Here was my recipe. Tasted for 1st time today, 8 weeks from brew day, and was pretty good. I was hoping it would be a little more smooth but it could be the IBU at 26 and/or the Black Malt. I am going to leave my remaining 2 cases until fall I think.
My recipe (critique if like):
East River Scum [Brown Porter]
Pilsen LME 6.6# (3.3# added at 50 min)
Steeped: Caramel 60 0.5#, Chocolate 0.5#, Black Malt
0.25#
Chinook Hops 0.75 oz. - 60 mins
Glacier 1.00 oz. -2 mins
Wyeast London 1028 Liquid Yeast (added pack of Coopers dry yeast)
OG - 1.041
FG - 1.011
ABV 3.94% (too low per BJCP - my OG didn't hit expectations)
IBU 26
SRM 27-28
Brew Day: 6-17
Bottle: 7-4-12
Opened 2 bottles on 8-4 and both gushed completely out. I feared gusher infection but also didn't fridge either bottle long. Refridgatered 1 bottle for 1 week, no foam/gushing at all. Porter was pretty good, a little bit of a bitter bite at first. But after a few sips it wasn't too bad. I think was hoping for a little smoother taste, but maybe more time is the key...or add like vanilla beans next time.