(Ed. Reading about old-timey beer is great, but what if you want to actually taste the same kind of beer
Porter is likely the world’s most confusing beer style. Attempting to unravel its inner secrets through diligent scholarship is futile:
Motek Welwetu (Polish for “Velvet Hammer”) Baltic Porter 5 gallons (19 liters) OG: 1075/18.2 degrees Plato Alcohol: 6 percent by
5 gallons at 1049, 43 IBU 4 pounds Maris Otter pale ale malt 2 pounds pilsner malt 2/3 pound malted
5 gallons at 1109 OG, 48 IBU 8 pounds pale ale malt 1047 16 pounds amber malt (see text) 1062