Recipe suggestion for Munich

[High5Brewing]

Does anyone have a good recipe suggestion that uses mostly Munich malt? I've got a 50lb bag just collecting dust at the moment.

 

[BPS531]

If you can do lagers, a Dunkel is a great way to go. Use ~ 10# of Munich malt and perhaps 2 oz of Carafa for color. Mash for 1 hour at 147 for an hour. Boil for 90 minutes with Hallertau hops to target 25 IBUs. OG should be around 1.054 and FG around 1.011

 

[Yooper]

If you can do lagers, a Dunkel is a great way to go. Use ~ 10# of Munich malt and perhaps 2 oz of Carafa for color. Mash for 1 hour at 147 for an hour. Boil for 90 minutes with Hallertau hops to target 25 IBUs. OG should be around 1.054 and FG around 1.011

That's what I was thinking! I'd mash much higher, though, at 154 for a dunkel.

Or a Dopplebock, for drinking in January. That would be prodominantly Munich malt.

 

[High5Brewing]

Thanks - looks like I'll be giving both of those a try!

 

[badlee]

Do a pale ale using 20% flaked maize and hop with Northern Brewer and cascade

 

[TyTanium]

Munich is a fantastic base malt for tons of styles. Just use in place of 2-row for more malty/bready character. I love a 100% Munich + C-hop PA/IPA. Really nice.

Who's the maltster? Not all Munichs are created equal.

 

[inhousebrew]

Who's the maltster? Not all Munichs are created equal.

^ Good question because I've noticed a difference in the past.
That said you could toss it in for a ton of different beers but I just did an Oktoberfest with a bunch of Munich and have done a good schwarzbier before.

 

[drkaeppel]

If you do a search on this site for a recipe called "Best Laid Plans," it's a oatmeal stout that uses munich malt for the base malt. I've made it a few times and it's very good.

 

[bulldogbrewhaus]

You could do an Altbier, one of my favorites involving munich malt.

 

[MVKTR2]

Kai's Munich Alt beer looks salivatingly good! 9# munich, 1# caramunich, and a couple ounces carafa for color, add a little hops and Alt yeast... voila!

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f63/kaiser-alt-49953/

 

[GuitarGumption]

I found this really interesting post on a Belgian Red Ale that uses mostly Munich II for the base: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f71/belgian-red-ale-278458/
I'm thinking of trying this sometime.

 

[High5Brewing]

Great suggestions!

I am not sure of the maltster as it is not in the bag anymore. It did come from Northern Brewer though.