Based on a Hoffbrau beer I found in the supermarket. A dark beer with the normal clove/banana esters and a hint of chocolate from the roasted wheat. I really enjoyed it. Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.045 SG Original Gravity: 1.048 SG Final Gravity: 1.014 SG ABV: 4.5 % IBU: 21 IBU Colour: 34 EBC BU:GU Ratio: 0.45…
Posts Tagged: munich malt
In my quest for more malt I tried this brew – and I love it! I think it’s mostly a Märzen style, or perhaps a kind of Maibock, but it is delicious. Very malt forward but easy to drink too. Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.046 SG Original Gravity: 1.049 SG Final Gravity: 1.011 SG ABV: 5.0 % IBU:…
The grist for this beer came from my stuff-up at a home-brew store where I work. I was measuring grain for a customer and mis-measured. I couldn’t sell the grain to the customer so I was given the grain to brew with. I have no idea what the original plans for the grain were, but I…
A very malty and refreshing German lager. Crisp and with a little malt sweetness. This recipe worked well. The White Labs WLP838 Southern German Lager Yeast gave the beer a really authentic flavour and let the malt shine through. I’ll definitely be brewing this again! Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.052 SG Original Gravity: 1.056 SG Final Gravity: 1.015…
A vienna lager recipe, brewed in my mate’s garage. Due to time constraints and the fact I brewed this 40 minutes away from my fermenter I decided to give no-chill brewing a try. The wort was pumped into a 20L plastic cube, and the cube was turned upside-down for a few minutes to sanitise the…
This recipe is a version of the Tahunanui Export recipe. I’ve simplified the grain bill, and changed the hops and yeast. It is a malt forward beer, but with some late hops to keep it interesting. Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.047 SG Original Gravity: 1.052 SG Final Gravity: 1.012 SG ABV: 5.3 % IBU: 30 IBU Colour: 13 EBC…