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Black Heart Lager

Black Heart Lager

Schwarzbier (Black Beer) • All Grain • 1 gal (imp)

Black Heart Lager

Pours dark, slightly roasted finish with chocolate and berries at start.

November 3, 2013 am 09:19am

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Ingredients (All Grain1 gal (imp))

  • 1.75 lbs Canadian 6-Row Malt; Canada Malting

    Canadian 6-Row Malt; Canada Malting

    The preferred base malt of large North American brewers due to its larger husk content which is ideal for use in conjunction with adjuncts. Also an excellent base malt for use in wheat beer production.

  • 0.50 lbs Midnight Wheat Malt; Briess

    Midnight Wheat Malt; Briess

    Midnight Wheat Malt will contribute the same color characteristics as Black Malt but without the bitter, astringent, dry flavors or aftertaste. Use as replacement to debittered black malt. Excellent in Black IPAs, Schwarzbiers, other dark ales and lagers and for color adjustment in any beer style. 1-2% Minor color adjustment with little to no flavor impact in lighter colored lagers and ales. 2-5% Adds color with subtle, very smooth flavor. 5-10% Use in larger quantities for color plus hints of smooth roasted flavor.—www.Briess.com

  • 0.25 lbs Munich Malt; International Malting

    Munich Malt; International Malting

    Traditional European style.

  • 0.1 oz Columbus - 15.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Columbus

    Used mainly for bittering with some flavor qualities as well. Aroma is pleasant.

  • 0.12 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • 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: 4 - Dark Lager

Subcategory: C - Schwarzbier (Black Beer)

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.050 1.046 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.010 - 1.016
Color: 39.5 SRM 17 - 30
Alcohol: 4.9% ABV 4.4% - 5.4%
Bitterness: 37.0 IBU 22 - 32

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