Schmitz Hochkurz Decoction

[wobdee]

Kegged this morning, OG was a little higher than I was hoping for at 1.015 but the hydro sample tasted very good. Malty and very clear light copper color. I'll post a picture of the final product and give a review in about a month and a half.

 

[wobdee]

Brewed up my Bo Pils today and everything went pretty well, just a few blurps. I over shot my first sac rest by 2 degrees (152) but cooled it down with some cold water to bring it back down to 150. The second rest was also a little high at 157 but just left the lid off and stirred for awhile til it came down where I wanted it at 155.

Mash efficiency was at 84%, so I'm pretty happy with that, didn't even do a sparge.

Hot break was pretty much non existent and cold break settled out real quick, no big globs of protien. Looks like it will be a nice golden colored Pils.

This single decoction adds about 1 hour to my brew day but if the beer turns out better it will be worth it.

 

[wobdee]

FG of my Pils was 1.012, right where I wanted it. I thought it might of been a little high because I overshot mash temps. Hydro sample was nice and clear and tasted great. Kegged and into the lagering fridge for the next 6/weeks.

Next up is a Dunkel with 95% Munich, 5% Pils and a touch of carafa III for color.

 

[VladOfTrub]

It will be interesting to see what turns out after boiling mostly Munich, rich in melandoin, for 40 minutes.

 

[wobdee]

Just finished my Dunkel. Everything went great, 84% mash efficiency. I was a little worried about the color, it looked dark in the kettle but the hydro sample looks just about right.

So far I've done 3 batches with this Schmitz process, a Pils with a 20 min boil, a Ofest with a 30 min boil and a Dunkel with a 40 min boil. Can't wait to taste them, still have a couple weeks for the first one.

 

[wobdee]

It will be interesting to see what turns out after boiling mostly Munich, rich in melandoin, for 40 minutes.

Yeah, I was thinking of cutting the boil back a bit but after tasting a few Dunkels they seem very sweet so I'm going for the gusto! Malty malty malty. I can always cut back on the next one and these first 3 beers should help me deterime where I need to go.

 

[wobdee]

Here it is, my first Schmitz beer. Its been lagering for just about 4 weeks at 34 degrees.

Looks to be a nice crystal clear gold to light cooper color with a nice white foamy head and decent lacing.

Taste is definitely malty along with the aroma. Also a hint of caramel. Very smooth and balanced. I'm liking this a lot.

I think I'll continue with this process for awhile and play with different sacc rest temps and or boil times.

Next brew up is a 50/50 Pils/Munich. I want just a bit more color than this one that was 60/40. I may extend the boil to 2 hours as well.

 

[wobdee]

Here's my Bo Pils, a little light colored but it was 100% Pils malt and I wanted to see if this decoction would make it s bit darker, well I don't think it did. Still tastes great and the aroma is just like an imported German Pils.

Nice lacing. Crystal clear and a well balanced beer. I think this is one of my best Pils I've made, I will continue to tweak this Schmitz decoction.

 

[wobdee]

Little over carbed too