My brew fridge has been cruelly neglected lately, mainly being used to store unused FVs to keep them out of the way. So, to make amends, after 3 weeks lagering, I bottled my latest brew yesterday, a classic schwartzbier.
It has a nice dry and subtle roasted flavour with just enough hop bitterness at the end.
It came in at 4% on the button so should make for a nice summer session beer. As an experiment, I also dosed 20 bottles with a tiny amount of Whitelabs WLP500 to bottle condition so the two can be compared.
Recipe:
90 minute mash
Pilsner 3200g
Munich 910g
Carafa III 450g
Aromatic 120g
Munich 120g
90 minute boil
Northern Brewer 15g (90 mins)
Hallertau Mittelfrau 22g (90 mins)
Hallertau Mittelfrau 15g (30 mins)
Hallertau Mittelfrau 7g (5 mins)
SafLager S23
2 weeks fermenting at 15°C, 3 weeks lagering at 1°
OG = 1040
FG = 1010
It has a nice dry and subtle roasted flavour with just enough hop bitterness at the end.
It came in at 4% on the button so should make for a nice summer session beer. As an experiment, I also dosed 20 bottles with a tiny amount of Whitelabs WLP500 to bottle condition so the two can be compared.
Recipe:
90 minute mash
Pilsner 3200g
Munich 910g
Carafa III 450g
Aromatic 120g
Munich 120g
90 minute boil
Northern Brewer 15g (90 mins)
Hallertau Mittelfrau 22g (90 mins)
Hallertau Mittelfrau 15g (30 mins)
Hallertau Mittelfrau 7g (5 mins)
SafLager S23
2 weeks fermenting at 15°C, 3 weeks lagering at 1°
OG = 1040
FG = 1010
