Caledonian Porter Tribute All Grain Recipe Kit

Brew a traditional Edinburgh porter with our Caledonian Porter Tribute All Grain Recipe Kit. It’s a dark, biscuity beer with hints of chocolate and coffee, a dry finish and a firm hop bitterness. At around 4.1% ABV, it’s a good one to have on tap when you fancy a dark pint with plenty of flavour.

The beer and the brewery

Caledonian Porter came from the same Edinburgh brewery that gave us Deuchars IPA and Caledonian 80/-. Founded by George Lorimer and Robert Clark in 1869, the Caledonian Brewery brewed on Slateford Road and was known for its traditional direct-fired copper kettles. The brewery closed in 2022 after more than 150 years.

Our tribute is based on Graham Wheeler’s recipe from Brew Your Own British Real Ale.

Brew facts

• Batch Size 23 litres
• FG 1.011
• ABV 4.1%
• IBU 35
• EBC 66

Ingredients

Malts

• Maris Otter pale malt
• Wheat malt
• Amber malt
• Crystal malt
• Chocolate malt

Hops choose whole leaf hops or T90 pellets for your Caledonian Porter kit.

• Fuggle
• Goldings

Yeast options

• GOS Scottish Ale Yeast (our recommendation) — We’d choose Fountainbridge for the most authentic Edinburgh-style porter. Its Scottish ale fermentation profile suits the biscuity malt and roasted notes of this recipe. Vacuum packed 12g.
• SafAle S-04 for a malt-forward profile with subtle fruity notes

Additions

• Protafloc

Full brewing instructions are included with the kit.