Baltic Porter
Origin	Baltic region
Original Gravity	1060-1090
Final Gravity	1016-1024
Bitterness IBU	20-40
Colour (SRM)	17-30
Attenuation
Yeast type	Lager
Malt percentage	90-100
Alcohol by volume	5.5-9.5%
Serving Temperature	50-57°F/10-13°C
BJCP style #	12C
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A version of porter which is brewed in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia. It has a higher alcohol content than ordinary porters. Export ales (see Russian Imperial Stout) introduced from Britain in the 18th century were influenced by regional styles when they began to be produced locally. What was once a top-fermenting ("ale-style") beer, it is now mostly brewed as a lager-style bottom-fermenting beer in Slavic and Baltic breweries. A glass and a bottle of Zywiec (Poland) porter Photograph taken in February 2005 by Henryk Kotowski and released under the GFDL licence File links The following pages link to this file: Porter (beer) Zywiec Brewery User:Kotoviski ... The Baltic Sea The Baltic region (sometimes briefly The Baltics) is an ambiguous term used to denominate an arbitrary region connected to the Baltic Sea (also called The Baltics). ... Original gravity (OG) usually refers to the density of wort, unfermented beer, usually expressed as a ratio to the density of water (thus for instance 1. ... Original gravity (OG) usually refers to the density of wort, unfermented beer, usually expressed as a ratio to the density of water (thus for instance 1. ... The International Bitterness Units scale, or simply IBU scale, provides a measure of the bitterness of beer, which is provided by the hops used during brewing. ... Standard Reference Method or SRM is a system modern brewers use to measure color intensity or a beer. ... Reduction of signal strength during transmission. ... Yeasts are single-celled (unicellular) fungi, a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread, ferment alcoholic beverages, and even drive experimental fuel cells. ... The yeast that ferments beer is conventionally divided into two broad classes, top-fermenting and bottom-fermenting. ... Malted barley Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate and then quickly dried before the plant develops. ... Alcohol by volume (ABV) is an indication of how much alcohol (expressed as a percentage) is included in an alcoholic beverage. ... The Beer Judge Certification Program or BJCP is a non-profit organization formed in 1985 to encourage the educational advancement of people interested in the evaluation of beer and related brewed products. Membership is limited to beer judges holding the rank of Recognized (or Apprentice; see below) and as of... A selection of bottled beers A selection of cask beers Beer is the worlds oldest and most popular alcoholic beverage, selling more than 133 billion litres (35 billion gallons) per year. ... The entrance of a brewery. ... Porter is a style of beer in the ale family - developed in the 18th century which has a dark colour, originally from the use of highly dried brown malt, a roast malt aroma and hop bitterness. ... Ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol, is a flammable, colorless chemical compound, one of the alcohols that is most often found in alcoholic beverages. ... Imperial stout, also known as Russian Imperial Stout or Imperial Russian Stout, is a variety of ale that was originally brewed in England for export to the court of the Tsar of Russia. ... Ale is an ancient word for a fermented alcoholic beverage obtained chiefly from malted barley. ... Lager is a style of beer brewed using a slow-acting lager yeast, commonly known as a bottom-fermenting yeast. ...

Examples

• Aldaris Porteris from Aus Daritava Aldaris (Baltic Beverages Holdings) in Riga, Latvia
• Baltika Porter from Pivzavod Baltika (Baltic Beverages Holding) in Saint Petersburg, Russia
• D. Carnegie & Co. Stark Porter from Carlsberg Sverige (Pripps Bryggerier) in Göteborg, Sweden
• Dojlidy Polski from Browar Dojlidy S.A. in Białystok, Poland
• Koff Porter from Sinebrychoff in Kerava, Finland
• Kozlak Porter (no longer in production), Browar Wielkopolski w Krotoszynie (defunct) in Krotoszyn, Poland
• Limfjords-Porter from Thisted Bryghus in Thisted, Denmark
• Perkuno's Hammer from Heavyweight Brewing in Ocean Township, New Jersey
• Saku Porter from Saku in Harjumaa, Estonia
• Stepan Razin Porter from Stepan Razin Brewery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
• Utenos Porteris from Utenos alus in Utena, Lithuania
• Żywiec Porter from Żywiec in Cieszyn, Poland

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See also

• Stout beer
• Imperial stout
• Porter (beer)

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External Links

• Baltic Porters from All About Beer Magazine