Bourbon Barrel Porter 1 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit

Havana Club Bootleg Porter

I haven't actually brewed this one yet. Authentic Havana Club rum from Cuba will be used instead of bourbon when I brew this one. I've got a batch of Holiday Red ale conditioning right now. It smelled delicious after fermentation.

Good easy making beer! Taste great

Tasty but flat

First time with a NB kit and the instructions are clear and simple to follow. Brew day had an OG of 1068, 7 days in the fermentor then added my oak cubes and bourbon and left for another 7 days (sat at 1015 for 5 for those days). Added the correct amount of priming sugar for a porter style and left them for 2 weeks before sampling, on opening there was some carbonation but far less than expected (had one at 3 weeks and no difference). Overall a tasty beer but the lower amount of carbonation and head retention did slightly ruin the enjoyment of it.