Jim's 1st Maibock
Maibock/Helles Bock • All Grain • 5 gal
Brewed 2/5/11. Two step mash. 30 min @ 125F. 90 min @ 150F. Sparge with 170F water to 6 gal. Primary for 3 weeks at 50F. Secondary for 3 weeks 50F. Bottle and lager for 3 months.
February 4, 2011 pm 09:05pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 5 lbs
Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®
Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®
German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics:Perfect foundation grist for all lagers. Excellent modification and favorable protein and glucan levels. Excellent lautering properties. Provides finished beer with substantial body and mouthfeel, as well as good foam development and head retention. Very flexible grain with high extract efficiency for reliable lager-making in any brew house, including pub ale systems. Yields optimum results for any process⎯from single-step to multi-step infusion, to decoction. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill. Suitability (beer styles): All lagers, especially Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener, low-alcohol beer, “light“ beer, Belgian beers
- 2 lbs
Munich 20L Malt; Briess
Munich 20L Malt; Briess
Golden orange hue with an intensly malty flavor.
- 3.5 lbs
Vienna Malt; Durst
Vienna Malt; Durst
Uses (beers): Lagers: Oktoberfestbier, Märzen, Mai-Bock, Lager ; Ales: Dark, Stout.
- 1 lbs
Pale Ale Malt; Weyermann®
Pale Ale Malt; Weyermann®
German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Processed specifically for “English” characteristics. Highly modified for use with both single- or multi-step infusion. Perfect foundation grist for all ales, but yields great results in lager-making, too. Low protein and glucan levels for easy lautering and high extract efficiency. Provides excellent body, pale color, and complex maltiness to finished brew. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill. Suitability (beer styles): All ales (including Stout, Porter, Belgian beers)
- .5 lbs
Cara-Pils® Malt; Briess
Cara-Pils® Malt; Briess
Characteristics & Applications: • The endosperm is completely glassy and will appear to be darker than standard Brewers Malt. • Carapils® is a very unique dextrine-style malt that adds body, foam retention, and beer stability without influencing color or flavor. • Use to upgrade all types of beer, including light colored beers. • The non-fermentables in Carapils® are very advantageous in balancing body and flavor of dark colored beers. • May be used with or without other specialty malts. • Low usage of 1-5% will help achieve desired results. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- .5 oz
Nugget - 13.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Nugget
This is very bitter and often used in medium to dark ales and lagers. Aroma is quite heavy and herbal.
- .5 oz
Spalt Spalter - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Spalt Spalter
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
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Fermentis S-23 Saflager S-23
Fermentis S-23 Saflager S-23
This bottom fermenting yeast is originating from the VLB (Berlin) in Germany and is known under the code RH. The strain is used by Western European commercial breweries and has been reported to produce lagers with some fruity and estery notes. Sedimentation: high. Final gravity: medium. Instructions:Re-hydrate the dry yeast into yeast cream in a stirred vessel prior to pitching. Sprinkle the dry yeast in 10 times its own weight of sterile water or wort at 23C ± 3C. Once the expected weight of dry yeast is reconstituted into cream by this method (this takes about 15 to 30 minutes), maintain a gentle stirring for another 30 minutes. Then pitch the resultant cream into the fermentation vessel. Alternatively, pitch dry yeast directly in the fermentation vessel providing the temperature of the wort is above 20C. Progressively sprinkle the dry yeast into the wort ensuring the yeast covers all the surface of wort available in order to avoid clumps. Leave for 30 minutes and then mix the wort e.g. using aeration.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 5 - Bock
Subcategory: A - Maibock/Helles Bock
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.061 | 1.064 - 1.072 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.011 - 1.018 | |
| Color: | 11.8 SRM | 6 - 11 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.4% ABV | 6.3% - 7.4% | |
| Bitterness: | 31.0 IBU | 23 - 35 |
