First PM

[daveooph131]

I'm going to do my first partial mash this weekend...Can you look over this recipe and tell me what you think:

Batch size=5g
Boil Volume=2g

Style Beer=European Dark Lager, Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
OG=1.053
FG=1.013
IBU=29

Mini-Mash
2# American Two-row
2# German Dark Caramel
1# German Carafa Chocolate Malt
.5# Roasted Barley

Extract Addition
3# Dark Dry Malt Extract

Hops
1oz Mt. Hood (60min)
1oz Hallertau (20min)
.5oz Hallertau (10min)
.5oz Hallertau (5min)

Questions:
-What yeast should I go with?
-Is it ok to perform the mash with only a gallon of water (I'm going to use deathstar's stove top mini-mash sticky as my guide)

Also, this is actually what I'm trying to get close to, but they don't give much detail

Saranac - Matt Brewing Company - Black Forest

 

[SkewedBrewing]

2# of Dark Caramel seem like a lot to me, IMHO. But your grain to extract ratio seems pretty good.

Black Forest is basically a Schwarzbier, so a german lager yeast would be something I'd go with.

There are plenty of Schwarzbier recipes in the recipe database.

 

[daveooph131]

What about Nottingham for a yeast selection? Also, if I go with a german lager yeast, how long before this beer would be ready?

Also, what about lowering the dark caramel to 1#, up American two-row to 4#, add .5 Carafa III ?