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Schwarzbier#45

Schwarzbier#45

Schwarzbier (Black Beer) • Extract • 5 gal

mikey2

Mike's Best Schwarbier, the old #45.

August 25, 2003 am 08:36am

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .344 lbs American Black Patent

    American Black Patent

    Provides color and sharp flavor in stouts and porters.

  • 7 lbs Dark Liquid; Alexanders

    Dark Liquid; Alexanders

    Colored using roasted malt to give a rich mocha flavor and aroma bringing individuality to mild, porter, and stout brews.

  • 1 oz Perle - 6.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Perle

    Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy

  • 1 oz Saaz - 3.7 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

    Saaz

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

  • 1 tsp Gypsum - (omitted from calculations)

    Gypsum

  • Wyeast 2206 Bavarian Lager

    Wyeast 2206 Bavarian Lager

    Used by many German breweries to produce rich, full-bodied, malty beers. Good choice for Bocks and Dopplebocks.

Notes

Add Grains to 1.5 G water and raise to 68C (over 30 Min), Rinse with .5 G 70C water, add extract and bring to boil. Add hops after 10 Min boil, add flavor hops at 30 Min, and Irish Moss at last 15 Min. Chill wort and add to 3 G cool water, rack off cold trub in 1 Hr, then oxigenate well. Pitch (grown up 1Pt) yeast and let fermentation start at room temp, then reduce temp and ferment at 48F for 2 wks, raise temp to 70F for 2 days, then lager at 35F for 2-3 Wks. Bring up to room temp and add 1 C dextrose and bottle, let condtion for 2-3 Wks at room temp and then store bottled beer at 40F.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 4 - Dark Lager

Subcategory: C - Schwarzbier (Black Beer)

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.049 1.046 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.010 - 1.016
Color: 23.7 SRM 17 - 30
Alcohol: 4.7% ABV 4.4% - 5.4%
Bitterness: 35.4 IBU 22 - 32

Discussion

mikey2

So good and so easy

2008-04-26 5:41pm

I have made this style many times and with many recipes (all-extract to all-grain), and this one is so easy, that it is a favorite of mine. Mikey

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