Vanya Porter
    Brewed on Father's Day (6/20/04) by Mark McDermott (Vanya's new Daddy).

Grains:
1 lb.   20¡ Lovibond Crystal Malt
1 lb.   60¡ L Crystal Malt
1 lb.   Chocolate Malt

Steeped in 3 quarts of water at 150¡ F for 40 minutes, sparged with 1 gallon
pre-boiled water. Added water to bring to about 3 gallons.

6 lb.   Light DME

Brought to a boil.

Hops:
.5 oz.  Eroica pellets (9.5% AAU) (:60)
.7 oz.  Northern Brewer whole hops (homegrown) (:60)
1 oz.   Sterling leaf hops (7.1% AAU) (:10)
1 oz.   Sterling (:02)

Cooled, water added to 5 gal.

Yeast:
Wyeast #1028 -- London Ale

Primary fermentation: 10 days
Secondary:            17 days

Bottled 7/17/04

O.G.: 1.057   F.G.: 1.012   5.9% ABV

Notes: This was my first time brewing with DME instead of liquid extract, and I
did all right. I attempted a concentrated boil of only 3 gallons to cut my
kettle and cooling time. One thing I learned is if you're setting aside some
pre-boiled water, make sure you have plenty to top off your brew at the end.
Clearly I could've used tap water for anything before the boil. I get good
aeartion using the sink sprayer, but that can be a germ repository.

The taste came out much hoppier than I would have thought. I wanted the same
porter I made as the base for my Mole Porter Chile Beer, but didn't have the
same grain bill.