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I'm Livin' On a Chinese Rock Eisbock

I'm Livin' On a Chinese Rock Eisbock

Eisbock • All Grain • 5 gal

FartKnocker

A nice winter time brew.

September 26, 2006 pm 04:55pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 10.5 lbs German Light Munich

    German Light Munich

    For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.

  • 1.5 lbs German Light Crystal

    German Light Crystal

  • 2 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.

  • 1 lbs American Caramel 40°L

    American Caramel 40°L

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

  • 1.5 lbs German Vienna

    German Vienna

    Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.

  • .75 lbs American Victory

    American Victory

    Provides a deep golden to brown color. Use in nut brown ales, IPAs and Scottish ales.

  • .5 lbs Honey Malt

    Honey Malt

    Nutty honey flavor. For brown ales, Belgian wheats, bocks and many other styles.

  • .5 lbs Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

    Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.

  • 1 oz Hallertau - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 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 Omega - 10.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min

    Omega

    Some Challenger characteristics. Getting rare.

  • .75 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 2 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 1.5 lb Chinese Rock Sugar - (omitted from calculations)

    Chinese Rock Sugar

  • White Labs WLP885 Zurich Lager

    White Labs WLP885 Zurich Lager

    Swiss style lager yeast. With proper care, this yeast can be used to produce lager beer over 11% ABV. Sulfur and diacetyl production is minimal. Original culture provided to White Labs by Marc Sedam. Available Sept.-Oct.

Notes

Step mash 130 to 155. Lager for 4 months, freeze, then strain out ice crystals before adding to bottling bucket.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 5 - Bock

Subcategory: D - Eisbock

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.089 1.078 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.023 1.020 - 1.035
Color: 26.0 SRM 18 - 30
Alcohol: 8.7% ABV 9% - 14%
Bitterness: 40.2 IBU 25 - 35

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