bucket and add bourbon.
Serve immeditately without aging.