Munich AG recipe

[erschwenk]

I am trying to plan my second all grain batch. I got 100 pounds of munich from a lhbs which was going out of business. Does anyone have any easy recipes to use this up? I dont have lagering capabilities, and thats what most of the recipes I found required. Thanks.

 

[TyTanium]

Munich is one of my favorites and makes a fantastic base malt or SMaSH beer. I love it in a variety of styles...even if it's not technically correct for the style, it's still delicious.

Something really simple is 100% munich base + a touch of CaraMunich + your favorite noble hop (Hallterau, Tett, Saaz). Kolsch yeast is a good choice w/out lagering.

E.g.:
10 lbs Munich
0.5 lbs CaraMunich

1 oz Hallertau @ 60
0.5 oz Hallertau @ 30
1 oz Saaz Dry Hop (optional)

WLP 029 @ 65°

EDIT: Who is the malster?

 

[Denny]

All Munich AIPA. I do it all the time.

 

[JJL]

Dunkel, oktoberfest, bock, alt, vienna lager. They're all fairly simple styles that don't require complex grain bills or hop additions. However most of them are lagers.

 

[TyTanium]

All Munich AIPA. I do it all the time.

Have a favorite(s) hop for that?

I've done a few different types w/Munich and haven't loved all of them.

 

[PitchnGrin]

I am two weeks into primary on this:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/best-laid-plans-oatmeal-stout-56876/

Gravity is still a bit high, but it tastes and looks great. Still too warm here for stouts but I plan on aging it until fall, or at least some of it.

 

[Denny]

Have a favorite(s) hop for that?

I've done a few different types w/Munich and haven't loved all of them.

I usually just look through the hop freezer and pick out some pungent American varieties. Cascade, Centennial, and Amarillo are especially good.

 

[erschwenk]

Munich is one of my favorites and makes a fantastic base malt or SMaSH beer. I love it in a variety of styles...even if it's not technically correct for the style, it's still delicious.

Something really simple is 100% munich base + a touch of CaraMunich + your favorite noble hop (Hallterau, Tett, Saaz). Kolsch yeast is a good choice w/out lagering.

E.g.:
10 lbs Munich
0.5 lbs CaraMunich

1 oz Hallertau @ 60
0.5 oz Hallertau @ 30
1 oz Saaz Dry Hop (optional)

WLP 029 @ 65°

EDIT: Who is the malster?

Thanks, I think I'll give it a try this weekend.

 

[TyTanium]

Who is the malster? Not all Munichs are created equal.

 

[JJL]

Who is the malster? Not all Munichs are created equal.

True...and they are all kilned differently. Can be anywhere between 6L and 20L +/-.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

If you can ferment around 60-62F you can use White Labs San Francisco Lager yeast and make a faux lager if you want to try a lager style without truly lagering. A refined palate will know the difference, but it will still be a tasty beer IMO. I used that yeast for a 9% Baltic Porter that got great reviews at my recent club meeting.

 

[Apendecto]

Sub in 1/3 of the base grain of your favorite recipes. Makes regular beer different and tasty at the same time. I've done it with a porter and an Irish red and both have turned out great.

 

[erschwenk]

Who is the malster? Not all Munichs are created equal.

Bag said Country Malt Group. 6-8L. Is this what you are asking?

 

[neosapien]

Munich + Sterling SMaSH is great. My house amber is 50% munich / 50% vienna with 3x 1oz noble hops (60 min, 20 min, 7 min). It gets good reviews.

 

[TyTanium]

Bag said Country Malt Group. 6-8L. Is this what you are asking?

Hmmm...they're just an importer/distributor. I don't think they do any malting of their own.

But they do import Franco-Belges which lists their Munich as 6-8L. Never used it, but should be a great malt.

 

[JJL]

Bag said Country Malt Group. 6-8L. Is this what you are asking?

Country Malt Group is the distributor. The 6-8L is the color and means that it is a light munich. The Malster is probably Weyermann, but it's just a guess.

 

[Denny]

Country Malt Group is the distributor. The 6-8L is the color and means that it is a light munich. The Malster is probably Weyermann, but it's just a guess.

CMG is owned by Great Western, so it could be GW Munich. I love that stuff!

 

[JJL]

CMG is owned by Great Western, so it could be GW Munich. I love that stuff!

Wasn't aware of that. I would guess that's probably what it is. If it was Weyermann of MFB, their brand would be printed all over it.

 

[TyTanium]

Great Western's Munich is listed as 8-10L:
http://greatwesternmalting.com/our-products/bulk-malts

 

[Denny]

Great Western's Munich is listed as 8-10L:
http://greatwesternmalting.com/our-products/bulk-malts

And it's one of my very favorite Munich malts.

 

[malego]

True...and they are all kilned differently. Can be anywhere between 6L and 20L +/-.

yeah it is true and it can actually go higher than that. I have a 25kg of munich from British-Columbia Canada wich is marked as 30-35L. Sorry for the late reply, Its my first post in a forum ;-)

 

[Denny]

yeah it is true and it can actually go higher than that. I have a 25kg of munich from British-Columbia Canada wich is marked as 30-35L. Sorry for the late reply, Its my first post in a forum ;-)

Is that Gambrinus malt? What do you think of it?

 

[malego]

Is that Gambrinus malt? What do you think of it?

Yes it is. Got my first bag last week, brewing next week. Maybe i'll go with 25% pils 75% munich with a touch of hallertau to get a good feel of it. I'm still looking for recipe. I'm looking for something simple because I have no specialty grain left. Only pils , vienna and this new bag of munich 30-35l. Hops is not a problem. Any idea?

 

[Denny]

My one piece of advice is to not use too much of it. I used a lot (maybe 50+%) in a dunkel and didn't at all care for how it turned out. I'd advise you to start with a recipe that uses maybe 10-20%, see how you like the flavor, and go from there in the future.

 

[malego]

My one piece of advice is to not use too much of it. I used a lot (maybe 50+%) in a dunkel and didn't at all care for how it turned out. I'd advise you to start with a recipe that uses maybe 10-20%, see how you like the flavor, and go from there in the future.

Thx for the advice. I think I'll go with this oktoberfest then. It gets good review.
Bee Cave brewery Oktoberfest Ale :
5.5# Pils
5.5# Vienna
2# Munich
0.5# Caramunich
0.5# Caravienne
1oz tettnang 60min
0.5oz Hallertau 30min
0.5oz Hallertau 15min