Dunkles Bock Brazos Bock

[Keith_O]

Sounds awesome! Not set up for layering yet, but this will prob be my first one.


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[Keith_O]

Stupid Iphone. That should be lagering.

 

[hunter_le five]

It's ready!


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[Keith_O]

How is it?
This is really going to end up being the push that makes me buy a freezer... Lol


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[hunter_le five]

It's good! This is my third bock recipe I've tried, and so far this one's my favorite.


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[Dacapster]

This will be my first Bock, Had to sub a few things but looking good so far. Hey Hunter, Did you fly FA?

 

[hunter_le five]

Hey Hunter, Did you fly FA?

Not sure what that means, so I guess not?

 

[Benzene]

Brewing this up tonight. Using saflager s-23.

 

[rdbrett]

How does this compare to Shiner Bock? Similar flavor but a lot to little stronger? Or no comparison? Just trying to get a reference point and decide how much to make. Thx


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[hunter_le five]

How does this compare to Shiner Bock? Similar flavor but a lot to little stronger? Or no comparison? Just trying to get a reference point and decide how much to make. Thx

Not much like Shiner bock, really.

I like Shiner a lot, but it's not really much of a true bock.

 

[rdbrett]

Gotcha thanks. I know its a light style. But I can drink more of it than the real thing. Not as rich.

 

[NTexBrewer]

Can someone help me out with the grains you are using.

Seems like every maltster's Munich is a different Lovibond color. Plus, I'm not sure if my homebrew stores carry CaraMunich.

So can you possibly post the Lovibond of the Munich you used (possibly Malt brand if you remember)

And if I can't get CaraMunich is it okay to sub with Crystal.

Thanks!

 

[pfgonzo]

I'm only a few miles from MoreBeer's showroom, so most of my purchases are in-store with them. MoreBeer's Munich malt is from Weyermann, and is 5-7L.

Oddly, their caramunich is from Briess. It's 60L as opposed to the 80L called for in the recipe.

Caramunich (and caravienne) are both crystal malts, so subbing for Crystal 60L or 80L will be fine. It's only 1/2 a lb, so even if the roasts vary slightly, it shouldn't have that big of an impact.

Post pics!

 

[cantrell00]

Would there be any downside to using saflager 34/70?

I have a yeast cake of it in a carboy & would like to reuse it..

 

[hunter_le five]

Would there be any downside to using saflager 34/70?

I have a yeast cake of it in a carboy & would like to reuse it..

I think that would be perfectly fine for this recipe.

 

[pfgonzo]

I've never actually used the dry lager yeast. Let me know what you think of it in this recipe.

 

[NTexBrewer]

I have a Brazos Bock fermenting now that I used 34/70 slurry. I'll also report back on my results.

Brewed it last week so it will be awhile though!

 

[cantrell00]

I've never actually used the dry lager yeast. Let me know what you think of it in this recipe.

I have only brewed one lager & it was actually a Celebration Ale clone but with a lager yeast.

Obviously not the best way to evaluate a lager yeast but I can say that it was very clean, bright.

I was amazed at how much much separated the malt & hope flavors were. As an ale - the individual components (malt/hops) taste more blurred/mixed. With the lager yeast, it was as if you could taste the malt & hops individually & certainly more pronounced.

I know I will be brewing many more lagers now.

Thanks!

 

[NTexBrewer]

Just popped my first bottle. I do things a little different and bottle first and then lager after the beer has carbonated. This is the beer after carbonating for 3 weeks and a quick chill. I'll lager the rest for as long as I can stand!

I used 34/70 yeast and it turned out great. I'm sure it will crisp up a little with lagering.

My Recipe was

96% German Munich Light
4% Crystal 90L

OG 1.071
FG 1.023
6.3%
IBU 22

This beer will be one that I keep in the pipeline. It will also be great for parties.

Thanks for a good recipe!

 

[TxBigHops]

How does this compare to Shiner Bock? Similar flavor but a lot to little stronger? Or no comparison? Just trying to get a reference point and decide how much to make. Thx


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Not much like Shiner bock, really.

I like Shiner a lot, but it's not really much of a true bock.

Hmmm... I was thinking the same as rdbrett. Just based on the title of the thread I assumed it was going to be a Shiner Bock clone.

 

[Dacapster]

So I did this one a while back, It came out clear with great color and tasted like a bock, real clean taste. Only issue is that it fell flat after the sip, no aftertaste at all like water.....Thoughts on why? My hops may have been on the light side % of alpha~

 

[pfgonzo]

Humm. If the hops were low on alpha acid, it would simply mean the beer was less bitter and more sweet. It shouldn't mute the flavor to water.

What were your OG and FG readings? Did you follow the exact recipe? What yeast did you use and what was your fermentation schedule?

 

[Dacapster]

Played with it a little, I have always had a little trouble hitting OG (1.057). I added .5 Caprilis and .5 Bel Pilsner malt and used white labs WLP838. Fermented as stated just on the higher side the first two days. Ended at 1.009.

 

[drinksbykevin]

Hello. I'm new to brewing and have only done 2 home brew kits. I got all of the ingredients for a 5 gal recipe. I have 3 1gal fermintators I can use for a half batch. I understand that I could could just use half of the recipe so I'm not confused when it comes to that. The recipe said to add cereal mash to main mash and threw me way off. Can anybody help please.View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1422813749.544952.jpg

 

[pfgonzo]

Kevin, the cereal mash is the separate pot from your mash tun, using the corn/maize/grits (from the first sentence of your instructions). Corn does not self-convert, and needs to be cooked (to gelatinize the starches), and then mashed with some portion of base malt to convert those starches into extractable sugar.

2.66lbs of corn needs more than 5oz of barley (even 6-row) to fully convert. You'll be ok though because the main point of the cereal mash is to gelatinize the starches... you'll be dumping the whole pot into your main mash tun (where the rest of the grains/water are) after 15 minutes, and the conversion should finish out there.

 

[drinksbykevin]

I copied all of that. Thank you for the help. It's a little confusing at first but I'll follow these instructions and hope for the best. I'll keep you posted after I get it done. Thanks again.

 

[drinksbykevin]

I'm finally doing it now. Hope it works in half of the quantity since I only have 3 carboy 1 gal bottles. Should I cut the water in half?

 

[drinksbykevin]

What does it mean by recirculating wart through clear water. Am I adding water?

 

[Jiffster]

Forgive the noobnes of my question but.... Is this recipe for a 5 gallon batch?

 

[hunter_le five]

Forgive the noobnes of my question but.... Is this recipe for a 5 gallon batch?

Yes.