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Kostritzer

Kostritzer

Schwarzbier (Black Beer) • All Grain • 5 gal

Mile High Monks

December 27, 2001 am 09:07am

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 7 lbs German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • 5 lbs German Dark Munich

    German Dark Munich

    Enhances body and aroma. Stout, schwarzbier, brown ale, dark and amber ales.

  • .5 lbs Weyermann CaraMunich® II; Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraMunich® II; Weyermann

    Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.

  • .5 lbs German Light Crystal

    German Light Crystal

  • .5 lbs Belgian Black Roast

    Belgian Black Roast

    Adds a heavy roast flavor and dark color.

  • 1 oz Hallertau - 3.0 AA% pellets; boiled 50 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • 1 oz Hallertau - 3.0 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • 1 oz Hallertau - 3.0 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • White Labs WLP830 German Lager

    White Labs WLP830 German Lager

    This yeast is one of the most widely used lager yeasts in the world. Very malty and clean, great for all German lagers, pilsner, oktoberfest, and marzen.

Notes

Single decoction mash. 145 degrees F for 40 min. 156 degrees F for 20 min. Mash out.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 4 - Dark Lager

Subcategory: C - Schwarzbier (Black Beer)

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.061 1.046 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.015 1.010 - 1.016
Color: 24.7 SRM 17 - 30
Alcohol: 6.1% ABV 4.4% - 5.4%
Bitterness: 27.4 IBU 22 - 32

Discussion

Homer

Swartz

2002-11-21 10:20am

We brewed this to send to the AHA national competition. We did not move on to the second round, but it was pretty good for a first time.

HeadMaster

Brew Nov 2010

2010-12-19 4:51am

Found this beer in Germany in Wiemar on hols in 2006. Loved it, very much Guinness-like, without that after taste back of the pallet effect - just plain smooth. This was my first all grain, without a full blown set of AG equipment. I did a single decoction using 1/3 of mash. Brewed at 11.5 deg C per WL instructions, took 3 weeks to get to 1022 and just stayed there. About 3 inches of sludge at the bottom of the fermenter - due over zealous sparge and not using right kit. Taste is quite close if I remember correctly. A beautiful flavoursome beer with a taste that lingers long after you put down the glass.

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