This recipe is for a German-style dark, bock beer,
kind of like Beck's. The recipe is from Charlie
Papazian's homebrew book with a few modifications
by yours truly.
| Specialty Malts: | Crystal Malt 40L | 3/4 lb |
| Black Patent Malt | 1/4 lb | |
| Chocolate Malt | 1/4 lb | |
| Malt Extract: | American Classic Dark | 6.6 lb |
| Boiling Hops: | Hallertauer Pellets | 1 1/2 oz |
| Finishing Hops: | Hallertauer Pellets | 1/2 oz |
| Cascade Pellets | 1/4 oz | |
| Aromatic Hops: | Cascade Pellets | 3/4 oz |
| Brewing Licorice: | 1 inch | |
| Irish Moss | 1 tsp | |
| Yeast: | Whitbread Lager | 14 g |
About two hours before you plan on making the beer, make a yeast starter. In a small pot, bring 2-3 cups of water to a boil. Dissolve in about one tablespoon of malt extract and boil for a minute or two. Put on the lid, remove it from the heat, and let it cool. When room temparature, put in a mason jar and add the yeast. By the time you're done making the beer, your yeast should be very bubbly and active. When recipe calls for you to pitch the yeast, pour the contents of the jar into the fermenter. This gives the yeast a head start, which reduces the probability of any undesireable organisms contaminating your beer.
Crush crystal, chocolate, and black patent malts and add to 1.5 GAL water. Slowly bring to a boil. Sparge grains into boiling pot.
Add malt extract, licorice (shredded), and boiling hops. Boil for 45 minutes.
Add Irish Moss. Boil for 10 more minutes.
Add Finishing Hops. Boil for 5 more minutes.
Cool, then sparge into fermenter. Pitch yeast when
about 80 degrees.
| Boil Times | Spec. Malts: 5 mins |
| Wort: 60 mins | |
| F. Hops: Last 5 Mins | |
| Bitter Units | 20.4 |
|
Specific Gravity (Expected) | 1.051 |
|
Specific Gravity (Beginning) | 1.053 |
|
Specific Gravity (Ending) | 1.016 |
| % Alcohol | 7.4 |
| Priming | 1/2 tsp corn suger per bottle |
|
CLARITY
Cloudy: 1, Hazy: 2, Clear: 3, Brilliant: 4 | 2 |
|
HEAD RETENTION
None: 1, Most Desirable: 3 | 2 |
|
AROMA (Malt) / BOUQUET (Hops)
Poor: 1-3, Good: 4-8 | 5 |
|
TASTE (Hop/Malt; Bitter/Sweet Balance)
Poor: 1-4, Good: 5-10 | 7 |
|
AFTERTASTE
Poor: 1-2, Good: 3-5 | 3 |
|
BUBBLES (carbonation felt in mouth)
Poor: 1-2, Good: 3-5 | 4 |
|
BODY (feel; full or light-body as appropriate)
Poor: 1-2, Good: 3-5 | 5 |
|
OVERALL IMPRESSION (drinkability)
Poor: 1-4, Good: 5-10 | 7 |
|
OTHER VARIABLES (list):
| 0 |
|
TOTAL SCORE (of 50 Possible Points): | 35 |
Refer to the Beer Rating Scale for more details about interpreting the score.