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Schwartzbier – western brewers conference- Hallertau 4 clone

Notes from talking to Steve plowman:

Schwartzbier
Pilsner 50
Munich 50
Med crystal 2%
Roast 1/2 cara de husked

1/2 half choc

100% wakatu
70% bittering
10 min

CaCl

1050
W001 yeast

Batch Size: 26.00 l Style: Schwarzbier (Black Beer) ()
Boil Size: 29.00 l Style Guide: BJCP 2008
Color: 60.2 EBC Equipment: Viaola Mash/Boil
Bitterness: 30.1 IBUs Boil Time: 60 min
Est OG: 1.059 (14.4° P) Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Est FG: 1.014 SG (3.6° P) Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
ABV: 5.9% Taste Rating: 30.0

 

Ingredients
Amount Name Type #
2.64 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (3.9 EBC) Grain 1
3.56 kg Munich Malt – 20L (39.4 EBC) Grain 2
224.2 g Gladfield Medium Crystal Malt (110.0 EBC) Grain 3
224.2 g Chocolate Malt (886.5 EBC) Grain 4
131.9 g Roasted Barley (591.0 EBC) Grain 5
131.9 g Carafa I (663.9 EBC) Grain 6
47.1 g Hallertauer, New Zealand [6.8%] – Boil 60 min Hops 7
10.0 g Hallertauer, New Zealand [6.8%] – Boil 15 min Hops 8
10.0 g Hallertauer, New Zealand [6.8%] – Boil 0 min Hops 9

30mins step

Step mash 122f, 146f,156f, 170f mash out
50, 63,69, 76
1011

90 min boil, add hops 30 min into boil

 

Target profile from:

http://www.braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?title=Schwarzbier

Ca 80  Mg 10 Na 26 SO4 16 Cl 33 HCO3 165 CaCo3 136

Added:

Ca Cl 1g
Chalk 5g
Bicarbonate soda 1g

1/2 in mash, 1/2 in sparge

Added 2g citric acid dropped from 5.6 to 5.0
Sparge water 7.9
Add 2g citric acid 4.5
Too much, added pinches of bi carb to bring sparge water back to 5.0

Pre boil gravity 1.058

Topped up water during boil, as preboil indicated too high.

1.050 OG at 25c

Split batch
12l s05 18.5c
12l mangrove jacks Belgian yeast pitched at 25c