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Schwarzbier, mostly barke vienna with a touch of caramunich iii, chocolate rye and carafa iii special! Malty, toasty and just a touch roasty.

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'Hutan Hazy' - Amarillo, Citra, Simcoe, 7.2%

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My second Lager, a Munich Dunkel, drank a lot of this in 1983 when I was in that city for a month.
Were they very common back then? They're not exactly popular today and only few places have them on tap.
I also find most commercial versions by the local breweries quite lackluster... I guess it's often just Helles with some Sinamar added for colour.
 
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Same beer - different days. Needed both to show the clarity.

This is my buddy's FAFO series beer. We like to brew beers and every once in awhile we FAFO and call them "FAFO beers". This is a lager with WLP860 fermented at 72 the whole way. A touch too much munich and using temperature control would have changed this beer from a good beer to a great beer. The munich hides a bit of the flavor from the yeast fermented at that temperature. I believe he pressure fermented. No fining agents used.
 
Looks amazing! Would you be able to share the recipe? I've been wanting to brew a Saison with New World hops.

Cheers

Sure, here's a link to the recipe. I've brewed this beer several times and one of my favorites!

https://beersmithrecipes.com/viewrecipe/4998505

Mash at 149F for 90 min

Pitch at 68F and set fermentation temp to 72F until 70% attenuation reached (roughly 3 days), then ramp up to 77F or higher. Within 5 days from pitching it's usually at final gravity, but monitor until stable (assuming you can take samples without introducing O2)

Make a 2 liter starter with one pack of the omega yeast. Oxygenate as you would a normal ale strain of <1.060. 1 minute of pure O2 with a stone.

You can ignore the chemical and other salt / sugar additions in my recipe. Those are specific to my process.

You should aim for a yellow dry profile in Bru'n Water. 105 Sulfate, 45 Chloride, 50 calcium.

Add enough acid malt or lactic acid to achieve a low mash PH of between 5.2

I don't sparge so my efficiency is relatively low, so just adjust the grain amounts based on your efficiency to hit somewhere between 1.055 to 1.058 OG.

The saisonstein yeast is a beast and should attenuate 95%+

This batch finished at 1.002

For the whirlpool hops add them at 165F and hold for 20 min. You don't want the IBUs too high on this beer due to the dryness

Any other questions DM me

Good luck & cheers! 🍻🌈🌞
 
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