I'm Livin' On a Chinese Rock Eisbock
Eisbock • All Grain • 5 gal
A nice winter time brew.
September 26, 2006 pm 04:55pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 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
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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 |
