Little Black Devil
Schwarzbier (Black Beer) • All Grain • 3 gal
Working through some ideas here
June 11, 2008 am 02:09am
Ingredients (All Grain, 3 gal)
- 5 lbs
American Vienna
American Vienna
Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.
- 1.25 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- 1.5 lbs
Belgian Special B
Belgian Special B
- 0.5 lbs
British Black Patent
British Black Patent
Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.
- 0.5 lbs
Wheat Raw
Wheat Raw
Contributes glyco-proteins to enhance foam stability.
- 0.5 lbs
Oats Flaked
Oats Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 0.25 lbs
Candi Sugar Dark
Candi Sugar Dark
Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.
- 0.5 oz
Galena - 11.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Galena
Neutral. This hop can be very bitter, but blends well with finishing hops. Used in American ales and lagers, but suitable for all beer styles. Aroma is medium but pleasant.
- 0.5 oz
Brambling Cross - 6.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Brambling Cross
Grandparent of Saxon and Viking, they have a unique toasty, buttery, slighly resiny aroma with some woody notes.
- 0.25 oz
Brambling Cross - 6.0 AA% whole; boiled 1 min
Brambling Cross
Grandparent of Saxon and Viking, they have a unique toasty, buttery, slighly resiny aroma with some woody notes.
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White Labs WLP833 German Bock Lager
White Labs WLP833 German Bock Lager
From the alps of southern Bavaria, this yeast produces a beer that is well balanced between malt and hop character. The excellent malt profile makes it well suited for Bocks, Dopplebocks, and Oktoberfest style beers. Very versatile lager yeast, it is so w
Style (BJCP)
Category: 4 - Dark Lager
Subcategory: C - Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.072 | 1.046 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.018 | 1.010 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 47.2 SRM | 17 - 30 | |
| Alcohol: | 7.1% ABV | 4.4% - 5.4% | |
| Bitterness: | 44.7 IBU | 22 - 32 |
Discussion
Still a work in progress
2008-09-09 6:50pm
The first batch came out well, if slightly thick so I am retooling this over the next couple of weeks. Creamy, dark like espresso and ganache with a low carbonation level this is great as is right now as a dessert beer. The retooling should help lighten t up into a nondessert beer.
