MrOrange
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- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- WLP830
- Yeast Starter
- Yes
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 6
- Original Gravity
- 1.060
- Final Gravity
- 1.012
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 90
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 20 @ 55
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 30
- Tasting Notes
- Smokey bacon-like nose with with some serious melanoidin flavors.
Grain Bill
- 6-1/2 lbs Beechwood Smoked Malt
- 3 lbs German Munich
- 1-3/4 lbs German Pilsner
- 1/2 lb Caramunich
Hops
- 1-1/2 oz Hallertau (4.5%) @ 50mins
Yeast
WLP830 German Lager
You will have to forgive me for leaving out some of the details such as IBU's and SRM. My computer crashed and I had to reinstall windows so I lost all of my BeerSmith recipes but I did take good notes in my brew journal so I think I have most of the information.
Notes
I started with a single decoction mash.
- Heat 6.68 gals of water to around 151.5 F and dough in to reach 145 F
- Pull a thick decotion of about 5 qts after resting for 20 minutes
- Heat and rest decotion between 160-170 f for 20 minutes. (I wrapped the kettle in a blanket to keep the heat in)
- After the rest is complete heat the decocted portion of the mash and boil for 15 minutes.
- Return the decoction to the main mash to achieve a temperature of 152 F. (I hit 148 F so I added a bit of boiling water to bring the temps up to 152 F)
- Rest the mash for 40 minutes at 152 F
- Take a small portion of thin mash and heat for mash out.
- Sparge with 168 F water and start you 90 minute boil.
- Add 1-1/2 oz hops with 50 minutes remaining in the boil.
- Chill to 50 F and add yeast starter.
- I fermented this for 20 days and then slowly brought the temp up to 60 F for the d-rest.
- Rack and lager for an additional 30 days.
I could not be happier with how this beer turned out. It has a huge smokey aroma that is bordering on bacon-like. The melanoidin flavor that the decotion produce is AMAZING. There is just enough bitterness to balance this out and keep it from being overly sweet. I am a huge fan of barbecue and this beer pairs perfectly with any type of smoked meat. I will be entering this into our state fair homebrew competition and will be sure to update this post on the scoring that this beer receives.
- 6-1/2 lbs Beechwood Smoked Malt
- 3 lbs German Munich
- 1-3/4 lbs German Pilsner
- 1/2 lb Caramunich
Hops
- 1-1/2 oz Hallertau (4.5%) @ 50mins
Yeast
WLP830 German Lager
You will have to forgive me for leaving out some of the details such as IBU's and SRM. My computer crashed and I had to reinstall windows so I lost all of my BeerSmith recipes but I did take good notes in my brew journal so I think I have most of the information.
Notes
I started with a single decoction mash.
- Heat 6.68 gals of water to around 151.5 F and dough in to reach 145 F
- Pull a thick decotion of about 5 qts after resting for 20 minutes
- Heat and rest decotion between 160-170 f for 20 minutes. (I wrapped the kettle in a blanket to keep the heat in)
- After the rest is complete heat the decocted portion of the mash and boil for 15 minutes.
- Return the decoction to the main mash to achieve a temperature of 152 F. (I hit 148 F so I added a bit of boiling water to bring the temps up to 152 F)
- Rest the mash for 40 minutes at 152 F
- Take a small portion of thin mash and heat for mash out.
- Sparge with 168 F water and start you 90 minute boil.
- Add 1-1/2 oz hops with 50 minutes remaining in the boil.
- Chill to 50 F and add yeast starter.
- I fermented this for 20 days and then slowly brought the temp up to 60 F for the d-rest.
- Rack and lager for an additional 30 days.
I could not be happier with how this beer turned out. It has a huge smokey aroma that is bordering on bacon-like. The melanoidin flavor that the decotion produce is AMAZING. There is just enough bitterness to balance this out and keep it from being overly sweet. I am a huge fan of barbecue and this beer pairs perfectly with any type of smoked meat. I will be entering this into our state fair homebrew competition and will be sure to update this post on the scoring that this beer receives.