Beer 3 of 12 for my Skirmish in the Triad run. Yet another new style for me. I’ve brewed a lot of lagers but never a Maibock/Helles Bock for some reason. this recipe is basically the last Helles Bock that won at NHC which appears to be Jamil’s BCS recipe.
Recipe Info
Recipe: helles bock ebiab 1
Style: Helles Bock 4C BJCP 2015
Date: 08-07-2016
|
Recipe |
Guideline Min |
Guideline Max |
|
|
OG |
1.070 |
1.064 |
1.072 |
|
FG |
1.014 |
1.011 |
1.018 |
|
Color |
7.0 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
|
ABV |
7.3 |
6.3 |
7.4 |
|
IBU |
26.0 |
23.0 |
35.0 |
Brewery Info
Efficiency: 70 %
Attenuation: 80 %
Mash Info
Weight: 18.0 Lbs
Thickness: 1.52 Qt per Lb
Deadspace: 2.5 G
Strikewater: 9.34 G
Volume: 10.78 G
Temp: 154.0 F
Boil Info
Kettle Gravity: 1.058
Predicted Mash Run-off: 7.72 G
Target Starting Boil Volume: 7.75 G
Boil Duration: 60 min
Evaporation Rate: 1.25 G per Hour
Final Boil Volume: 6.5 G
Fermentables
|
Weight |
% by Weight |
Name |
Yield |
SRM |
|
12.500 Lb |
69.0 % |
Pilsen (BestMälz) |
78.3 |
1.5 |
|
5.500 Lb |
31.0 % |
Munich (BestMälz) |
76.1 |
7.6 |
Hops
|
Weight |
Name |
AAU |
Time |
Use |
IBUs |
|
0.8 Oz |
Magnum |
12.0 |
60 mins |
Boil |
26.0 |
Yeast
|
Amount |
Name |
|
1.000 unit |
Southern German Lager White Labs WLP838 |
Misc
|
Amount |
Name |
Time |
Use |
|
1.000 tablet |
Whirlfloc Tablet |
15 mins |
Boil |
|
0.500 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Wyeast) |
10 mins |
Boil |
Water
Predicted Mash Ph: 5.45
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Ca |
Mg |
Na |
Cl |
So |
Bicarbonate |
|
|
Water |
7 |
3 |
21 |
11 |
24 |
46 |
|
Mash |
73 |
3 |
21 |
93 |
71 |
46 |
|
Sparge |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Final |
105 |
4 |
30 |
133 |
102 |
67 |
|
Target |
75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mash Water
Total Water Treated: 9.340 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 9.340 G
Mash Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 3.0 g
Calcium Chloride: 6.0 g
Lactic Acid: 5.0 ml @ 88.000 %
notes:
pitched at 50F and held the whole ferment.
8/9/16 3L starter with 300g of DME of WY2308
8/11/16 normal brew day until the end. I took off the aluminum foil sprayed it down with starsan. I went to pitch it and there was a single fruit fly in the top. Oh the humanity!!!! the yeast was still caked at the bottom so I poured off all the liquid and ran off some leftover worth from the kettle and swirled it up and pitched it. i could very likely be screwed but i’ll know in a month 🙂
8/12/16 slow steady bubbling. kreusen forming w/ some odd bubbles. oh oh.
8/13-15/16 steady bubbling with a very thin kreusen.
8/16/16 seems to be slowing just a little but still steady bubbling
8/17/16 ~5 secs between bubbles
8/18/16 ~3 sec
8/19/16 ditto
8/20/16 ditto
8/22/16 ditto
8/26/16 no bubbling
9/1/16 racked to keg for lagering. FG 1.018 pH 4.40
tastes good. nice malt character. very clean malt. yeast is a bit green but good and where it should be in the process. hazy and a little boozy in the nose
9/2/16 tasting a carbonated sample. seems spot on to style except for haze. very good.
10/8/16 gelatin added
10/10/16 racked to serving keg
I really like this beer and not sure I would change anything although i may try the bock yeast instead of southern german. i entered it in a couple competitions. here are the first results from the skirmish in the triad. scored in the low 30s. both judges seemed to like it with one noticing a metallic flavor that i wasn’t getting.
