{"id":755,"date":"2014-01-19T15:01:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T22:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blt.homenet.org\/wordpress\/?p=755"},"modified":"2017-08-07T23:12:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T05:12:40","slug":"beer-5-honey-bacon-smoked-porter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/?p=755","title":{"rendered":"Beer 5 – Honey Bacon Smoked Porter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Final Beer Name: \u00a0Where’s the Bacon???<\/span><\/h3>\n

Style: \u00a0Smoked Bacon Honey Porter<\/p>\n

Alcohol: 6.49%<\/p>\n

Color: 35<\/p>\n

This is my first beer since making my fermentation chamber<\/a> and using my improved process<\/a> with a drill pump and paint mixer. \u00a0Besides enjoying the beer I’ve had a lot of fun using my new toys and working on making better better.<\/p>\n

The first sip was on new year’s eve which is a few days early for the 3 weeks in the bottle. \u00a0The beer wasn’t very carbonated so I waited a few more weeks to 1\/18\/2014 see if it just needs more time or perhaps the bacon fat killed off my bubbles. \u00a0Also, there appeared to be no bacon flavor which is kind of disappointing. \u00a0I was really worried that it would be bacon-y so I’m much happier to err on this side of the line, but wish there was still a hint of bacon. \u00a0I’m wondering if the flavors might come out a bit better after more time in the bottles.<\/p>\n

Well the final taste test still doesn’t have much\/any bacon flavors or aromas, but that’s okay. \u00a0The beer has a really smokey flavor with a nice smooth mouth feel. \u00a0 \u00a0 The beer seems very clear, which I’m not too surprised as there was almost no trub in the carboy after transferring to the bottling bucket. \u00a0There isn’t too much carbonation, but enough to say it isn’t flat. \u00a0I’m wondering if the bacon has impacted that, I’ve read the bacon fat can kill the bubbles.<\/p>\n

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My Brew Notes<\/h1>\n

Ingredients<\/h2>\n

This recipe is a specialty brewing kit plus a few of my add ons. \u00a0The kit is from Midwest Brewing Supply and is a\u00a0Honey porter extract brewing kit<\/a>\u00a0which includes (I forgot to take notes on the specifics:<\/p>\n