Sunday April 5

[vmbrown]

We will be brewing two batches Sunday, one starting about 8am and one starting about 10. Jeff is bringing an interested group of friends from Denton for the day. The want a black lager. If anyone has a good recipe let me know.

I am brewing a belgian as a starter for the big brew trippel.

At some point I predict some food will happen.

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[gwbbc]

From everything that I understand for a Black Lager. Start with your best German Pilsner recipe (or Karls) then add Dehusked Carafa. Change nothing else.

[mwedge]

Here is one that I have.


Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 10.00 Wort Size (Gal): 10.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 19.00
Anticipated OG: 1.054 Plato: 13.27
Anticipated SRM: 31.0
Anticipated IBU: 27.2
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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52.6 10.00 lbs. Weyermann Munich I Germany 1.038 8
35.5 6.75 lbs. Weyermann Pilsner Germany 1.038 2
3.9 0.75 lbs. Weyermann Caraamber Germany 1.037 36
3.9 0.75 lbs. Chocolate Malt Great Britain 1.034 475
3.9 0.75 lbs. Weyermann Carafa Special I Germany 1.036 482

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.50 oz. Hallertauer Tradition Pellet 6.00 21.8 60 min.
0.75 oz. Hallertauer Tradition Pellet 6.00 3.7 20 min.
0.75 oz. Hallertauer Tradition Pellet 6.00 1.8 1 min.

Yeast
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White Labs WLP838 Southern German Lager

Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Saccharification Rest Temp : 154 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 170 Time: 10

[kking]

Come by and taste mine, if you like it you can have the recipe and/or you can tweak it.

[vmbrown]

Ready to go, dehusked carafa and all. Plus some smoked chickens, coleslaw, corn, chips dip, and oh, yeah, a few home brews on tap.