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Blackened Doo Doo Lager

Blackened Doo Doo Lager

Dark American Lager • All Grain • 5.5 gal

Al Boyce

by Al Boyce

December 2, 2004 pm 02:50pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 5.75 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • 5 lbs American 6-row Pale

    American 6-row Pale

    Tends to increase lautering efficiency due to a stiffer husk. May be used as the base malt for any beer style. The enzymes in all varieties of the current crop are sufficient to support high percentages of specialty malts and adjuncts.

  • 0.5 lbs American Caramel 40°L

    American Caramel 40°L

    Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.

  • 0.13 lbs American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

    Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

  • 0.12 lbs British Black Patent

    British Black Patent

    Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.

  • 2.5 lbs Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Generally a neutral flavor, used to reduce maltiness of beer. Produces beer with a milder, less malty flavor. Uses: Primarily for light Bohemian and Pilsner lagers.

  • .75 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 0.25 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 0.50 oz Czech Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Czech Saaz

    Very mild. 'Noble'.

  • 1 tsp Phosphoric Acid to sparge - (omitted from calculations)

    Phosphoric Acid to sparge

  • 2 tsp Chalk - (omitted from calculations)

    Chalk

  • 1/3 tsp Gypsum - (omitted from calculations)

    Gypsum

  • White Labs WLP840 American Lager

    White Labs WLP840 American Lager

    This yeast is used to produce American style lagers. Dry and clean with a very slight apple fruitiness. Sulfur and diacetyl production is minimal.

Notes

Based on the 2004 BJCP American Dark Lager guidelines, and a couple of Dixie Blackened Voodoo clone recipes from the net. Mash Schedule 122F - 20 minutes 152F - 60 minutes 168F - 10 minutes Fermentation Schedule Primary: 45F - 14 days Secondary: 30F - 28 days

Style (BJCP)

Category: 4 - Dark Lager

Subcategory: A - Dark American Lager

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.056 1.044 - 1.056
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.008 - 1.012
Color: 16.0 SRM 14 - 22
Alcohol: 5.6% ABV 4.2% - 6%
Bitterness: 20.7 IBU 8 - 20

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