Schwarzbier Grainbill Help

[tennesseean_87]

I plan to brew a sb in a few weeks and I am trying to hammer out a grain bill. The unique thing that I am doing is steeping the dark malts separately so I can split the mash in half and do a pilsner with the other half for variety's sake.

The rub is the fact that I am brewing a pils limits my base malt selection to pils only. I might add a bit of Vienna, but mostly pils. The dark grains will obviously be steeped separately to keep them out of the pils. I am fairly comfortable with my selection of carafa, roasted barley, and chocolate, based on recipes I have seen.

To make up for the lack of Munich base malt which I see in so many recipes, I want to add some character malts. I could use dark Munich (10L), aromatic, or melanoidin malts. I was thinking to use melanoidin, but I am not sure how much to use. What percentage would be good in a sb with a pils base to make up for lack of Munich? Thanks!

 

[TX_Brewing]

Look up Charlie Papazians "Puna Coast Black Lager" it is nearly all pils.

 

[kh54s10]

I am confused, You want to make a SB and use the dark malts separately, and use Pilsner malt only for the Pils. Then you want some Munich, I assume in the SB. If so why not add it in with the dark malts and do a partial mash instead of just steeping. It will take a more precise temperature and a little more time but....

Or just make your Pils with some Munich in it. It will be a bit darker but still make a good beer.

 

[tennesseean_87]

Look up Charlie Papazians "Puna Coast Black Lager" it is nearly all pils.

That is helpful. I noted 4 oz of aromatic. I may steal that mash schedule for the pils/sb mash.

 

[TX_Brewing]

That is helpful. I noted 4 oz of aromatic. I may steal that mash schedule for the pils/sb mash.

Actually don't go through the mash schedule, I just do a single infusion to around 154F. It makes a great beer that always gets high praises.

 

[tennesseean_87]

Actually don't go through the mash schedule, I just do a single infusion to around 154F. It makes a great beer that always gets high praises.

I have a PID and recirc to do the mash schedule, so the hassle isn't an issue. Any other reason not to do his step mash?

 

[TX_Brewing]

I have a PID and recirc to do the mash schedule, so the hassle isn't an issue. Any other reason not to do his step mash?

None if you have a setup where it's easy to control.