Not German Not Lager
- 8B Schwarzbier
- October 26, 2024
- ABV: 4.9%
- IBU: 32
- SRM: 29
- OG: 1.051
- FG: 1.014
- Mash Eff: 64%
- 4.25kg Pilsen
- 1kg Munich
- 290g Carafa Special II
- 140g Chocolate Malt
- 56g Hallertauer Mittelfrueh @ 60m
- 14g Hallertauer Mittelfrueh @ 20m
It ain’t German, it ain’t a lager, but it’s about as close as I’ll get with my brewing process. Brewing salts added to target a brown balanced water chemistry profile, munich malt for some body, and the usual dark grains for the roasty toasty.
It ain’t German because I broke the german brewing rules, and cheated further with the chocolate malt.
It ain’t a lager because I’ve used the infamous kveik. Haters gonna hate, but I have no temperature control during fermentation. Using a Hornindal dry yeast (Lutra), it stayed in the low 20s the whole fermentation. Bottle conditioned and “cellar” aged (my basement).
For the OHBS 2024 Advent calendar.