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Taking a swing at this style in a few weeks! Can't fit 24 lb of malt with the requisite mash water for decoctions in my 10 gal Rubbermaid MLT, so my targets have been adjusted slightly from the base recipe:
Target OG: 1.088
Target FG: 1.025
Target IBU: 20-30
Efficiency: 75%
Batch Size: 5.5 gal
Boil Time: 90 min
Malt
13 lb Munich I
3.25 lb Pilsner
14 oz CaraMunich
6 oz Chocolate malt
Hops
2.0 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker - 90 min FWH (3.5% AAU)
0.5 oz Northern Brewer - 0 min FLAMEOUT (9.7% AAU)
Mash Schedule
145F - 156F - 168F
Dough in 1.75 qt/lb at 145F. Rest 30 minutes. Draw thick 7.5 qt decoction, raise to 156F for 15 minutes, bring to boil and return to mash. Rest 30 minutes. Draw thin 9.5 qt decoction, bring to boil for 15 minutes and return to mash.
Fly sparge with 3.5 gal water at 185F. Boil per the above schedule. Ferment with Bavarian lager yeast between 46-48F for 2 weeks, then lager near freezing for 10 more weeks.
Brewed this yesterday. Modified the recipe to add melanoidin malt and do a single infusion mash with no sparge. I also replaced the chocolate with carafa II.
OG was 1.088.
Fermenting at 50F for 10 days before I start ramping the temp. Hopefully turns into a good beer!
How much melanoidin malt did you add and what temp did you mash at?
I have a pilsner that I used 34/70 with that is almost ready to rack to a keg so I have a nice big "starter" ready for a big lager and this one sounds great.
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