Mexian Vienna lager input

[azazel1024]

I am looking to brew up a Mexican style Vienna lager this weekend. Just a small batch. Here is what I am looking at, suggestions welcome.

What I have on hand, 2-row, Pale ale, Vienna, Pilsner, Aromatic, Munich, red wheat, rye, 20/40/60/90/120L crystal malt, coffee, chocolate, roasted barley, biscuit and victory.

I am thinking 2.5G batch, 3 gallon boil (my efficiency tends to run high, so it may end up being close to a 3 gallon batch in the end as I've generally been getting about 82-85% efficiency, not the 75% that this recipe is based on).

2.5lbs Pilsner
1.5lbs Vienna
4oz aromatic
2oz Crystal 40L
4oz Victory
.5oz generic noble hop 3.5AA 60 minutes (I can't recall the name of the hop now, it is a French noble variety that I have on hand and is close to Spalt in aroma/flavor)
.5oz generic noble hop 3.5AA 10 minutes

WLP830 German Lager yeast (it is that or W34-70 is what I have on hand for lager yeasts)

Gets me about 1.050OG, 1.014FG, 8SRM and about 20IBU

Thoughts? Been awhile since I've done any Viennas and the last time I did a very British Vienna lager (Pale ale malt, a bit more crystal and 60L and a bunch of Admiral hops, no Victory malt).

 

[Revvy]

There's a couple links to into in my vienna lager thread that go into depth on that style, there used to be a website devoted to nothing but mexican beers, including amber/viennas, but I think it's long gone. I'll see if I can find the website.

 

[Revvy]

Oh cool, I found the website... There's a lot of good info on Mexican beers, here.

Except I thought he had recipes for mexican beers there as well...you might have to cruise around the pages.

 

[azazel1024]

Thanks!

Website did have a list of recipes and at least one of them was a Mexican Vienna.

I think maybe what I'll do is cut out the Victory, leave everything else, but add maybe 1/4-1/2oz of chocolate malt for color.

 

[Traz1986]

Here is another good old article I found that gives the framework for a good Vienna Lager. https://byo.com/bock/item/1564-vienna-lager-in-exile

 

[Revvy]

Here is another good old article I found that gives the framework for a good Vienna Lager. https://byo.com/bock/item/1564-vienna-lager-in-exile

That's the one I used for the basis of MY vienna lager recipe.

 

[Traz1986]

That's the one I used for the basis of MY vienna lager recipe.

I think I'm trying yours next, I like that it has mostly Vienna Malt.

 

[Revvy]

I think I'm trying yours next, I like that it has mostly Vienna Malt.

I have it on tap right now with that new locally milled "boutique" vienna malt. Really good.

 

[signpost]

I really shouldn't read this forum. My list of recipes to brew keeps getting longer and longer and I don't have the time or fermenter space to keep up. I lived in Arizona for 5 years before moving back to Michigan. I fell in love with the joys of a good Mexican Vienna lager with a slice of lime. That and some good carnitas and I'll be set.