This bock was a little bit of a trainwreck beer. Brewstock messed up my order and combined my two stock-up base grains. No worries as I just calculated how much caramunich was coming out of this mix of caramunich and Vienna I was sent. Everything went pretty well. I may have gone heavy on the Epson salts but we’ll see. I pitched on top of the yeast from last month’s Helles Bock and boy that thing took off with the WLP833. Brew date was 8/26/2013
Update 9/27/2013
This beer turned out fantastic in my opinion. It’s just a wonderfully smooth and rich beer at 1 month. Given another month it should clear more and be a beer that can win some awards.
Recipe Details
| Batch Size |
Boil Time |
IBU |
SRM |
Est. OG |
Est. FG |
ABV |
| 6.5 gal |
90 min |
|
18 |
1.08 |
1.018 |
8 |
Style Details
| Name |
Cat. |
OG Range |
FG Range |
IBU |
SRM |
Carb |
ABV |
|
|
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 % |
Fermentables
| Name |
Amount |
% |
| Munich Malt |
14 lbs |
59.57 |
| Pilsner (2 Row) Ger |
4 lbs |
17.02 |
| Caramunich Malt |
2 lbs |
8.51 |
| Extra Light Dry Extract |
2 lbs |
8.51 |
| Vienna Malt |
1 lbs |
4.26 |
| Aromatic Malt |
0.5 lbs |
2.13 |
Hops
| Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Form |
Alpha % |
| Hallertauer |
2 oz |
60 min |
Aroma |
Pellet |
4.8 |
| Hallertauer |
0.5 oz |
10 min |
Aroma |
Pellet |
4.8 |
Miscs
| Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Type |
| Calcium Chloride |
|
60 min |
Mash |
Water Agent |
| Epsom Salt (MgSO4) |
|
60 min |
Mash |
Water Agent |
| Whirlfloc Tablet |
|
15 min |
Boil |
Fining |
Yeast
| Name |
Lab |
Attenuation |
Temperature |
| German Bock Lager (WLP833) |
White Labs |
73% |
48°F - 55°F |
Notes
| Caramunich 3 came in a mix of 2lbs caramunich 1 pound vienna and 1 pound munich |
