smithat
Member
Hey guys,
I'm looking to enter my very first brewing competition and would like some help in developing a recipe. The category for this brewing competition is 4c in the 2008 BJCP guidelines or Schwarzbier. I'm unfortunately not equipped to run all grain brewing as of yet but want to have a go a partial mash. The recipe I've come up with is as follows:
5.00lb Munich Malt
.75lb Chocolate malt
2.75lb pale liquid extract
2.00 oz hallertauer hops (60 min boil)
.75 oz hallertauer hops (aroma)
Mash the Munich and Chocolate malt for 45 min at a target temp of 150' then sparge at 175' using 2gallons of water for both. Add the liquid extract and bring to a boil. I'm sure you all know how it goes after this.
This will be my first partial mash and I want to make sure i've got the theory down before I botch a batch because I missed something. I'm also worried that the fairly basic grain bill will make for a fairly unexciting beer. Do i need to worry about adding some different malts to add some complexity or should i just stick to the simple grain bill?
Thanks in advance!
Andrew
I'm looking to enter my very first brewing competition and would like some help in developing a recipe. The category for this brewing competition is 4c in the 2008 BJCP guidelines or Schwarzbier. I'm unfortunately not equipped to run all grain brewing as of yet but want to have a go a partial mash. The recipe I've come up with is as follows:
5.00lb Munich Malt
.75lb Chocolate malt
2.75lb pale liquid extract
2.00 oz hallertauer hops (60 min boil)
.75 oz hallertauer hops (aroma)
Mash the Munich and Chocolate malt for 45 min at a target temp of 150' then sparge at 175' using 2gallons of water for both. Add the liquid extract and bring to a boil. I'm sure you all know how it goes after this.
This will be my first partial mash and I want to make sure i've got the theory down before I botch a batch because I missed something. I'm also worried that the fairly basic grain bill will make for a fairly unexciting beer. Do i need to worry about adding some different malts to add some complexity or should i just stick to the simple grain bill?
Thanks in advance!
Andrew