Going for a blonde doppelbock next and I was hoping to solicit the advice of the masses, since I didn't see much info on it by way of the forums here. For fear of splitting hairs regarding "helles bock vs light doppelbock", does anyone have experience brewing up a blonde doppel?
What I've got so far seems pretty simplistic, so I'm not sure how close it is to a proper blonde doppelbock:
40% German Pils Malt
40% German Vienna Malt
20% German Munich Malt (light, 6L)
IBU: 30
What I've got so far seems pretty simplistic, so I'm not sure how close it is to a proper blonde doppelbock:
40% German Pils Malt
40% German Vienna Malt
20% German Munich Malt (light, 6L)
- OG: 1.076-1.080
- 90 min boil
- Hochkurtz mash schedule with decoction for the beta->alpha (104°F, 144°F, 160°F)
- Dough-in around 1.1 qt/lb, infusion to hit beta (resulting in ~2.0 qt/lb)
- Munich (boiled) water profile, mash pH ~5.4
- WLP 833 (German Bock, big starter)
IBU: 30
- Magnum 60min, for 25 IBU
- Hallertau at 20min (5 IBU) and 0min