seabrew8
Well-Known Member
Hi folks, after making lots of beer i finally have decided to come up with my first "house beer" and one of my favorite styles is German Helles Exportbier. A rich but balanced beer.
My first attempt will be 0.40 BU:GU slightly balanced towards the malt. The reason being i will be using my favorite hop saaz which is known to be spicy. I realized nearly all if not all use one of the other 3 noble hops but this is my beer, right!?
So anyone use this ratio with any success?
Recipe;
Target Volume - 5.25 Gal at 72% eff
OG - 1.052
IBU - 20.98
SRM - 5.13
Bu: GU - 0.40
Using brewers friend.
9.25# pilsner - 88%
1# Light Munich - 10%
3.25oz Melanoidin - 2%
Saaz pellets 25gram @ 30/20/10 minutes
Saflager 34/70 at cool ale temps and fermented under pressure.
I read many good things about loading up on late hop additions to get a smoother bitterness and avoiding the hop bite. And i want this beer to be smooth and crush able!
Some of my favorite everyday crush able beers are czechvar, lot 9 from canada and even stella! Which are all flavored with saaz at 20-25 IBU's from what i read.
My first attempt will be 0.40 BU:GU slightly balanced towards the malt. The reason being i will be using my favorite hop saaz which is known to be spicy. I realized nearly all if not all use one of the other 3 noble hops but this is my beer, right!?
So anyone use this ratio with any success?
Recipe;
Target Volume - 5.25 Gal at 72% eff
OG - 1.052
IBU - 20.98
SRM - 5.13
Bu: GU - 0.40
Using brewers friend.
9.25# pilsner - 88%
1# Light Munich - 10%
3.25oz Melanoidin - 2%
Saaz pellets 25gram @ 30/20/10 minutes
Saflager 34/70 at cool ale temps and fermented under pressure.
I read many good things about loading up on late hop additions to get a smoother bitterness and avoiding the hop bite. And i want this beer to be smooth and crush able!
Some of my favorite everyday crush able beers are czechvar, lot 9 from canada and even stella! Which are all flavored with saaz at 20-25 IBU's from what i read.
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